I started teaching myself to swim in the pool in 2020. I got pretty good through daily practice and a lot of help from TH-cam videos. In 2023 I decided to take it a notch higher. So I moved to a coastal city and took a home by the sea. And just started swimming in the ocean. Starting in the shallow end, gradually pushing a little bit every day. And I tought myself to swim in the ocean without even any TH-cam videos or a fixed schedule. I swim 2kms out in the sea every morning now. Just super happy about my progress and didn’t have any community to share with so thought I’d share it here.
That's cool, but I would definitely recommend watching this video and some videos on GTN before going open water swimming. Personally, I always swam alone back when I did open water swimming, but I was severely depressed and I didn't give a rip what happened. I cramped out there by myself a few times and nearly got a ticket from the county police for not being escorted by water craft once... I *did* have a swim buoy most of those times though. I recommend the 28L swim buoy by Zone3. It's not perfect, but it can generally make it through numerous heavy duty sessions before having to be replaced. I'm a slow swimmer and don't have the experience most people here have, but trained for two summers in open water (lake/river) for IM Florida using *two* of the said Zone3 swim buoy's. I barely made the cutoff time on race day in IM Florida Ocean. I want to go back, but I don't have the time/money for that right now. I 💚 Age-Grouper Ironman.
That's so cool and makes me miss living by the sea. I came inland 3 years ago and I miss seeing the water every day and the fresh sea air. That's amazing that you taught yourself. I'm trying that now but thinking of signing up to a class. Happy swimming 👍
During my first triathlon, I was woefully unprepared for the open water, much less swimming in a large group. I was dropped from the pack almost immediately and us few stragglers/novices meandered our way through the course...it was a good learning experience
This is an Eye opener for me. I had always believed that I can swim anywhere because l have learnt swimming in pool. Fortunately, I was awakened from this dangerous assumption when I jumped out of boat into the sea. This video has awakened from my assumption that I can swim in any lake/pond. Now, l will remember that whenever I enter any open poll alone first time, I have danger as my colleague. In deep water, no mistake is tolerated. My dictim is 'Never go alone and unprepared to a pool, mountain, or any helpless places unless it's necessary'. Thank you very much! 👍❤
Tips: 1 set your watch to alert you at different distances. It helps in a race to know how much further you have to go. 500 meters is a good segment for longer swims. Practice bi lateral sighting and low sighting (eyes only, no breath).
I moved to Laguna Beach recently and met a dude that ive been swimming with in the ocean daily. Before meeting him, I never really went swimming other than pool parties etc. Before going out with him, I thought Id drown if i was in the Ocean longer then 10 mins. I can Tred water for hours which is awesome! We been doing 50+ laps every day, Such a good workout,
I've been swimming for almost 3 years in a pool but I never try it in open water, I admit I'm scared to do it but I'm going to do it anyway, thanks for the great video.
I was 145kg (189cm) and in my journy of losing weight i started both open water and pool swimming and thanks to that i lost 47kg, in my 44th yr anniversary i decided to raise the challenge and registered in 5km endurance race in cyprus, im really nervous abt it i feel i rushed into it and i came here looking for tips to help me win the challenge or maybe pull out, my swimming speed is 3-4.5 kmh depending on winds and waves i swimm for 1.5 h daily and i dont know if this qualify me for such a challenge, I hope i will not embarrass myself in front of my kids
I hope you don't mind me saying but everything you have just achieved should be enough for anyone to be proud of you your trying and striving for better win lose or draw sir your a winner👌 keep trying and I'm sure one day you will have that gold round your neck
You covered it all. Only addition is if you are swimming in cold water, i.e. 50°, use a swim mask instead of goggles as it will protect your face from the cold. I also swim in a surfing wetsuit with an attached hood, rather than a triathlon wetsuit, for the face and neck coverage. Triathlon wetsuits are designed for buoyancy and speed. Surfing wetsuits are designed for warmth. Warmth is key!
