Summertime is swimming time, and if you’re looking to swim in the great outdoors – in the first stage of triathlon or an open-water swim – you should check out these tips from Sugar user runnigesq . She’s a veteran triathlete and currently training for the Ironman Cozumel this November. Needless to say, she has experienced many open-water swims and we can all learn from her experience. See if the race is wetsuit legal. If it is, buy or rent a wetsuit . . . it makes a big difference. If you are new to open-water swimming start

near the back and outside of the pack. The front is a human washing machine! Expect to get knocked around a bit . . . with all the bodies, it’s impossible not to knock into/ get knocked into other swimmers. Every 4-5 stroke look UP . . . This goes against everything you’ve been taught in swimming, but you need to make sure you are going in the right direction. It’s called “sighting.” Have any tips to add? Please share them in the comments below.

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Tips For Open-Water Swimming