Any of you folks into swimming?

[cory]

This girl is rather adept.

Sarah Thomas Completes Two-way Swim Between Northern Ireland and Scotland » Explorersweb

Marathon swimmer Sarah Thomas has become the first person to complete a two-way crossing of the frigid North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland. During her swim, the water temperature fluctuated between 12˚C and 14˚C. The water is also rough and full of jellyfish. On July 9, the...

explorersweb.com

 

[Burnham]

That's an understatement .

 

[Tree09]

There's swimming, and then there's that

 

[cory]

Crossed English Channel 4x in a row?

Something doesn't compute here?!?

I guess swimming across the Atlantic Ocean might be next

 

[stig]

Must have been a Dolphin in a past life or something.

 

[cory]

 

[Tree09]

I still have 2 pool records that still stand after all these years.....relays but damnit i was still there!

 

[stig]

Swimming with whales!

 

[Bermy]

Husband's father swam 7 lengths of an olympic pool underwater, with flippers.
I miss swimming, water is WAY to cold here.

 

[cory]

How cold?

 

[Tree09]

Swimming with whales!

Now now, not all Americans are fat. If i remember correctly i was somewhere under 25 seconds on a 50 free and around 55 seconds on a 100 free. The other guys on the relays all had big college scholarships paid for by swimming, and 1 guy got tapped out getting into the Olympics. I was the worst guy on the 4 man relay, but i was mainly there for a winter workout for my throwing arm because i was a catcher in baseball. I could have played college ball, but not at the university of Illinois where i was going for engineering. Either way it was good enough to get me a couple pool records at the old high school that have stood for over 20 years now. Although i do have to admit they closed the school and i don't know if high school still swims competitively there anymore, so they likely will stand forever!

 

[cory]

Gotta love it!!

 

[Bermy]

Well cory, when you are used to swimming in the ocean from 70-80* F, and now it's less than 60...yup, too cold!
I'm spoiled and I know it!

 

[cory]

Might be too chilly for an extended swim but you know what they say about the benefits of a nice cold plunge!

Cold Plunges: The Science Behind Cold Water Therapy

People use cold plunges for invigoration and health benefits. Are they onto something? What does science say about cold water therapy and polar plunges?

www.discovermagazine.com

 

[Tree09]

@cory i gotta ask, were you a penguin in a past life or something? If i even tried that i think my whole body would tense up so bad it would snap my back in half hahahahahahaha. I'm thinking of getting a hot tub!

 

[cory]

Ha, idk, I musta been something weird though

Getting in cold water is still challenging for me but I get a kick out of the guaranteed mood elevation from it and the possible health benefits.

Here's a vid from an author, (I definitely enjoyed his book 'What Doesn't Kill Us'), it's about cold exposure and battling cancer.

 

[cory]

BTW, I hear that cold exposure coupled with heat exposure in a sauna is the best of all worlds.

 

[Tree09]

The hot tub and cold winter air as i sprint for the house will be close enough for me

 

[stig]

Just make an indoor tub like I have.
No sprinting here.

 

[cory]

"The toughest swim of my life": Oceans Seven challenger Andy Donaldson completes the Molokai Channel - Outdoor Swimmer Magazine

Scotsman Andy Donaldson has passed the halfway mark of his Oceans Seven Challenge, enduring strong winds, currents and severe nausea while swimming the Molokai Channel in Hawaii.

outdoorswimmer.com

 

[cory]

 

[pantheraba]

Beautiful stroke...that guy is a good swimmer. Love his lake.

 

[cory]

She's got the perfect build for it

At 17, She’s Already Conquered Some of the World’s Big Swims

While attention has been on the Paris Olympics, Maya Merhige, a high school senior, swam from England to France, completing the triple crown in open-water swimming.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Kaveman]

Kaveman swim like dry rock. Straight to the bottom and stay there, making a few small bubbles for a short time.

 

[davidwyby]

yeah me n kavey here ain't built for it