@@jenniferfoamcomfort7707 That is for a dive mask, and you are correct about that. I am referring to a swim mask. The nose is uncovered. Aquasphere makes the best ones, in my experience. Fares, please read more carefully and do some research before highlighting comments, as a swim mask could be helpful information for open water swimmers who don’t live in Southern California, Hawaii or Florida and do experience the dreaded face-freeze. Swim masks have allowed me to complete hundreds of 50 minute training swims in 45 to 55°F water
Open water is much easier than pool swimming as I find it much more mentally engaging and relaxing. It is the difference between trudging in the treadmill in your basement vs going on a hike in nature where you walk around all day and enjoy the scenery and before you know it you hiked 20 km. It's as much of a tour as it's a workout. Also the salt in the water helps with buoyancy. This video seems to be directed to people who are afraid of water in the first place. When I was living in a landlocked city where I could only swim in a pool the thing I was most worried about was sighting. Now I live at the Mediterranean and all my swimming is open water and I found out that sighting is simply not a problem. I go swimming by myself all the time with no special equipment than trunks and goggles. I just choose a bay that's maybe 500-700 m wide from one beach to the other and just swim to and fro a couple of times. I enjoy seeing the fish and plants and the surrounding nature.
Coach Fares, breathing on both sides is not baloney anymore than! Lol. Now seriously, that choice really blows my mind every time i get into the pool. Bilateral is a much more synchro and confortable swimming. On the other hand one side is a faster stroke but hard to adjust due to neck soreness. Really enjoy this channel
If you are a great pool swimmer, you will be great in OW as well. I am a former swimmer and my first triathlon was the first time in OW as well, second time in wetsuit (first one was while testing it in a pool). And I hit 1:20/100m leading the group. So yes, it is different, it is more difficult, however it is still water environment. Make sure you have strong basics with your technique and physical preparation in a pool and take it with you to the OW :) and it works :)
I try to bodysurf every day that I can,… given the winter weather and then waiting the day or two for the ocean to calm down. And lane swimming at the local county pool. Santa Cruz, Ca. USA
It's the part you said ,"grab them by the leg" for me,😆🤣. I finished it off in my brain with ,"....and pull them back". I know you were kidding, the whole piece was really informative, thanks.
I go to the pool 2x a week for 18 months and one of my dreams is to swim with open water, for now I do not have the opportunity too much, but if there is an opportunity, I would love to swim, I live in Poland and my biggest dream is to swim the route in my Baltic Sea “Gdynia-Hel”, which is 18.5km, so an ambitious goal, but after all, you have to live such dreams!
I'm more scared now. The only open water I ever did was in Northern Spain and the waves were rolling me sideways, creating an injury that still plagues me to this day
Hilarious " grab him by the leg"! In my last triathlon I was frustrated and did wait for slow people to go by. Next time I'm going to be more assertive and try to push by. We are all just floating around anyways. It's not like I'm pushing the person to the ground. :)
This is a great summary...I've been OWS for many years in dark inland lakes. Due to my climate, lakes are available 6 months a year, so split my time between lakes and pool. I encourage anyone who wants to try OWS to start with short casual swims because, as well noted in this video, you have to get used to a lot of things that are not in a pool. After getting used to those sighting and swimming straight is a great help to learn. Agree, that in OWS drafting is usually allowed but many of us consider it obnoxious and somewhat bad etiquette :-)....also, I guess I'm a purist but I don't use a wetsuit...I know a lot do, but let's be honest, it's mostly for the 10-15% time advantage (though some triathletes are using them to train of course).
What I think is the biggest difference is that in the pool you can easily measure the distance. This is not the case in open waters. Even if you have some smartband for smartwatch you probably do not know how big distance you covered. That's why it's important to measure the distance by the specific points on the ground.
One more thing, a good reason for a wetsuit is protection from jelly fish and sea lice. My dermatologist has yelled at me so many times. Yes, it’s a hassle to put them on and take them off but you will hate yourself for skipping the neoprene as soon as you start itch.
There's a large pool in Rabat Morocco where you can swim for 240m almost at a straight line and it is filled from the ocean water besides it, so we can at least say it's open water minus the waves. Plus visibility isn't that good.
