Am I anywhere near the ballpark with swimming?

Hi all,

I guess I'm looking for a measure of my progress to date. I'm a decent runner and biker but a fish out of water so to speak when it comes swimming. I have decided to do a tri next year so have been working on the swim.

I just started swimming laps this August. My swimming experience had just been recreational(i.e. swim out to the raft on the lake etc...) I have had a lesson and have signed up for another.

I train alone and don't really know any swimmers or triathletes so it's been hard to get reference on what to shoot for in terms of pace.

I swam 2000m freestyle continous in the pool today in 45min 21sec. I was breathing every two strokes and alternated sides every 100m. Like many beginners, I'm much better on one side than the other. Also, I do not know how to do flip turns yet.

I am painfully aware(and freaked out) the OW is a whole new ballgame, but I wanted to establish some fundamentals(like being able to go more than 100m without drowning) before divng into OW.

My plan is to try a sprint in the spring and, if that goes well, maybe an olympic.

The question is am I in the ball park (or pack) as far as swim pace for a sprint or olympic tri?

Thanks for any feedback.