Ease your way down the slipway. Be careful, its slippery.

It will be a waist-deep start (no warm-ups allowed).

Countdown and you are off, 1km to loosen up and shake off the nerves.

Sight the yellow flags on Coney Island.

There will be a slight current to help you along.

Your exit point on Coney is between the two yellow flags. Its the safest and fastest way. Swim as far as you can towards the flags until its only a few cm deep, then standup, step between the two big rocks and onto the sand.

Follow the marshals instructions.

Refresh yourself with an early drink.

Keep the flags to your left and head back into the water, bearing left, where you will see the first buoy.