Cleveland Area or Lake Co - looking for buddy to OW swim with

Hi. I'm having serious issues (mentally I think) with my OW swims. A little background: I'm a strong swimmer! I swam HS swim team, taught swim lessons, lifeguard, Masters swimming. My primary stroke is Freestyle. However, when I get to the OW swim in a race - I panic and just cannot seem to do free ... I cop out and do breast stroke (never did this stroke competitively!) I think part of it is anxiety, part elevated HR do to adrenaline, part not being able to see lane lines, and partly I'm starting to think my wetsuit is contributing because the neck feels tight and I feel like I'm choking. I swim at the Y pool 3 times a week: 2000 yds nonstop in 38 minutes. Yet, I seem to do 1640 yds for the Oly in about 38-39 minutes - because it's breast stroke. I'm really getting frustrated and depressed. So... I need to practice OW swims and I'd like a buddy, mostly for safety. I live in Mentor.Anyone interested?? I'm really going to try to overcome this fear because I have several races on the horizon and when I bomb the swim, the rest seems to go to hell too. Let me know if you'd be interested in arranging and OW swim!Thanks