Dozens of open-water "newbies" and novices got their open-water chops this morning at a swim clinic conducted at West Neck Beach by Lisa Baumann of AquaFit Masters, with assistance from Poddites Rob Ripp, and Ken Longo who provided kayak support. Regular Pod swimmers arrived for the 8:00 scheduled swim to find the parking lot nearly full and the beach and benches crowded with more than a hundred wetsuited athletes eager to experience the relatively calm, clear waters of Cold Spring Harbor.
Three groups of swimmers divided by experience level plied the waters between the southern and northern buoys and the beach, while Pod members who opted not to participate in the clinic (which was open to all) took the less crowded Causeway route. Conditions were perfect -- with a southerly wind kicking up a little chop midswim to make it interesting and provide the newbies with some firsthand experience of the everchanging conditions open-water swimmers face.
The Pod returns to the Salt for weekday swims on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 6:15 a.m....
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