The 4th annual Ross Open Water Swims take place on Saturday morning, May 31 at Alum Creek State Park.
A great event to get ready for summer triathlon season with open water swims of 0.25 mi, 0.50 mile, 1.0 mile and 2.0 miles at Alum Creek Reservoir.
Details Greenswell.com.
I'm signed up for .25 and .5 mile...saw on the news the other day that alum creek is 57 degrees right now! I don't have a wetsuit, lets hope it warms up!
The majority of new triathletes see the open water swim as their biggest stumbling block. Here are four steps to help you have a better swim experience in your first (or next) triathlon.
MAPS is Meditation, Acclimatization, Practice, and Strategy, which are key for giving you the confidence and skills to execute the open-water swim in a triathlon well.
Learn what the world's best open water swimmers look for, think about and do during a world-class open water swim and it's implications for triathletes looking to improve the swim leg of their race.
Triathlon swim training discussions on the pull, open water swimming all year, winter swim focus, bilateral breathing during a race and Ironman swim training in 6 weeks.
Confessions of an open water chicken. I'm OK when the water is clear and the creatures are visible; it's just when I can't see them that the panic sets in.
Stroke after stroke, my pace was pulling me out into the middle of the lake quickly. The cover seemed to be getting thicker. But still in the distance, the little boathouse was my lighthouse.
The DVD assumes little-to-no experience with competitive swimming and starts off in the pool citing the need to build confidence in a controlled environment.