I learned to swim two years ago, and I'm confident in the pool, but I'm a bit nervous about swimming in a lake. 😅 I'll try this weekend 🤧 Thanks for the advice
back in the 90's did my first open water ocean swim, it was only 1 mile, but I ended up doing about 1.25 miles due to bad navigating 😄😄 I spent many years in the water surfing prior to that, so being in open water didn't bug me in the slightest. I did many after that and miss it a lot.
i currently swim competitively in highschool/club but i am going to florida for a trip so i might try this. i normally am a sprinter but i can still do some longer distance. also this just sounds fun to try out and will keep me swimming on my trip
I have been swiming many years in cold open water (30 years) and nothing wrong happened to me. My family realy get used to it:) In the beginning I tried not go far away from coastal line. Another tip: the real need for swiming in cold water is not a suite, but only thick neopren trouses.
I'm training for open water swim IN open waters (two lakes and sea- rarely). I've started o.w.swim many years ago in the SEA, in the STORM, without any floating object after me. I breath usually on left only. I still enjoy swim in sea on the storm few kilometers. Even lakes bigger enought make decent waves on stormy weather (closest lake to my home -@ 5km away, is about 5x4km big, it can be swim around-ish and make some 7km) I have competition in september, 10km in the sea and this month and next one i will swim 4km once at 2 or 3 days, hoping will be enought for a third place in my age (51+)category :D
I live lake front so when there is no ice on the lake thats my go to. My wife does follow me in a boat to ensure my safety. My biggest issue is sighting. It screws up my rhythm. I'll keep at it and hope to get better.
I grew up swimming in the ocean and I'm quite comfortable. Now that I've moved away to inland and I'll start training for a sprint marathon. I really wonder how much harder it'll be with fresh water. Of vourse, without the wave (its a tiny lake) it'll be easier than in the ocean.
The only thing you didn't mention is the yucky water. 🤢🤮 For example, the Chesapeake Bay swim. Salty dirty water with the diesel fumes from the ships. Not pleasant at all.
Yeah, but: SHAAAAARKS! Not to mention: JELLYFISH! SEAWEED! SEA LICE! STINGRAYS! ELECTRIC EELS! ICEBERGS! SHARP ROCKS! Aaaaargh! You people be cray-cray. LOOOL! Seriously, though, I just started teaching myself to swim at my local pool seven weeks ago and I'm loving the process. I feel like I've come such a long way in such a short time: from being a pool-glugging panicker to feeling so much more at ease in the water and making little improvements and breakthroughs every time I'm at the pool. I was inspired to start this beginner swimming journey, at the ripe old age of 57, by an octogenarian I met on the island of Arran. She told me she and a little gang of other ladies in their 80s went swimming in the sea at Whiting Bay every morning. She whipped out her smartphone and showed me a video she'd filmed of a basking shark who had swum alongside them a few days earlier. Wow, what an inspiration she was! :)
for me i swam in the ocean before i swam in a pool and i was surprised by how easily you sink haha i'm good at threading in the ocean and skipping waves but my pool swimming technique is not so good
SUPER IMPORTANT: Try to avoid rocky areas of the ocean shore. If you see or feel a very rocky terrain beneath your feet watch your step because sea urchins usually live on these spots and it's super painful if you accidentally step on them. Most species are not deadly or venomous so just watch out!
Does anyone know how to hold your core and not pushing away by the choppy waves in ows? I found myself easily lost the track in open water swimming here and there away from the end point. Is it because my core not strong enough to hold my body straight or it’s because too much hip twisting? 🤔🤔 appreciate if you guys can give me some advice.. 🙌🏾
1. Make sure you are sighting your end spot enough. I’ve done several open waters (currently training for a half oceanman 5k) and I recommend to sight every 6-9 strokes since the currents or waves might put you out of your direction. 2. Engange your core AND your arms! If you are able to control the amount of pressure you put on the water with your arms, its easier to not get sidetracked by waves. 3. Don’t overturn your hips on purpose, move naturally with the stroke, don’t force any unnecessary hip movement. It should feel natural and your body should maintan a nice rythm. Hope this helps!! Good luck!
I’ve seen too many videos of people passing away because they think swimming in a lake or open water is like swimming in a pool. The reason it’s so easy to swim in a pool is because they use chemicals to keep it clean, which also makes the water thicker and easier to float in. There’s nothing in open water that makes it thick like a pool is. You might as well be swimming in quicksand with how difficult it is to swim in it compared to a pool There’s a video on X of a little boy watching his Dad, mom, and brother drowning right in front of him because they didn’t know this. For the love of god Please don’t be one of those people and know what you’re getting yourself into before even attempting to swim in open water. Wear a life jacket even.
