Just keep swimming. In essence it’s that simple, but most people don’t want to hear it. Swimming for late-starters (aka non-swimmers) is usually the most difficult. It’s not intuitive nor does it come naturally for most human beings. Some people genuinely hate it and attempt to "just get by” as they start out in triathlon. Naturally, most new triathletes start as duathletes, laying down the foundational land mammal bricks of bike + run before moving on to the amphibious “l