Posted on 09/17/2019 2:43:25 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
A woman who was treated for breast cancer a year ago has become the first person to swim across the English Channel four times non-stop.
Ms Thomas, from Colorado in the United States,
Sarah Thomas, 37, began the epic challenge in the early hours of Sunday and finished after more than 54 hours.
Swimmer Lewis Pugh said in a tweet: "Just when we think we've reached the limit of human endurance, someone shatters the records."
Author and broadcaster Charlie Connelly has described her achievement as "one of the greatest feats of mental and physical endurance in human history", while official observer Kevin Murphy said she had "tested the limits of endurance".
She also abided by the Channel Swimming and Piloting Federation rules when completing the crossing - so was only permitted to wear a cap, goggles, and a swimsuit.
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Wow!
My great Uncle, a great swimmer, died crossing Lake Champlain between Orwell, VT and Crowne Point, NY in the 1930s.
They think he got cramps. How does this woman avoid such things?
54 hours x 60 = 3,240 minutes + 10 minutes = 3,250 minutes
130 / 3,250 = .04 miles (4 100ths of a mile each minute)
.04 x 25 = 1
3,250 / 25 = 130 miles
Very impressive indeed. I'd be lucky to make it .04 of a mile. I think I did the math correctly. 8>)
Two days six hours!!!
Continous hard work.
No sleep.
Amazing.
Amazing is not even a strong enough word to describe it. Not sure there even is a word that is. Perhaps miraculous?
I once swam half way across the English channel but figured I could not make it so I swam back to England.....
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