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The length of Lake Tulainyo at 12,818 ft. elevation, August of 2001.
Great advice as I will do my first open water this year! Thanks also for the rest of the high quality content on the channel, that helps so much as a beginner! But one thing: I hope you do not mind but the background music makes it hard for me to concentrate on the audible content. It is really distracting and a steady noise in the background, like traffic or so :-) Btw. the open water will be a nice clear lake in the Austrian mountains near to a HQ of a very well known energy drink
I simply stopped swimming in the Andaman sea. I tried for many years. Also hyper polluted from all the boats (especially Naiharn). I also tried in the Dominican Republic, got a scrape on my arm from something I couldn’t see and the scar from the deep infection is still there. It’s just not worth it. I’ve realized I can take a week or two from swimming and it’s not that bad to get back in the groove. I don’t need massive amounts of yardage a week see improvements, and my body really does appreciate the rest. I also do notice that I’m more motivated to go all out during every practice. Anyway, I’ve got friends who Ironman (one of them won her age group in Dubai), and I can definitely see the appeal of open water swimming. I did enjoy it in France when I lived there, and in highschool we used to take a swim team holiday and do some open water swimming for fun.
The first thing I do is check out the direction of the current. I always start out against the current so the return when I am tired is easier. I don’t like races. Too many people all close to you. No fun and they are usually rain or shine or any kind of weather and conditions whatsoever. Not appealing.
Very unrealistic advice. Imagine trying to find friend every weekend! Impossible. Bring a buoy and look like a fool? Come on! You don’t need to breathe on both sides. Learn to Modulate stroke? It comes naturally as survival instincts, you don’t need to learn it. Most important thing is to know when you should head back to the shore ( exhaustion level). If you want not to have to do that, the only way is to learn to float on spot for thirty minutes. But my advice is, just go out and do it on a calm day! And you will be on your way. I swim in Laguna beach, California almost every day this summer. To the kelps and back… nothing beats it! My final advice; if you have swam in open water for a year and you still cannot float on spot, open water is not for you. Return to your pool.
Where's your favorite open water swimming spot? ⬇
In my hometown river from May to August, 6m depth, visibility 5 cm. 😊 750m upriver and then 750m down back.
Comet Pond, Hubbardston, Mass. and Walden Pond, Concord, Mass.
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Menorca, Spain
Caherciveen, Co Kerry.
I started teaching myself to swim in the pool in 2020. I got pretty good through daily practice and a lot of help from TH-cam videos. In 2023 I decided to take it a notch higher. So I moved to a coastal city and took a home by the sea. And just started swimming in the ocean. Starting in the shallow end, gradually pushing a little bit every day. And I tought myself to swim in the ocean without even any TH-cam videos or a fixed schedule. I swim 2kms out in the sea every morning now. Just super happy about my progress and didn’t have any community to share with so thought I’d share it here.
That sounds amazing! Happy swimming :)
That's cool, but I would definitely recommend watching this video and some videos on GTN before going open water swimming. Personally, I always swam alone back when I did open water swimming, but I was severely depressed and I didn't give a rip what happened. I cramped out there by myself a few times and nearly got a ticket from the county police for not being escorted by water craft once... I *did* have a swim buoy most of those times though. I recommend the 28L swim buoy by Zone3. It's not perfect, but it can generally make it through numerous heavy duty sessions before having to be replaced. I'm a slow swimmer and don't have the experience most people here have, but trained for two summers in open water (lake/river) for IM Florida using *two* of the said Zone3 swim buoy's. I barely made the cutoff time on race day in IM Florida Ocean. I want to go back, but I don't have the time/money for that right now. I 💚 Age-Grouper Ironman.
