Swimming isn't the kind of sport where you would normally think you would need a host of accessories. For the most part, a costume and a pair of goggles will suffice. Start training for speed and better technique, and you might buy some specialist floats, some hand paddles, and some fins (flippers).
I bought a £1.99 nose clip. Normally, I would not use one. I normally don't use one. But the thought of salt water in my nose for 16+ hours made me reconsider. Just how painful would that be? So Monday was my first swim with a nose clip on. It was horrible at first. I felt like I had a stinking cold. It felt just wrong. But it's surprising how quickly you adapt. After 45 or so minutes, I was in auto-pilot, and had forgotten all about it. An hour and a half came round before I knew it, and in the end it was taking the clip off that hurt most. It felt like I'd been punched. The bridge of my nose felt tender and bruised.
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