Originally Posted by
loxx0050
Wow, that is one part that scares me about Tri's is getting kicked by a breast stroker and losing my googles or worse. It is a serious stroke of bad luck to had a hand broken by that though. I understand that usually weaker swimmers do it and even some veterans I know do it when the water is really cold and the body starts to panic/tighten up involuntarily.
Why don't you just let the hand heal and as other have stated put in more running miles. Or relegate yourself to a stationary bike or spin bike or even stick to the indoor trainer for biking miles. That way you don't have to lean on the bars at all.
That's a freak accident. Swimming is really safe, relatively. The deaths that have occurred (several per year) are invariably due to a cardiac condition that occurs in the water - there hasn't been a single verified drowning incident in a person with a healthy heart in triathlon races for a long, long time, and broken bones in the swim are pretty rare.
Road Cycling is far, far more dangerous, in comparison.
And at the OP - even if you could find aerobars that fit well, you'd still need your hand to brake regularly. Probably wouldn't work out for you.