What is 'sighting' during an open water swim?

Raising your head to find buoys or landmarks.

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  1. Raising your head to find buoys or landmarks ✔
  2. Counting your strokes
  3. Signaling to a lifeguard

Why: Open water swims require sighting to look for course markers without wasting energy.

Huh, didn't know that: Open water swims require sighting to look for course markers without wasting energy.

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Sighting keeps you on course, so you do not swim in circles.
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References

Answer: Raising your head to find buoys or landmarks. Open water swims require sighting to look for course markers without wasting energy.

  1. Triathlon en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triathlon
    raising the head to look for landmarks or buoys that mark the course
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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