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You will have to find what works for you, but for post run recovery, most nutritional stuff I have read will point to a 4:1 carb to protein mix.  I usually will do wheat bread with some PB&J or turkey.  I generally will drink some milk personally or for harder days, use Endurox recovery drink, though some studies have shown that chocolate milk works just as good.  I would maybe stay away from the clementine due to acidity until you get something more substantial in you.  Lately I have been hitting some OJ after tougher workouts, but that is after I have something back in my stomach. 

Your biggest help in the swim will be focusing on form, sticking to your drills and being patient.  Once you have the technique refined a bit, you will find it really isnt a lack of fitness that makes it seem hard, but shifts in being comfy in the water and timing your breathing.  I was stubborn about learning the proper way or even getting in the pool cuz I could fudge the swim in a sprint generally with some sidestroke.  However, signing up for a HIM and not wanting to drown was great motivation for improving the swim.  I think you will see the same with the oly.  Form first and then once your breathing seems easy and you are gliding in the pool, then start throwing in some faster sets.  Until then you will likely only be reinforcing inefficiency.

Was this diagnosed by a doc or are you just guessing here?  I ask cuz it might be building volume too quickly as well.

Where exactly does it hurt?  I have had a few boughts with frontal knee pain recently and have been giving some stretches to do and am cutting back on running for a bit.  Does it get really sore while running?  Whats it doing after you run?