I am so excited that I had to share my news. I am going to be in my first open water swim event, its the Cocos Crossing in Guam a 2.5 mile swim on May 30th. I am so very excited about this and I'm training harder than ever, especially since I have never been in an event (I swim for the sheer love of it) and since I've been out of the water for a couple of years.
To the seasoned open water swimmers: Do you have any tips or advice for a newbie?
Thanks for reading all!
During my first swim, sighting was the biggest challenge for me. I came across a nice video on the subject that I've found to be helpful.
YouTube- Sighting for Open Water Swimming with swim-art.com
Hi, Michelle. Welcome to the forum.
I just participated in my first open water event last weekend and share your excitement. Since I am still technically an open water "newbie", the only advice I can offer is to go out there and have fun. :)
I looked up your event and the course you'll be swimming looks fabulous. I hope to swim an event in water that clear someday.
Enjoy your swim and let us know how it went.
I am so excited that I had to share my news. I am going to be in my first open water swim event, its the Cocos Crossing in Guam a 2.5 mile swim on May 30th. I am so very excited about this and I'm training harder than ever, especially since I have never been in an event (I swim for the sheer love of it) and since I've been out of the water for a couple of years.
To the seasoned open water swimmers: Do you have any tips or advice for a newbie?
Thanks for reading all!
:angel:Enjoy the total experience!!! I stay in the back on the outside; I'm not fast. Practice sighting; stay focused on your own pace. Keep a Sense of Humor:):cheerleader:
Thank you everyone for your words of encouragement. I am definitely going out for fun.
Thank you so much for the video it was quite helpful, I'm sure I will watch it a couple more times before my event.
So cool. Be rested and fueled. take the first couple hundred easy and stretch out and glide...you can kick some butt at the end.
First open water swim, what a great feeling.
I began my swimming life in open water as a kid. I did it for the sheer fun of it. I still do. Good luck and have fun. Make sure you do a few swims of that distance before the race. Ok to do them in the pool, but do them hard.
Thanks everyone I really do appreciate your thoughts and encouragement. I have been doing some open water swims here in our harbor about 3 days a week and its about a mile each day. I am really enjoying my open water swims and I can't wait for my event..its only 15 days away.
