If there was one piece of advice that you could give a new comer to open water swimming, what would it be? Keep in mind I do swim competitively, and have for around 14 years, just have not swam in an open water race.
Since you are in Chicago & have the lake to use --- join or go to the lake when it warms up some and swim the route or distance. There are lots of others that will swim in the Big Shoulders swim & triathletes that swim off Ohio to gain a better feel for Open Water. I think that there are some clubs that you might join that will help you feel better in "deep" & "no wall" swims.
Since you are in Chicago & have the lake to use --- join or go to the lake when it warms up some and swim the route or distance. There are lots of others that will swim in the Big Shoulders swim & triathletes that swim off Ohio to gain a better feel for Open Water. I think that there are some clubs that you might join that will help you feel better in "deep" & "no wall" swims.
