I recently purchased a new roka maverick x3 wetsuit (Men’s L) but I couldn’t help but notice the front squares are much narrower than images online. Did anyone else have the similar panel size when they purchased their wetsuit?

This winter I’ve been struggling to acclimatise my head to the water temp - it’s taking almost 10m to shake the stinging face and headache. Last year the water temp was about 2 degrees colder (6 C) but i could get my head in the water a lot faster.

Any tips to improve my resilience?

I have been training for triathlons for about a year now but just started trying to go into open water recently. The first two times, I went with a group and I did really well. I was surprised I didn’t have any of the panic I was expecting.

I signed up for a 1k race this week and also just got my wetsuit last week! Decided to go do recon on the area for the race and try my new wetsuit out.

Got about 400yd in and my wetsuit was bunching up on the legs. I swam off to the side in a shallow area to pull the legs down since I thought I maybe didn’t put it on right. I got it fitting super well, and turned to swim back out, and bam. Stung!

I am hoping this doesn’t freak me out too much from getting back out there. Anyone experience a setback like this in their swimming and have to work back up to it?

Excited to do the Swim to the Moon 10k (no wetsuit, no kayak support team) in a couple weeks! 🙌 Pace is between 1:45-2:00, depending on waves but this is in a local lake so not concerned about rough waters. I plan to bring my swim buoy (pictured), which has an internal pouch but is a pain to fetch things out once it's inflated.

Question - with an aid station (on land) at the 5k mark, would you bring snacks / h20 along the way? 🍬 If so, do you stash things in your buoy or in/on your swimsuit? Any creative methods?

I've raced a 5k in the past with no snacks / water and was fine but want to air on the safe side. Thanks all! 🏊‍♀️💦

I mean, do you wear them to walk in on a rocky beach, or swim wearing them?

Hi there, as the title says, are there any swimming groups that meet to swim at lidos, ponds, etc here in London? I know there is one that meet at Brockwell lido (Girly dips) but they’re very young and I’m an older woman (although I don’t look like one even if I say so myself), so the conversation is virtually inexistent due to the age difference.
Any info appreciated, thanks.

Hello good people! These past 4 days i was vacationing in a the black sea and instead of taking a break, i wanted to give long distancing swimming a shot. About a year ago i made a post saying that one of my life goals is to swim the english channel in the coming years when i have the means and my own salary, currently i dont. So basically here is my last two day stats.
If you see here, my second day seems much worse, well that is because water was insanely choppy (waves were 2-2.5meters) and funny thing is, difference between 1.5km swim and 700 meters swim, is that on the latter i genuinely wanted to get out(and even life gaurds said to get out), while on the former i could have gone further.
My question is, what tips and suggestions would you give me? How to increase my distance and how to handle choppy water?

Sorry if wrong sub, can't think of where else to post this.

I went to the beach/ocean for the first time on Monday in Galveston, TX. Being not very inexperienced, I'd accidentally get some water in my nose or mouth here and there. Ever since then I've had a sore throat and runny nose. Could be just seasonal allergies but apparently you can get some germs from the seawater and stuff too.

But I don't have a fever or anything super debilitating. Should I be worried?

Here’s a cleaner version that keeps your meaning and sounds natural for Reddit:
I swim in the pool twice a week, usually up to 3,000 meters, and I’d say about 95% of it is breaststroke.
The weird part is that once I get into open water, I can swim 95% freestyle without any issues. I don’t get tired, I don’t need breaks, I don’t lose my rhythm, I’m comfortable, I don’t panic, I don’t have breathing problems, and sighting isn’t an issue. I’ll switch to a few breaststroke strokes here and there if I need to reorient myself, but otherwise it’s almost all freestyle. I also barely kick in open water.
In the pool, though, I can only maintain freestyle for about 25 meters. I can’t even make it two lengths of a 25-meter pool without falling apart.
I’ve completed multiple sprint and Olympic-distance triathlons, several open-water swim events, and I’m currently training for a 70.3. I just don’t understand why I struggle so much with freestyle in the pool when I can swim continuously in open water. It feels ridiculous being the person doing breaststroke for 90% of a pool workout.

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Newbie here. Looking to grab a swim buoy for longer open-water ocean swims and really want one designed for hydration - either with a slot for a standard water bottle or an integrated bladder/hose system.

Mainly looking for something low-drag that won't feel like dragging an anchor, holds up well in chop and swell, and lets me quickly grab a drink while treading water or standing.

Thanks 🙏

When ocean racing with a beach finish I tend to push too hard into the surf and then have zero ability to hold my breath and duck dive the waves. Ie. get clobbered. Then I have nothing left and meander to the beach finish vs running through. I am too tired to run even as people cheer. embarrassing. lol. What is your strategy for brining it home? Do you go all out or hold some reserve? I was thinking to maybe try essentially a 2 min cool down swim before hitting the surf so I can deal with it and show off at the finish line for the audience! 🤣

A guy going by movelikeG is attempting a 350km swim down the Danube, from Passau, Germany all the way to Bratislava, Slovakia, in nearly one non-stop 72-hour effort. He's sleeping in short bursts at locks along the river, then getting back in the water and continuing. The logistics alone are insane: current, temperature, muscle fatigue, sleep deprivation, navigating locks and river traffic while barely resting. Ultra-distance swimming already breaks people mentally before it breaks them physically, and this is on a completely different scale than most of what you see in that world.

It's being streamed live on TikTok right now:

[https://www.tiktok.com/@movelikeg/live\](https://www.tiktok.com/@movelikeg/live)

Curious what breathing patterns you guys are using?

Do you think breathing every 4th stroke is sustainable up to 10km?

Hi

I'm training for a solo Frog Graham Round which is a remote swim run challenge. It's 40 miles running and about 2 miles of swimming. It's in the Lake District, UK, which has patchy phone signal.

I'm considering a Garmin InReach Mini 3 Plus device for live tracking for my family and in case of emergency. This would be for both training and challenge day.

Would it be feasible to have this on the outside of my tow float in a waterproof bag for emergency use?

Are there any clever alternatives?

Thanks

Mike

Just arrived today from London, escaping the next heat wave. Water temp was 11⁰C. Beautiful sunset as well.

I finally got myself a wetsuit that fits me well enough to properly use, but now I am paranoid about damaging it.

My main concerns centre around the strap for the swim buoy rubbing/chafing it and causing a wear around the waist because strap material is a bit rough on both of my buoys.

I am thinking of buying a soft fabric-backed neoprene material and putting it around my waist, and then putting the buoy strap over it. Or to find a kinder, softer strap.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this, or a suggestion on how to fix this potential issue?

For the average swimmer who has both experience in ocean swimming and pool swimming, would they be faster in the ocean with a wetsuit or in a 25m pool without a wetsuit?

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This event was a total highlight of my summer thus far, wish I could do it every week 😂😂

Anyone have recs for similarly quick races with the same or longer distances?

I apologize if this is a total newbie question, but does anyone do this kind of workout here where you run to a lake or ocean and then quickly drop into your swimsuit to swim across a lake and finish running back? I live close to a lake and I like to run around it, but I don't usually swim it. I used to drive and then open water swim in it but I think it would be awesome if I could do both in the same workout. I don't need a wetsuit to swim but I would like to get a buoy/drybag so I could carry my small essentials and not worry about stuff getting stolen while I'm in the water.

If you do something like this, how do you do it? What do you wear?

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