That's so cool and makes me miss living by the sea. I came inland 3 years ago and I miss seeing the water every day and the fresh sea air. That's amazing that you taught yourself. I'm trying that now but thinking of signing up to a class. Happy swimming 👍
@@chriscausey Thanks Chris, and wish you the same! :)
Well 👍 done
During my first triathlon, I was woefully unprepared for the open water, much less swimming in a large group. I was dropped from the pack almost immediately and us few stragglers/novices meandered our way through the course...it was a good learning experience
This is an Eye opener for me. I had always believed that I can swim anywhere because l have learnt swimming in pool. Fortunately, I was awakened from this dangerous assumption when I jumped out of boat into the sea. This video has awakened from my assumption that I can swim in any lake/pond. Now, l will remember that whenever I enter any open poll alone first time, I have danger as my colleague. In deep water, no mistake is tolerated.
My dictim is 'Never go alone and unprepared to a pool, mountain, or any helpless places unless it's necessary'.
Thank you very much! 👍❤
Tips: 1 set your watch to alert you at different distances. It helps in a race to know how much further you have to go. 500 meters is a good segment for longer swims. Practice bi lateral sighting and low sighting (eyes only, no breath).
I moved to Laguna Beach recently and met a dude that ive been swimming with in the ocean daily. Before meeting him, I never really went swimming other than pool parties etc. Before going out with him, I thought Id drown if i was in the Ocean longer then 10 mins. I can Tred water for hours which is awesome! We been doing 50+ laps every day, Such a good workout,
I swear I almost had a chok at 1:55, because I was instinctively convinced that I just saw putin doing front crawl 😂
I've been swimming for almost 3 years in a pool but I never try it in open water, I admit I'm scared to do it but I'm going to do it anyway, thanks for the great video.
I was 145kg (189cm) and in my journy of losing weight i started both open water and pool swimming and thanks to that i lost 47kg, in my 44th yr anniversary i decided to raise the challenge and registered in 5km endurance race in cyprus, im really nervous abt it i feel i rushed into it and i came here looking for tips to help me win the challenge or maybe pull out, my swimming speed is 3-4.5 kmh depending on winds and waves i swimm for 1.5 h daily and i dont know if this qualify me for such a challenge, I hope i will not embarrass myself in front of my kids
I hope you don't mind me saying but everything you have just achieved should be enough for anyone to be proud of you your trying and striving for better win lose or draw sir your a winner👌 keep trying and I'm sure one day you will have that gold round your neck
Dude that's insane🎉🎉🎉
You covered it all. Only addition is if you are swimming in cold water, i.e. 50°, use a swim mask instead of goggles as it will protect your face from the cold. I also swim in a surfing wetsuit with an attached hood, rather than a triathlon wetsuit, for the face and neck coverage. Triathlon wetsuits are designed for buoyancy and speed. Surfing wetsuits are designed for warmth. Warmth is key!
Swimming in a mask is no good as you need to breathe out through your nose.
@@jenniferfoamcomfort7707 That is for a dive mask, and you are correct about that. I am referring to a swim mask. The nose is uncovered. Aquasphere makes the best ones, in my experience. Fares, please read more carefully and do some research before highlighting comments, as a swim mask could be helpful information for open water swimmers who don’t live in Southern California, Hawaii or Florida and do experience the dreaded face-freeze. Swim masks have allowed me to complete hundreds of 50 minute training swims in 45 to 55°F water
As a pool swimmer, maintaining a straight line was a surprisingly difficult transition to open water swimming.
Open water is much easier than pool swimming as I find it much more mentally engaging and relaxing. It is the difference between trudging in the treadmill in your basement vs going on a hike in nature where you walk around all day and enjoy the scenery and before you know it you hiked 20 km. It's as much of a tour as it's a workout. Also the salt in the water helps with buoyancy. This video seems to be directed to people who are afraid of water in the first place. When I was living in a landlocked city where I could only swim in a pool the thing I was most worried about was sighting. Now I live at the Mediterranean and all my swimming is open water and I found out that sighting is simply not a problem. I go swimming by myself all the time with no special equipment than trunks and goggles. I just choose a bay that's maybe 500-700 m wide from one beach to the other and just swim to and fro a couple of times. I enjoy seeing the fish and plants and the surrounding nature.
Coach Fares, breathing on both sides is not baloney anymore than! Lol.
