Swimming at La Jolla Cove

6/19/09- I did my first real ocean swim since I got my wetsuit back in March at La Jolla Cove. There must have been about 100 people there from various swim and triathlon clubs and present and past Team in Training groups. When I first started swimming in the ocean I was nervous and felt like I was learning to swim again. I had forgotten that swimming with the wetsuit feels totally different. I was doing too much with my feet. I finally calmed down my feet and got more relaxed. I guess it's going to be like those who are afraid to fly. The fear is always there in the back of your mind. We went out a 1/2 mile and returned to the Cove for a 1 mile swim. As a bonus, I got to see schools of fish. I especially like the orange ones close to shore because they signaled that the swim was almost over.