I generally always feel prepared for the swim, just to be disappointed by my results. I don't get the opportunity to practice open water swimming and am inevitably shocked by how much harder it is compared to lap swimming. I was reading this month’s Triathlete and there was an article by Sara Mclarty that mentioned flipping at the T's instead of at the wall. Pain is the sensation of weakness leaving the body!

Been tri-ing for several years but have never taking swimming seriously even though swimming is my weakest disipline. Got TI DVD and went to a clinic. Form is pretty good, average 15 to 17 strokes per 50 over 1000m time trial at 1:50 pace.