Hi All,
After my second bail out in as many swim attempts, ( Kingdom swim 10miler and Lake Seymour double-loop 3.5 mi) I'm beginning to get frustrated with my weakness or fear of swimming through what I would call extreme chop. I completed some long serious swims in the past, ( the 10 miler last year and Lake Champlain in 2008) But I'm beginning to lose confidence in scary water. Any advice?:badday:
Hi Pattie,
The Seymour Lake swim had some chop, no question! I thought of you through the whole race; saw you got out at 1 lap. By the second lap, there were whitecaps. I had a kayaker stay close to me--that helped because then I had to navigate less which means that I was less tired. The downwind leg--I could feel my body surfing down each swell. Pretty cool but it demonstrated that we had to fight real waves.
Next year--Willoughby! Want to do it again?
Paul
Hi Pattie,
The Seymour Lake swim had some chop, no question! I thought of you through the whole race; saw you got out at 1 lap. By the second lap, there were whitecaps. I had a kayaker stay close to me--that helped because then I had to navigate less which means that I was less tired. The downwind leg--I could feel my body surfing down each swell. Pretty cool but it demonstrated that we had to fight real waves.
Next year--Willoughby! Want to do it again?
Paul
