Record for longest swim

But something happens when a person takes a look at a body or stretch of water and starts wondering if it is possible for them to swim. This is the beginning of the "what if" thought pattern. The same happened to me. I kept looking at the island of Utila which is just under 19 miles away and thinking, it's far, but it's not too far, that's doable if I am trained. So the mental process changed to active involvement, and now I am scheduled to swim from Roatan to Utila in August of 2008 (I know I need this long to get ready). And even if I weren't to complete it, I will have given it my best shot for that moment and I will find out what my limits are, or what my training limits were that prevented the completion. And, of course, I would try it again within 6 months. Donna, you are incredible! It's been inspiring to follow your journey. In the summer of 2005 I was in Upstate NY on vacation and we needed to get from Saranac Lake, NY to New Hampshire so we took a ferry across Lake Champlain. With the mountains on one side and the beautiful town of Burlington, VT on the other side I couldn't help but think how awesome it would be to swim across it. A few months after that I found out that there actually is an organized swim across Lake Champlain and it's now on my schedule for August. Sister Golden Hair (Katie my training buddy) is doing it with me. I can't wait! Julie

But something happens when a person takes a look at a body or stretch of water and starts wondering if it is possible for them to swim. This is the beginning of the "what if" thought pattern. The same happened to me. I kept looking at the island of Utila which is just under 19 miles away and thinking, it's far, but it's not too far, that's doable if I am trained. So the mental process changed to active involvement, and now I am scheduled to swim from Roatan to Utila in August of 2008 (I know I need this long to get ready). And even if I weren't to complete it, I will have given it my best shot for that moment and I will find out what my limits are, or what my training limits were that prevented the completion. And, of course, I would try it again within 6 months. Donna, you are incredible! It's been inspiring to follow your journey. In the summer of 2005 I was in Upstate NY on vacation and we needed to get from Saranac Lake, NY to New Hampshire so we took a ferry across Lake Champlain. With the mountains on one side and the beautiful town of Burlington, VT on the other side I couldn't help but think how awesome it would be to swim across it. A few months after that I found out that there actually is an organized swim across Lake Champlain and it's now on my schedule for August. Sister Golden Hair (Katie my training buddy) is doing it with me. I can't wait! Julie