Open water – Swimming technique

Open water

For triathletes and summer lake swims. Most open water skills can be practised in the pool first.

Open Water Swimming Basics – U.S. Masters Swimming: getting started, safety, "alligator eyes" sighting
How Open Water Swimmers Can Improve Their Sighting – USMS: keeping your legs up when you lift your head
Three Open Water Skills to Practice in the Pool – USMS: sighting, swimming straight and drafting
Breathing to both sides helps in waves and chop: see freestyle breathing.
For steady, long swims, the workout builder with a Distance focus and an 800 or 1500 target race builds the right kind of main set.