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Any other open water swimmers?
« on: December 14, 2021, 08:21:15 am »
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I have always wanted to do a triathlon and I decided that this summer would finally be the time. In order to prepare I realised I should get some open water swimming experience. I typically swim in an indoor 25m pool so my first time swimming in the ocean was a bit of a shock. I've tried a couple of different bay beaches but (unpopular opinion warning) my favourite has been Brighton. Swimming off the pier at Middle Brighton is really lovely; the water is so calm and it feels really safe.

A lot of people told me that Port Melbourne and Middle Park are good places close to the city to swim but the one time I did the waves were pretty massive and it scared me a bit because I wasn't confident going out any further on my own (I did have a friend there but she wasn't swimming and there weren't any other swimmers around). The current also felt pretty strong.

Is anyone else a keen open water swimmer? Do you have a favourite beach to swim at?