Death Wish?

So, I just signed up for a sprint triathlon and the anxiety has already set in. My soccer friends talked me into it with the reassurance that "it's not that bad". Okay, not that bad IF you know how to swim, are not scared to death of pedal clips on a road bike, and run more than up and down a soccer field. I unfortunately can not answer to the affirmative to any of those qualifications. I have three short months to perfect all of these skills like my life depends on it, because it literally does. Do they have lifeguards at triathlons?

I don't see any water wings in this mass of skilled athletes. Are they looked down upon?

Notice how comfortble she is in her clips. She doesn't looks like her 1 inch tires are going to skid out from beneath her and she will be helpless to stop herself from skidding across the pavement because she can't figure out how to get out of the pedals. No not her.

I wonder if one piece multisport suits come in a floral print?