It can really knock your confidence when you've been training all winter in the swimming pool but when you finally get into the open water, you're SLOWER?! You expect to feel great, all that added buoyancy, fresh air, and nature but you're just not as fast as you were in the pool. In this video, we explain why this might be and offer some suggestions to bring back the speed!

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