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.
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I was a decent pool swimmer, but found that it did not immediately carry over to the open water - I wasn't even close to people who I could beat in the pool.
The MOST important thing for me for improving myself as an open water swimmer was race experience. I would just enter every race you can find. It's all about confidence - knowing that you can be a good open water swimmer. After 10-15 open water races, I became so much more comfortable in open water races, I could strategize and carry out that strategy, and it's even more fun.
Bottom Line: Swim a lot of races.
I was a decent pool swimmer, but found that it did not immediately carry over to the open water - I wasn't even close to people who I could beat in the pool.
The MOST important thing for me for improving myself as an open water swimmer was race experience. I would just enter every race you can find. It's all about confidence - knowing that you can be a good open water swimmer. After 10-15 open water races, I became so much more comfortable in open water races, I could strategize and carry out that strategy, and it's even more fun.
Bottom Line: Swim a lot of races.
