Lots of swimmers do not even know what open-water swimming is: not only do they ignore it, but even if they are familiar with it they claim that the only interesting part of open-water races is the sprint finish, as if to point out that speed and sprinting are everything.
If you disagree with these assumptions, it is worth carrying on reading this article, which will tell you what your vocation is and whether it might be better for you to abandon chlorine-filled water for the time being, in order to experience the intoxicating feeling of the open waters! And who knows….it might even be love at first sight!
You are an open-water swimmer if…
Ready for the world ‘drafting’ championships
So-called drafting has no secrets for you: you can comfortably swim right on the toes of the athlete in front of you without even touching them! And you can the beat them all in a sprint finish, obviously without thanking them for the “ride”.
A racing suit is your second skin
You do not need to put on your racing suit just before the start of a race and then take it off as soon as you have finished your heat: you are used to putting it on in even the most tricky situations, everywhere from inside tiny beach hits to out on busy beaches, wrapped in nothing but…
