One thing that might help is building your confidence that you can stop and rest if/when you choose to. So, either turning on your back and floating or switching to side stroke (if you know it) or just gently treading water - not that you'd do that in a race, but knowing that if things get uncomfortable you can get into a stable and relaxed position can calm you - just like in a pool the edge is never that far away, in open water a calm and relaxed position in the water is never far away.
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Water babies singing in a lily-pool delight
Blue powder monkeys praying in the dead of night
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