SHARK! Oh wait...it's just seaweed

I went for an open water swim yesterday with my uncle Jimmy who has been competing in triathlons for a long time. This was my first "real" open water swim outside of my race two weeks ago. I went once last year, freaked out and only swam like 200 yards. In April, my uncle and I went out but it was so cold we just used it as the first open water day of the year and only swam a few hundred yards. Today however, we ended up swimming for about 30 minutes and my best guess for distance is somewhere around 1400 meters. It was great to get this swim under my belt. I remained calm throughout the swim and was able to get into a good flow. I did get a little freaked once though when I hit a piece of seaweed and stopped quickly before I realized what it was. I'm looking forward to the rest of the summer and swimming in the open water once or twice a week!