How To Swim In Rough & Choppy Waters | Overcome Open Water Fears

Swimming in the open water can be scary and uncomfortable with rough waves only making this worse. We can’t calm the choppy water, but we can calm your anxiety with some tips and tricks to help you get through a rough open water triathlon swim leg! 🏊

0:00 - Intro
1:34 - Arm recovery
2:12 - Breathing
3:03 - Shorten your stroke
4:13 - Breath on both sides
4:43 - Swim low, sight high
5:28 - Keep going

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