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50 Things Open Water Swimmer Should Not DoTheWorld Open Water
Swimming Associationpublished a list of100 Things Every Open Water
Swimmer ShouldKnow.
It also has a list with the opposite kind of information: 50
Things An Open Water Swimmer Should Not Do.
These recommendations range from simple acts to major
infractions of the rules or traditions of the sport, from safetyto
etiquette.
1. Swim alone.2. Assume boaters and windsurfers see you and will
move for you.3. Assume conditions get better.4. Take coral from a
reef.5. Pollute the ocean.6. Leave trash on the shore.7.
Skipacclimatization and just "gut it out".8. Assume
additionalbioprene is good enough without properacclimatization.9.
Assume you know more than the local swimmers.10. Try to outswim a
pack of experienced swimmers.11. Trip on a seashell or in the sand
during an onshore start.12. Trip and fall short of the finish line
on an onshore finish.
13. Miss aturn buoy.14. Continuously slap the feed of thelead
swimmer whiledrafting.15. Ignore the shape of thepack while
racing.16. Swallow lots of water.17. [If an elite woman], go out
slowly.18. [If an elite man], go out fast.19. Ignore the command of
the referees.20. Ignorerailroading when possible.21. Bring only 1
pair of goggles to a race/swim.22. ForgetVaseline orlanolin on
possible chafing spots.23. GetVaseline orlanolin on your
goggles.24.Zipline another swimmer.25. Smearsunscreen over your
race numbers.26. Expect toilet paper in a portable toilet minutes
before a race.27. Ignore or argue withescort boatpilots.
28. Eat new foods on race day.29. Try a new swimsuit on race
day.30. Talk during the pre-race instructions.31. Keep swimming if
your vision narrows.32. Ridicule those who wearneoprene.33.
Retaliate.34. Ignore your core.35. Forget flexibility.36. Breathe
only one one side, always.37.Impede,scratch, pull,cut off,veer
into,slap, whack, obstruct, interfere, punch orelbow others.38.
Cross the path of surfers, windsurfers or boaters.39. Swim behind a
boat.40. Be apirate swimmer.41. Ignore the core.42. Yellshark and
point to it from theescort boat.
43. Urinate onjellyfishstings.44. Use anEpiPen (epinephrine)
onbox jellyfishstings.45.Draft off apace swimmer.46. Argue with a
hallucinating swimmer.47. Shine a bright light on a swimmer at
night.48. Ignore a whistle when swimming in the open water.49.
Touch aShark Shield that is on in the water.50. Grab the fin of a
babydolphin.
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