At 37, I have been swimming since I was a kid (15 years of that were coached and competitive). I don't compete now, but I swim a couple of times a week and do 1.5 miles each time (in a short course pool, borrring), no rests.
Bottom line: I feel like I'm a pretty good swimmer. All these dolorous short course laps have made me interested in trying some open water... but I have NO idea what to expect.
Anybody have advice for a swimmer of my quality making the jump to some open water? I'm in Minnesota, so (I assume) our water won't be swim-worthy until about July.
Thanks!
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Former Member
I should warn you about open water swimming....it gets you in its arms and will not let you go. My daughter when 10 years old, entered an open water swim on a whim. Now 14 years and an English Channel, Catalina Island, Manhattan Island and coutless other swims later this is what she does. It is so compulsive, that I, not a swimmer ever, have now done a number of 1 and 2 mile swims and am looking forward to the Little Red Lighthouse swim this year....:)
I should warn you about open water swimming....it gets you in its arms and will not let you go. My daughter when 10 years old, entered an open water swim on a whim. Now 14 years and an English Channel, Catalina Island, Manhattan Island and coutless other swims later this is what she does. It is so compulsive, that I, not a swimmer ever, have now done a number of 1 and 2 mile swims and am looking forward to the Little Red Lighthouse swim this year....:)
