I took the Team In Training athletes to Lucky's this morning for an open water swim and the ones that showed up did well. For some of them it was their first open water swim. Lucky's is always a challenge on week days because you swim before the sun comes up so you are sighting on a light on the other side of the lake and it is tough to see. All of the swimmers did well though and were able to make the 1000 yard swim and sign the Wall of Fame at Lucky's.
One of the problems of being the swim coach is - I have to get in the water and swim too. I do not think I have swam open water in 4-6 months. I took my wet suit today because 72 degree water is still too cold for my butt! It turns out I swam decent - I did the 1000 in about 18 minutes which is about 1:48 every hundred - since I stopped a few times to look out for the team I guess I can live with it. It was actually kind of fun. I still get kind of freaked by swimming in the open water in the dark (feeding time) but i figure there are enough of us out there that the chances of a gator choosing me are slim :-)
I might even head back again in the next 4 months for another swim.
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There's a young guy I work with who also came out...wicked good swimmer. He swam in college and has webbed toes and stuff. He's the guy to call if you're in the market for a relay swimmer!
Still think it'd be kind of freaky to swim in that lake when it's dark. I think I swam to the wrong dock last time even when it was light out :-P
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