Re: Weekend Time Wasting Thread

On Sep 9, 1:56 pm, iamh2o...@xxxxxxxxx (Steve Curtis) wrote:
"Kath" wrote:
(Steve Curtis) wrote:
"Donz5" wrote:
Oops; it wasn't the second annual
Brooklyn Bridge Swim but rather the
third annual Governors Island Swim.
And my fellow building tenant finished
first among both men and women.
http://www.nycswim.org/Event/Event.aspx?from=results&Event_ID=1803&Ye...
A 2-mile open water swim in 37m 25
sec is pretty impressive for anyone in
that particular venue.
eh, it's holding 2min 100's, not that
great.

2 minute 100's in a pool would not be that great, but in open-water,
especially in that particular venue, for two miles when considering
the conditions (chop, temperature, etc.), the time is still impressive.
Do you yourself swim? Do you know about the preparation and training
required for an open-water swim? It's definitely different than doing
laps in a pool.

Add currents.

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