How many lengths is that?
Think perhaps some people are over estimating this swim. I far as I can see its not even one length, only a width.
Swim across the Atlantic
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Think perhaps some people are over estimating this swim. I far as I can see its not even one length, only a width.
Tin Pot
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I don't really get it when you climb out of the sea on to a boat, eat and sleep, and get in again the next day.
Seems like the same feat could be done at home, and the Atlantic element is just for shoots and googles.
So what's that, 11 miles a day is 16/17km per day. About 5hrs a day for 150days?
Mental.
"On a daily basis i'm stung by sea lice and minor jellies, a 10ft shark followed us, Dorado type fish biting me, fatigued completely, & my right arm, chest & leg is yet to recover fully from the Portuguese man of war incident that left me fighting for my life.
...
The Ocean is also taking its toll on me and the current is vicious and unforgiving, pushing against me (400m swam in an hour on occasion) or pulling my legs and lower back whilst six feet waves, not always swells, smash my top half a different way. There is a difference between swells and waves, as is the current different daily. Hence distances of 1100m to 17km in a day."
This isn't the same guy who swam the Amazon and nearly lost his cock is it?
I think this may be verging on foolhardy.
Good luck to him and the team.
Seems like the same feat could be done at home, and the Atlantic element is just for shoots and googles.
So what's that, 11 miles a day is 16/17km per day. About 5hrs a day for 150days?
Mental.
"On a daily basis i'm stung by sea lice and minor jellies, a 10ft shark followed us, Dorado type fish biting me, fatigued completely, & my right arm, chest & leg is yet to recover fully from the Portuguese man of war incident that left me fighting for my life.
...
The Ocean is also taking its toll on me and the current is vicious and unforgiving, pushing against me (400m swam in an hour on occasion) or pulling my legs and lower back whilst six feet waves, not always swells, smash my top half a different way. There is a difference between swells and waves, as is the current different daily. Hence distances of 1100m to 17km in a day."
This isn't the same guy who swam the Amazon and nearly lost his cock is it?
I think this may be verging on foolhardy.
Good luck to him and the team.
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Tin Pot
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Do you think?
I'm no expert, but it doesn't look great to me. I think the straight arm recovery is ok for open water but his stroke rate is so low and over gliding abounds, his legs look low in the water and some excessive rotation going on there.
Maybe some of that suits endurance swimming...
Tin Pot
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And if you though I was cynical, have a giggle over here!
http://www.tritalk.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=99503&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
http://www.tritalk.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=99503&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
Dayvo
just passin' through
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Yeah, fakkin' hilarious. Nobbers.
Tin Pot
Guru
Perhaps, but they're not the only cynics - I don't think you know how frequent fraud is in endurance sports.
Marathon swimmers aren't convinced either:
http://marathonswimmers.org/forum/discussion/1535/ben-hooper-swim-across-atlantic-ocean
Ben has bailed after 67 nautical miles out of 2000.
At best he was immensely naive.
jefmcg
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At worst, surely. No one abandons 3% into a fake attempt.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
I'm not sure "bailed" is the right word.
If he bailed out, he'd have to carry on.
e-rider
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sharks?
Tin Pot
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I'm not sure "bailed" is the right word.
His boat is "so damaged by storms" he can't carry on with the challenge.
Interestingly, they can sail all the rest of the way to Brazil no problem.
Tin Pot
Guru
I've read into three or four of these incidents. And there are similar characterstics:
1. The person has no history in a sport they say they are going to break a world record in
2. They raise lots of money "for charity" but never evidence giving anything to a charity
3. As soon as their event starts getting criticised on the 'net the GPS updates get sketchier and sketchier
4. One of their mates logs into a forum saying they can't believe how cynical everyone is
5. Some unforeseen catastrophe they have no control over prevents them continuing
This affair ticks all those boxes.
Here's another one, earlier this year, British again sadly:
It’s Official: Marathon Man Robert Young Exposed As A Complete Fraud After Independent Investigation
LRC
The web vigilantes have won again and exposed yet another race cheat. Inspired in part by the fastest growing thread in LetsRun.com history started by Asher Delmott, a 101-page report shows conclusively that Robert Young wasn't running for much of his attempted record run across America. *MB: Robert Young fakes run across America
October 1, 2016
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jefmcg
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The only thing I meant as the distance travelled is probably real. If you were going to fake GPS files, surely you'd pick a number less humiliating than 3xEnglish Channel.
Tin Pot
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Yeah, if you or I were going to fake it I think we'd be better at it. I suspect that fraudsters are also often fantasists that half believe their fantasies to make them more convincing.
That said if I were doing a runner with a bunch of charity money, having a sponsored boat to Brazil is genius. I wonder if he'll ever return to Blighty?!
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
So he's stopped bailing? Or is someone else doing the bailing, while he does the sailing?
