My friend just announced that her grandfather swam in the Olympics, when the swimming competion was done in the Hudson River. She is 40.
What does she mean by this? I don't think any Olympics were in NY, but could they have trained there? Or is she fibbing? :joker:
Just curious...SmartSwimmeroftheDay award to the person who knows!
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Quick English Channel question to add (again off the original subject, sorry... just my reading has made me curious): I notice that in 1926, according to Mortimer's book, swimmers were saying that it was more difficult to go from England to France than vice versa. But lately, I've been hearing that France to England is more difficult.
Why the change in opinion? Or is it just a matter of individual preference?
I believe that most people consider France-England easier because the worst tidal effects are generally along the French coast. If you are going England-France, you have to deal with them at the end of the swim. There are numerous tales of people who have gotten to within a few hundred yards of the French shore and either never made it or had to swim several more hours until the tide changed. I remember reading that the French government had outlawed starting in France, so it's kind of moot.
-LBJ
