Cool to invite yourself on someone's solo swim?
Hi,
So is it cool for someone (a stranger) to invite themsevles on your solo swim that you had to get a permit for and arrange boat and kayak escorts for on a route that you want to be the first to swim? I want to be cool and fun and as nice and welcoming as the rest of the open water community has been to me, but this does not seem right. Thanks for any and all thoughts.
Laura
So is it cool for someone (a stranger) to invite themsevles on your solo swim that you had to get a permit for and arrange boat and kayak escorts for on a route that you want to be the first to swim? I want to be cool and fun and as nice and welcoming as the rest of the open water community has been to me, but this does not seem right. Thanks for any and all thoughts.
Laura
Comments
Just kidding. It is kind of a loaded question and of course the answert is "No, it is not cool."
...anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
In answer to your question, I'm with @david_barra. It's your swim.
We're all just carbon, water, starlight, oxygen and dreams
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Solo. Self explanatory.
Crew and alternate crew can offer to help. Even an offer to be a support swimmer should be very carefully worded, and put out as an "If you need or want. . . " not a "I can be a support swimmer." ZERO pressure on the swimmer.