{"id":440491,"date":"2020-07-23T06:16:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T13:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=440491"},"modified":"2020-07-23T06:16:06","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T13:16:06","slug":"from-the-pool-to-the-ocean-the-transition-open-water-swimming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/from-the-pool-to-the-ocean-the-transition-open-water-swimming\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Pool to the Ocean: The Transition"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the Pool to the Ocean: The Transition (Open Water Swimming)<\/strong><\/p>\n

By Daniela Navarrete, Swimming World College Intern.<\/em><\/p>\n

Most swimmers have swum or will swim at least an off event throughout their careers. These off events could include trying out for open water, you never know! Sometimes it might turn out that transitioning to the ocean was not that bad of an idea.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Distance Swimming = Open Water?<\/h2>\n
It is common that distance swimmers make this transition and take advantage of their renowned endurance. <\/span>Mexican Olympian in London 2012<\/a> and distance swimmer, Arturo Perez-Vertti<\/strong>, swam his first open water race in 2010. However, it was not until a year after the Games when he swam his first elite open water race at the 2013 World Cup in Cozumel, Mexico.<\/p>\n
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A post shared by Arturo Perez Vertti F. Oly (@arturopvf)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n