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Last Days of Open Water Swimming for the Season

In SwimPosted November 1, 2021
on the lifeguard stand

Last year, my open water season ended during the first week in November. At that time, the water was getting just too cold, even with a thermal wetsuit, booties, a hoodie, and gloves. This year, it was cut short because of the need for meniscus surgery. I swam until October...

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Swimming Against the Current

In SwimPosted July 7, 2021
Hilary and Derek with the kayak

I've been swimming a lot lately in preparation for the 5.5-mile Cross Bay Swim. The other day, I asked my son, who will be my kayaker, to come for a practice swim. I usually go to Tobay in the morning but since he likes to sleep in, I went at...

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First Few Open Water Swims of the Season

In SwimPosted June 30, 2021
Ray and Hilary in the open water

By the time you read this blog, it will probably be the end of June. When I wrote this blog, it was June 2 on day 3 of open water swimming. The water temperature is in the high 50s, low 60s. The air temperature is around 62. The first swim...

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Still Swimming in the Open Water?

In SwimPosted November 2, 2020
In November, three swimmers are still swimming open water

I've done some crazy things in my life, like crashed Woody Allen's New Year's Eve Party, skied the Alps, wore Google Glass in Costa Rica, and I've competed in dozens of triathlons. But, swimming when the water temperature is so cold it feels as if it burns your face, is...

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Finding My Happy Place in the Open Water

In SwimPosted October 7, 2020
Hilary Topper in her happy place

There are days when I swim in the open water and I just feel a sense of freedom -- freedom from COVID-19 threat, freedom from all the nasty politics, and freedom from life. There's something meditative and special about the water that you can't experience anywhere else. It's truly my...

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How to Swim in Choppy Water

In SwimPosted September 27, 2019

At the end of August on Long Island, it felt like fall had already started. I had a swim date to meet my friend, Lisa, at Tobay Beach, about five miles east of Jones Beach. When I got to the beach, I met another teammate, Peggy. Choppy Water "Wow, the...

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Going Rogue During Open Water…

In SwimPosted October 12, 2018
Hilary Topper coming out of the water

Check out what happened when I went rogue during an open water swim... Thanks Total Master Swim! 

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Swimming in the Open Water in the Winter

In SwimPosted February 7, 2018

Swimming in the Open Water in the Winter I went to Grand Cayman, Mexico and Cuba on a cruise. My goal with this trip was to try to get in as much open water swimming as possible. I registered for St. Anthony's Triathlon in April for Team in Training, which...

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Swimming at Robert Moses State Park

In SwimPosted August 16, 2017

Swimming at Robert Moses State Park I've been training for triathlons for nearly three years and every year since I started, I look forward to the day that Bryan Krut of Open Water Swim LI announces the Robert Moses swim at sunset. First off, if you don't know how to...

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A One Mile Swim Race That Went Sour Or Did It?

In SwimPosted September 14, 2016
Triathletes running in open water

This was a race I did in September 2016. It was my first 1 mile swim race. It didn't go well and that's why I thought it was important to republish. Find out what happened and what I realized. ----- It's hard to not let triathlons define you. You work...

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