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24.51 is a pretty rapid swim for 1500m. The start of the swim is always hard as you get caught up with everyone going too quick and you need a decent draft which can be luck more than judgement. Keeping your technique in that lot is next to impossible. I find it settles down 200m in.

How far was the swim?

The amount of money I've wasted this year is obscene. My favourite purchase was a £40 pair of goggles that works in either bright sunlight or cloud cover or so said the marketing blurb. The first swim I did in them, I swam directly into bright sunlight and couldn't see a thing. Absolutely...

To be honest, I am an Open Water swimmer rather than a Triathlete (My tri bike is a £200 mountain bike and running 5km kills me). I am swimming Lake Coniston in September (5.25 miles) so a decent wetsuit is an absolute must for me. I've gone through 3 wetsuits very quickly, a cheap Orca one...

I had my first swim in this today. It's an effing brilliant wetsuit. Loads of Neoprone making it stretchy, no chaffing even without body glide ( I swam 2.5km) and 3 minutes quicker than the previous time I did the same swim. The obvious downside is the price but if it can please a miserablist...

Can someone recommend a watch which is good at tracking open water swimming distances? Cheers in advance

I know how she feels. Thought I was going to die after running up the hill after the swim.

Anyone else at Bleinheim today?

On Tuesday I did 2.5km in a lake in a wetsuit in 45 min 8 seconds. I did the same swim in a pool in just under 40 minutes. The constant sighting is the main cause of the time reduction for me and the gob full of Reed. Rank.

90% of swimmers have 'draggy' legs. Sort than one thing out to get better. To check if you have ; 1. Time yourself over 4 lengths crawl. 2. Stick a pull buoy in your legs. Time yourself over the same distance. If you swim quicker over 2 ( or same time) you need to sort out your leg position...