The Community Answers “What Was Your First Open Water Swim Distance?”

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We all start somewhere. When experimenting with open water swimming, it’s important to surround yourself with support and help, and to ease into the sport. We recently asked the open water swimming community what their first open water swim distance was. Here are the responses we received:

Facebook 

  • “73 yards .” - Shon Johnson

  • “1 mile.” - John D. Day 

Instagram 

  • “Alcatraz (2 miles).” - @godannygo

  • “About ¾ of a mile. I remember being really nervous even though it was an ultra low tide and I could touch the ground the entire time.” - @suz_orange

  • “5 miles.” - @sandraf_b_ows

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