Originally Posted by
Zinger
I'm not into drowning. If you're not a fast swimmer then you'd better not be first in the water according to some guys I knew when they did their first without preparing much for the swimming. You'll get run over in the water.
They were first in the water and last out, throwing up water, and still came in 4th and 5th in their first triathlon. That's pretty darned good for a first effort.
A single
RED FLAG greeted us for 2013 IMFL.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwYwUPVPLnM When the last swimmer exited the water, the SECOND RED FLAG was raised to close the waters for enjoyment.
In need of a right shoulder joint replacement, I was one of the last into the Gulf and my time for the 2.4 mile swim was 1 hour 45 minutes. A LONG time in the water for sure and thus providing plenty of time to get kicked, punched and swam over.
