I have to swim with my face out of water too. Just can't het it down.I'm not good at it but enjoy it. Never have been able to get the breathing down while swimming with my face in the water. Makes me think too much. I just swim with my head out of the water... The fastest I have been timed was .5 miles(.37 mile swim/.13 mile run) was just over 15+min. The fastest guys were doing it in about 10 min. That was pacing myself because it was the first leg of a sprint tri.