Now seriously, that choice really blows my mind every time i get into the pool. Bilateral is a much more synchro and confortable swimming. On the other hand one side is a faster stroke but hard to adjust due to neck soreness. Really enjoy this channel
If you are a great pool swimmer, you will be great in OW as well. I am a former swimmer and my first triathlon was the first time in OW as well, second time in wetsuit (first one was while testing it in a pool). And I hit 1:20/100m leading the group. So yes, it is different, it is more difficult, however it is still water environment. Make sure you have strong basics with your technique and physical preparation in a pool and take it with you to the OW :) and it works :)
I try to bodysurf every day that I can,… given the winter weather and then waiting the day or two for the ocean to calm down. And lane swimming at the local county pool. Santa Cruz, Ca. USA
It's the part you said ,"grab them by the leg" for me,😆🤣. I finished it off in my brain with ,"....and pull them back". I know you were kidding, the whole piece was really informative, thanks.
I go to the pool 2x a week for 18 months and one of my dreams is to swim with open water, for now I do not have the opportunity too much, but if there is an opportunity, I would love to swim, I live in Poland and my biggest dream is to swim the route in my Baltic Sea “Gdynia-Hel”, which is 18.5km, so an ambitious goal, but after all, you have to live such dreams!
Great video but the way you say Buoy kills me 😂
I'm more scared now. The only open water I ever did was in Northern Spain and the waves were rolling me sideways, creating an injury that still plagues me to this day
Hilarious " grab him by the leg"! In my last triathlon I was frustrated and did wait for slow people to go by. Next time I'm going to be more assertive and try to push by. We are all just floating around anyways. It's not like I'm pushing the person to the ground. :)
Thank you for the tips! I'll be swimming in open water for the first time on Sunday! 😱
7:58 hahaha done that already 😂
This is a great summary...I've been OWS for many years in dark inland lakes. Due to my climate, lakes are available 6 months a year, so split my time between lakes and pool. I encourage anyone who wants to try OWS to start with short casual swims because, as well noted in this video, you have to get used to a lot of things that are not in a pool. After getting used to those sighting and swimming straight is a great help to learn. Agree, that in OWS drafting is usually allowed but many of us consider it obnoxious and somewhat bad etiquette :-)....also, I guess I'm a purist but I don't use a wetsuit...I know a lot do, but let's be honest, it's mostly for the 10-15% time advantage (though some triathletes are using them to train of course).
Love to watch (I believe Melanie) as she is dead pan on everything and she plays several instruments. Great family!
Very useful advices, thanks.
What I think is the biggest difference is that in the pool you can easily measure the distance. This is not the case in open waters. Even if you have some smartband for smartwatch you probably do not know how big distance you covered. That's why it's important to measure the distance by the specific points on the ground.
Thanks for sharing. It’s the most completed video of the opening water swimming 🎉❤
One more thing, a good reason for a wetsuit is protection from jelly fish and sea lice. My dermatologist has yelled at me so many times. Yes, it’s a hassle to put them on and take them off but you will hate yourself for skipping the neoprene as soon as you start itch.
Just getting started! Thank you
There's a large pool in Rabat Morocco where you can swim for 240m almost at a straight line and it is filled from the ocean water besides it, so we can at least say it's open water minus the waves. Plus visibility isn't that good.
Best tips, i like tip number 9
I live a few blocks from the beach, so it's pretty much all OW swimming for me even though I'm a fairly novice swimmer.
i live on the beach, never been in a pool. first time i went i was 34yrs old. shocking experience, everything felt so alien
I learned to swim two years ago, and I'm confident in the pool, but I'm a bit nervous about swimming in a lake. 😅
I'll try this weekend 🤧
Thanks for the advice
Good luck! Make sure to bring a buddy or stay near the shore. You've got this!
@@myswimpro thanks dear
back in the 90's did my first open water ocean swim, it was only 1 mile, but I ended up doing about 1.25 miles due to bad navigating 😄😄 I spent many years in the water surfing prior to that, so being in open water didn't bug me in the slightest. I did many after that and miss it a lot.
I started in open water swimming when I was 9 years old.
i currently swim competitively in highschool/club but i am going to florida for a trip so i might try this. i normally am a sprinter but i can still do some longer distance. also this just sounds fun to try out and will keep me swimming on my trip
I have been swiming many years in cold open water (30 years) and nothing wrong happened to me. My family realy get used to it:) In the beginning I tried not go far away from coastal line. Another tip: the real need for swiming in cold water is not a suite, but only thick neopren trouses.
