Is your wetsuit on correctly? Like pulled up high around bolox so that its got more give around the shoulders? How flexible is the shoulder area also? Some of the cheaper suits do not allow much mobility around there either.
Might be worth a pool test to see if its suit or OW itself
Someone did mention above about OW distance accuracy also. gps isnt great in the water from arm so could be comparing apples and oranges
@Poet / @Chriswim - I don’t kick off the wall, so no massive advantage there. Watch is always stopped at the wall
I think I’d die in the pool if I had a wettie on
@Hammerer - Huub Archimedes II 3:5. I also stopped after the first 400m lap to readjust and pull it up.
When the water is a little warmer, I might try OW with my swim skin and buoyancy shorts as the DL pool is like a bath and I’d be dead in 200m with my wetsuit on in the pool
I was going to suggest this unless you have a wetsuit without arms?
Keep meaning to do it myself for comparison as I’m in the same boat.
The cold water doesn’t help me, my arms and shoulders get cold and I completely lose form and even turning them over is hard work.
I’ve entered a series of 4 sprint aquathlons 
They consist of a 2*375mtr swim with an Australian exit followed by a 5km run.
The Australian exit has us diving - or sitting down & sliding 
- into The Dee from a pontoon.
My question is this…are there any tips to keep my goggles on?
Just hope for the best.
Love a diving start, both Outlaw half and Staffs were dives off the pontoon last year.
Little mini run up and full pelt into the water 
Usual suggestion seems to be to put the straps under your swim hat but no idea how successful it is.
Really tuck your head down onto your chest and between your arms. The slightest hint of looking up where you’re going and they’ll be off.
Plus strap under hat already mentioned as if they do come off they’ll only roll over and stay on your head at least.
Two hats will keep them even better. One hat on , then googles, then 2nd hat
2 hats goggles in between, or if only wearing one, wear them underneath
technique, tuck head squeeze ears with arms, and one hand over the other and tuck thumb around.
I wish I could. I always for any open water swim have goggle straps under my hat. If I’m wearing one hat, life is good. If I try wearing two hats I always finish with just one hat. No idea why but the second hat always falls off. I’ve not spoken with anyone else that experiences this. It’s weird.
Local pool has updated the timetable to “summer” I.e no kids/schools lessons after 1pm…
…so I might brave a “lane” swim at 4pm 
Wish me luck 
#PrayForPoet
There’s always one constant in your pool rage incidents 
Water???
Exactly 
Over a ducks back, mate 
It probably isn’t surprising but I hate videos like that. It ended with the grand statement, “are you the sort of person who likes to work through problems or are you the sort that’s needs telling what to do”. Any decent coach will enable you to work through the problem yourself and not just tell you what to do.
I’ve resisted the lure of a swim coach for years.
I hate feedback on my “style”
Yeah - I know I glide, I know my right elbow drops,
My kick is abysmal and I lean to the left slightly.
I don’t need to pay someone to tell me that
But do I want to “deconstruct” my stroke and get slower only to have the hope of being quicker?
Nah, probably not.
I’ll stick at 1:30/100m mate thanks 
I’m also of the mindset that “breaking down the stroke” into drills isn’t usually the best way to solve many of the problems with a persons stroke. They can be used to help sometimes, and do help with control and relaxation in the water, but swimming is a whole body experience, and timing is a critical part of that. We generally just let kids swim, we give tips on the basic mechanics, about staying taut, reaching, bent elbow, push water back and as time in the water increases their perception of what they are doing increases and they can then micro manage a stroke themselves. Clear faults with someone regularly swimming can be addressed with some drills, but focus swimming is usually the best way as well as keeping reps short. The simple fact is most triathletes will never get faster than say 1:40/100 because they don’t swim enough and dont have the mobility to get the body into the best positions to reduce drag whilst increasing propulsion. That’s great if it is what you are happy with but want to get to 1:20 / 100 or real competitive levels, then start doing 15k a week over 5 days and work a lot more on dry land.
That’s summing me up right there.
I’m around the 1:40/100 pace range which I’m relatively happy with and have progressed from 2:00/100 but I’ve definitely hit a plateau.
I know swimming more would probably help or joining a masters session would hopefully bring some gains but right now I just don’t have the time.
It would be interesting to see if I do have obvious flaws with my stroke though