Former Miami Dolphins player swims nine miles to shore after falling off boat

South Florida Sun-Sentinel ^ | January 10, 2015

[Usagi_yo]

lol, you think so. I mean kudos for him,

http://www.livescience.com/32111-how-far-away-is-the-horizon.html

[onedoug]

Elementary backstroke. What would really worry me would be sharks.

[HotHunt]

I swam the mile in a pool at Scout camp when I was in early high school. I was an athlete but not on the swim team or anything like that. At the time, I thought no way but it can be done with persistence and motivation. My brother and I and several others in my troop accomplished the task in the week we were there.

I think in this case, if you know you will die if you give up, you will keep trying. This man was also a professional athlete. One doesn't have much choice when faced with the inevitable.

Louie Zamperini of Unbroken fame, said, "Never give up, no matter what." If someone has it in them and is positive and wants to live, they can do more than you think.

[wita]

...and the unasked question, where IS the boat? Did it arrive at full speed in the harbor without a captain?