I'm training for open water swim IN open waters (two lakes and sea- rarely).
I've started o.w.swim many years ago in the SEA, in the STORM, without any floating object after me. I breath usually on left only. I still enjoy swim in sea on the storm few kilometers. Even lakes bigger enought make decent waves on stormy weather (closest lake to my home -@ 5km away, is about 5x4km big, it can be swim around-ish and make some 7km)
I have competition in september, 10km in the sea and this month and next one i will swim 4km once at 2 or 3 days, hoping will be enought for a third place in my age (51+)category :D
Gracias, ojalá comparta más videos sobre aguas abiertas. Muy interesante. Saludos. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I live lake front so when there is no ice on the lake thats my go to. My wife does follow me in a boat to ensure my safety. My biggest issue is sighting. It screws up my rhythm. I'll keep at it and hope to get better.
Same here.. orientation is very hard. Messing up my rythem too..
Gonna be a hot summer for sure
I grew up swimming in the ocean and I'm quite comfortable. Now that I've moved away to inland and I'll start training for a sprint marathon. I really wonder how much harder it'll be with fresh water. Of vourse, without the wave (its a tiny lake) it'll be easier than in the ocean.
The only thing you didn't mention is the yucky water. 🤢🤮 For example, the Chesapeake Bay swim. Salty dirty water with the diesel fumes from the ships. Not pleasant at all.
I'm assuming that's in the US... nowhere else in the world do people randomly mention a location and expect everyone to know it
Thank you
Yeah, but: SHAAAAARKS! Not to mention: JELLYFISH! SEAWEED! SEA LICE! STINGRAYS! ELECTRIC EELS! ICEBERGS! SHARP ROCKS! Aaaaargh! You people be cray-cray. LOOOL! Seriously, though, I just started teaching myself to swim at my local pool seven weeks ago and I'm loving the process. I feel like I've come such a long way in such a short time: from being a pool-glugging panicker to feeling so much more at ease in the water and making little improvements and breakthroughs every time I'm at the pool. I was inspired to start this beginner swimming journey, at the ripe old age of 57, by an octogenarian I met on the island of Arran. She told me she and a little gang of other ladies in their 80s went swimming in the sea at Whiting Bay every morning. She whipped out her smartphone and showed me a video she'd filmed of a basking shark who had swum alongside them a few days earlier. Wow, what an inspiration she was! :)
Nothing of those in the Adriatic... only a boat traffic but even that is less during the winter months...
sea lice?! What the heck are they?!
@@GrannySmith00 To be honest, I don't think they affect humans, but they do horrible things to salmon. Maybe best not look. Ignorance is bliss!
Yes cool ❤
for me i swam in the ocean before i swam in a pool and i was surprised by how easily you sink haha
i'm good at threading in the ocean and skipping waves but my pool swimming technique is not so good
thanks
Water polo will always be a good sport for this purposes
SUPER IMPORTANT: Try to avoid rocky areas of the ocean shore. If you see or feel a very rocky terrain beneath your feet watch your step because sea urchins usually live on these spots and it's super painful if you accidentally step on them. Most species are not deadly or venomous so just watch out!
Currents and sighting is hard
Does anyone know how to hold your core and not pushing away by the choppy waves in ows? I found myself easily lost the track in open water swimming here and there away from the end point. Is it because my core not strong enough to hold my body straight or it’s because too much hip twisting? 🤔🤔 appreciate if you guys can give me some advice.. 🙌🏾
1. Make sure you are sighting your end spot enough. I’ve done several open waters (currently training for a half oceanman 5k) and I recommend to sight every 6-9 strokes since the currents or waves might put you out of your direction.
2. Engange your core AND your arms! If you are able to control the amount of pressure you put on the water with your arms, its easier to not get sidetracked by waves.
3. Don’t overturn your hips on purpose, move naturally with the stroke, don’t force any unnecessary hip movement. It should feel natural and your body should maintan a nice rythm.
Hope this helps!! Good luck!
