What is Reddit's opinion of Crete Swim: An insider's guide to sightseeing from the water?

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First, I would become more mindful of safety issues such as checking weather forecasts, having knowledge of tidal streams and rip currents, and telling others about your daily swim plan. Swimming along the coastline may be safest. Marine navigation skills could be important and I spend 12 pages reviewing these in Crete Swim. For example, you would sight a heading to compensate for drift due to wind and current, and this is learned through practice. For race training, you could define a course (landmark to landmark) and aim to improve your times. A GPS watch like the Garmin Swim 2 could help. Adjusting your swim technique (breathing, stroke, kick) to quickly adapt to changing conditions and goals is also important. For example, when sighting more frequently, a stronger kick is needed to maintain a streamlined (horizontal) body position in the water.

There are some very good free documents online:

From SwimSmooth:
https://www.triathlonvictoria.org.au/wp-content/uploads/pdf/Open-Water-Guide-SwimSmooth-30thApril.pdf

From Swim Trek: https://www.flipbookpdf.net/web/site/dabd9d8356f104cfc13f5039dc67855fd3025bfb202203.pdf.html

From the Outdoor Swimming Society:

https://www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dart10k-training-manual.pdf

I have a guidebook called <strong>Crete Swim</strong> where the first 60 pages cover navigation, safety, and preparation that are essential for swimming exploration and tourism around the island, rather than organized OWS events and competitions.