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Workouts, tips, tricks for Waikiki rough water swim?

olegmeister
over 2 years ago

Just like it says...

I'm swimming this race for the first time and I'm looking for some advice. Can I ask:

1. How did you train?

2. What worked for you?

3. What do you wish you hadn't done / didn't happen in your previous swim?

Thanks yall!

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  • over 2 years ago

    It's been awhile since I've swum the roughwater but I have completed a few.

    1.  You may encounter running into the current, be prepared to forge forward with no stopping or letting up!

    2.  You may encounter swells that create troughs where it is difficult to spot where you are at.

    3.  If it's a calm day enjoy the beauty that is below you.

    4.  Study the map.   There are large inflatable bouys at the turns and numbered marker buoys in between.  You see that you are parallel to shore but it curves and if the current is with  you you don't want to follow that curve.  The church with the pointy a-frame roof is about half way.

    5.  If the current is with you, be ready at the turn in to the finish to stay on course and not get carried over the reef and tossed in the surf to swimmer's left, ask me how I know!

    6. There's some reef/rocks just before the finish that you'll need to skim over.

    have fun and report back...

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  • over 2 years ago

    It's been awhile since I've swum the roughwater but I have completed a few.

    1.  You may encounter running into the current, be prepared to forge forward with no stopping or letting up!

    2.  You may encounter swells that create troughs where it is difficult to spot where you are at.

    3.  If it's a calm day enjoy the beauty that is below you.

    4.  Study the map.   There are large inflatable bouys at the turns and numbered marker buoys in between.  You see that you are parallel to shore but it curves and if the current is with  you you don't want to follow that curve.  The church with the pointy a-frame roof is about half way.

    5.  If the current is with you, be ready at the turn in to the finish to stay on course and not get carried over the reef and tossed in the surf to swimmer's left, ask me how I know!

    6. There's some reef/rocks just before the finish that you'll need to skim over.

    have fun and report back...

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