Pull sets with bands, NO buoys - HOW??????

Okay, I can do a 25.  I get it, you swim hard, head way down.  I'm bottom heavy, but whatever.  I've seen some sets where there are 4X100 like that.  What am I missing here?  I'm actually a pretty decent swimmer, most of these sets are distance, presumably triathlete friendly, and I'm generally a much better swimmer than even very good triathletes (better than the few locals who make Kona).  But I simply cannot do a 100 without a buoy, much less 4 of them.

Am I missing something?  What am I doing wrong, here?

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    OP is a bit (a lot) confusing. You can’t swim 100m without the assistance of buoys but claim you’re a better swimmer than the Kona IM qualifiers you know??? That’s a 2.4 open water swim. If you can’t do that swim without the aids…which can’t be used in a race…then how are you a better swimmer than them? 

    Dan

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  • ???
    OP is a bit (a lot) confusing. You can’t swim 100m without the assistance of buoys but claim you’re a better swimmer than the Kona IM qualifiers you know??? That’s a 2.4 open water swim. If you can’t do that swim without the aids…which can’t be used in a race…then how are you a better swimmer than them? 

    Dan

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