Open Water Swimming Manual - An Expert's Survival Guide for Triathletes and Open Water Swimmers

The extreme is more accessible than ever before. People who never

dreamed of venturing outside swimming pools, gyms, and manicured

fields are venturing into the open water. They are no longer content

to swim mega-laps in the swimming pool. They want to experience

something new and more exciting. They want to push themselves as

far as their arms will carry them and grow physically and mentally

stronger. They want to feel what it’s like to dream big, train hard,

reach far, and, through the course of these experiences, explore the

bounds of their inner and outer worlds.

Many people are entering the open water as a healthy way of

escaping the constant noise and distractions of the world. They are

slipping away from their computers, cell phones, and the barrage of

daily information, and immersing themselves in clear blue and

emerald-green waters, where they can think, meditate, and dream.

My primary reason for writing this book is to help people of all

ages who are swimming or want to swim in the open water. I wrote it

for people who already know how to swim and who are strong and

competent swimmers; who have a background in competitive

swimming; or who have experienced open water swimming with

masters swimming groups, are triathletes, or have participated in

junior lifeguard programs or are beach lifeguards.