@@flameward3708Thanks a lot for this advice. I’ ve been looking all over for this explanation
I always take a tow float now when in open water ....Gives me a chance to rest if I get a cramp
I fucking love your yt channel, thanks for all the information u share guys!!
I’ve seen too many videos of people passing away because they think swimming in a lake or open water is like swimming in a pool.
The reason it’s so easy to swim in a pool is because they use chemicals to keep it clean, which also makes the water thicker and easier to float in. There’s nothing in open water that makes it thick like a pool is. You might as well be swimming in quicksand with how difficult it is to swim in it compared to a pool
There’s a video on X of a little boy watching his Dad, mom, and brother drowning right in front of him because they didn’t know this.
For the love of god Please don’t be one of those people and know what you’re getting yourself into before even attempting to swim in open water. Wear a life jacket even.
The length of Lake Tulainyo at 12,818 ft. elevation, August of 2001.
Also bring swim fins
Shouldn't there be a section on fighting off sharks?
Bharam Sarovar kurukshetre , haryana, India
Great advice as I will do my first open water this year! Thanks also for the rest of the high quality content on the channel, that helps so much as a beginner!
But one thing: I hope you do not mind but the background music makes it hard for me to concentrate on the audible content.
It is really distracting and a steady noise in the background, like traffic or so :-)
Btw. the open water will be a nice clear lake in the Austrian mountains near to a HQ of a very well known energy drink
Thanks for tuning in, and the feedback! Good luck with your open water swim :)
The only thing that i focus on when swimming in open water is whats swimming wth me 😝😝😝 sharks, jellyfish and everything that live in the sea
When I swam in Phuket, Thailand tons of jellyfish.
I got bitten by baby ones
I simply stopped swimming in the Andaman sea. I tried for many years. Also hyper polluted from all the boats (especially Naiharn). I also tried in the Dominican Republic, got a scrape on my arm from something I couldn’t see and the scar from the deep infection is still there. It’s just not worth it. I’ve realized I can take a week or two from swimming and it’s not that bad to get back in the groove. I don’t need massive amounts of yardage a week see improvements, and my body really does appreciate the rest. I also do notice that I’m more motivated to go all out during every practice. Anyway, I’ve got friends who Ironman (one of them won her age group in Dubai), and I can definitely see the appeal of open water swimming. I did enjoy it in France when I lived there, and in highschool we used to take a swim team holiday and do some open water swimming for fun.
Also don't let freshwater get up your nose.
No mention of sharks lol
The pack swimming looks like it will bring every shark in the area😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
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هل أنا الوحيد في العالم الذي يخشى المسطحات المائية العميقة؟ لا أستطيع حتى التفكير في اني سأدخل الماء و قدماي لا تلامسان الأرض 😂
"it's nothing like pool swimming" - it's swimming - it's almost the same with a few differences. Hyperbolic
Pretty sure I’ve broken literally every single one of these rules 🙈
I have a dream that one day americans will pronounce "bouy" correctly
The first thing I do is check out the direction of the current. I always start out against the current so the return when I am tired is easier.
I don’t like races. Too many people all close to you. No fun and they are usually rain or shine or any kind of weather and conditions whatsoever. Not appealing.
Please recommend me the best watches for swimming in open water but not expensive !
Coros
If one block your way , how you gonna drag one away while swim in the open water lol😅..
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What, no Sharks!!
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Once in Thailand I got sucker fish on me.
Very interessting content - would be even more enjoyable without this stressfull music.
Should mention marine life, if there seals, sea lion swimming nearby it might not be a good idea to swim there else you become shark poop
Awful music!
Very unrealistic advice. Imagine trying to find friend every weekend! Impossible. Bring a buoy and look like a fool? Come on! You don’t need to breathe on both sides. Learn to Modulate stroke? It comes naturally as survival instincts, you don’t need to learn it. Most important thing is to know when you should head back to the shore ( exhaustion level). If you want not to have to do that, the only way is to learn to float on spot for thirty minutes. But my advice is, just go out and do it on a calm day! And you will be on your way. I swim in Laguna beach, California almost every day this summer. To the kelps and back… nothing beats it! My final advice; if you have swam in open water for a year and you still cannot float on spot, open water is not for you. Return to your pool.
Ganga canal, Roorkee