1. OPEN WATER SWIMMING

2. forecast
Before you begin swimming, you must have benchmarks to guide you in swimming.
Before starting the competition, enter the sea and check the entrance and exit to the sea, to see if there are obstacles that prevent you from running to swim.

3. Technique
A few weeks before the first competition, you should practice in the pool some techniques similar to those you need in swimming at sea or in open water.
A clear example is the buoy turns: remember to practice them both ways.

4. USE OF OTHER SWIMMERS
There are two basic positions that will allow you to save energy and go faster
The swim to feet (placing you just behind a swimmer, very stuck)
Swimming to the hip (standing on one side of the swimmer, very close to him).

5. And swim fast…