What a beautiful day..for an ocean swim

I don't have the foggiest on where to put this thread but it sort of has to do with cycling..

I'm catching up on all the events I wanted to do last summer(but couldn't due to injuries :o ) this summer :D. Weeeeee. Last weekend it was an MTB 12hr & this one was a 1.6km open water swim. I spotted the flyer for this event back in October & thought "hmmmmm...I wonder if i can do it? Is it too far?" but then decided to ignore the thoughts and signed up.

I've always wanted to do open water swims but have never felt comfortable in the ocean for some reason. I wanted to show myself that they're not that bad & I can get from A-B without panicking! Past experiences in tri's have not been great & needed something to change my view.

Today was a beautiful day for this swim. 28C,not a cloud in the sky :D, calm seas & clear water. Main thought for the day-are there any stingers??? (nope, the faster swimmers encountered them :p)

I had a great time & did the swim in 46min but i wasn't last :D. I had a really hard time sighting-I couldn't see the red bouys for the life of me.(Yes i have prescription goggles :o) I just followed other feet or swimmers in close proximity which helped more than sighting things way ahead. I did freestyle for the whole way, didn't feel slow nor did i panic. Well ok, i sort of had a :eek: thought when I saw a stingray below me but it disappeared quickly.

Great fun & will do another 1.6km ocean swim next weekend :D No photos next time as it's too early in the morning for Ian :rolleyes:

More photos

I am supposed to join some friends for a cycling meander tomorrow but it's supposed to be hot tomorrow as well & had enough today...

WOO HOOOOOO!!!! Way to go CC!


I did my very first ever open water mile in the Aegean Sea back in 1970, I got totally hooked on open water...too bad I live in the Midwest now. :D

I'm sitting here in my cold house with our cold weather, anticipating a freezing Christmas Parade that my dance girls are in. Oh, you are so lucky! I'm going to close my eyes and pretend I'm swimming with you...

Thanks for the fun pics and congrats on getting in there and swimming!

Fantastic! Well done CC! :D And great pics too - it looked like a beautiful day for it.

Wish I was there doing it too - I LOVE any swim, but especially an ocean swim!

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Originally Posted by crazycanuck

Today was a beautiful day for this swim. 28C,not a cloud in the sky :D

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Oh behave...I had to scrape the ice off my car this morning.

Seriously though - great job on the swimming :D

Congratulations!
Swimming in the ocean scares me too- how brave of you to face the fear and conquer it!
I like the 'pucker up your mouth' picture best. :D

I love those photos! Well done cc.

Yahoo! CC, you done super good! I'm so glad you had fun, too!

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

Well done CC!
It sure was a great day for swimming.
Where was the swim? I can't place it from the photos.

that is so awesome!!... kudo's to you!!

what's a stinger?... a jelly fish that stings?

let's see... it's about 20 degrees right now... and i have a humidifier going and boiling water to get some humidity in this house, ugggh... it's so dry, you could grow a cactus in here:D:rolleyes:

somehow... i think i'd rather be doing what you're doing!! good job!

WTG CC!

I'm scared of the ocean too.

Plus, I hate the feel of salt and sand.

But I'm definitely impressed by an OWS!

The beach is nice for running...

I get freaked when I can't see the bottom:o. But then again fear seems to make me swim faster:rolleyes:.

Good for you on the swim and to be free of injuries to do so:cool:! The pics are great. Thx for sharing:).

Trekhawk-it was over at Rotto. Great place for a first open water swim for anyone!!

Chicago-a stinger is a clear jellyfish & it's sting hurts like the dickens :(

I love salt & sand..ahhhh..:D

Great job, CC. Congrats on your fabulous OWS and for tackling that ocean, stinger free. :D
I think I have a new life plan... move to the land down under during the winter and stay here during the summer. I just can't get enough of the warmth- and the scenery is incredibly breathtaking where you are.

No jellyfish? That's the part that gets me, the stinging globs of goo, that I can't see. At least I can SEE a shark!

way to go, gosh it looks so nice and warm there. We are just getting into to the cold weather now..but I guess that will be good for the cross-country skiing. Congrats!!!

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Originally Posted by crazycanuck

Trekhawk-it was over at Rotto. Great place for a first open water swim for anyone!!

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I thought it might be. You are a brave girl. I would definitely freak if I saw anything in the water while I was swimming.

While we were staying at the beach when we first got back to Aust I use to watch a lady swim along the beach every morning. One day I saw a Dolphin on a collision course with her. I knew the Dolphin would know she was there but I was thinking what sort of shock would it be for her. Yep sure enough as soon as the Dolphin got closer the lady stopped swimming and was treading water. I think she was just in shock that something that big had popped up right near her. I love Dolphins but yep it would still scare the beejeepers out of me.

You did very well:)

Good job, CC!:cool: I envy your warm weather though. Here, the sky was clear and beautiful today but it was also very chilly.<Brrrr>