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Planning Your Swim
Learn from others. Read about the sport. Understand the open water swimming eco-system is gigantic and covers a wide variety of genres in the sport. Decide on what you want to do, plan your training schedule and see you on the shoreline.
Here is one look at one group of swimmers in Southern California. The world of open water swimming has many more types of open water swimming groups.
Training Endlessly and Conveniently for a Marathon Swim
There is an age-old problem that swimmers face: getting to a suitable body of water during the year. Sometimes, distance to the seashore or lakeside is too far or not convenient. Sometimes, the weather and water conditions are not conducive to a safe swim. Sometimes, the water is simply too cold or too water. One practical solution used by some marathon swimmers is to practice in an Endless Pool. With Endless Pools, swimmers can adjust the water temperature and speed at which they train - conveniently throughout the year.
"I can train by simply walking downstairs and hopping in the Endless Pool to swim through the night and at different temperatures or speeds," explains endurance athlete Jamie Patrick.
Two Stories On How Marathon Swimmers Cracked An Age-old Problem
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