cold water

They did it! Scott Lautman, Mark Lautman, Cristain Vergara and Rachel Golub successfully swam the Strait of Magellan--here is Rachel's account with link and news story from Chile. los nadadores que cruzaron.... are at the moment enjoying the afterglow of many bottles of wine and a fantastically roasted lamb in the company of the wonderful extended family and home of Claudia Molkembhur, our brilliant host, who has taken on the production of this swim under the aegis of Chile Deportes... our swim, assisted by the Armada de Punta Arenas and a wonderful armada of tonino-- Magallanes dolphins-- and penguins, was more than successful. it was positively magical, beginning with calm, then sandwiched between severe storms, ending in a tranquil sea with laughing dolphins accompanying the boats to shore. Scott finished first in 1 hour, 18 minutes, Mark in 1 hour 38 minutes, Cristian in 1 hour 50 minutes after battling offshore currents, and I ended up last at 1 hour 53 minutes after an encounter with a whirlpool. Cristian and Mark arrived ashore just minutes before. The water was 40 degrees. Internet access is scant here but I will write more as soon as possible. www.rachelgolub.blogspot.com/ www.laprensaaustral.cl/.../noticia.asp

They did it! Scott Lautman, Mark Lautman, Cristain Vergara and Rachel Golub successfully swam the Strait of Magellan--here is Rachel's account with link and news story from Chile. los nadadores que cruzaron.... are at the moment enjoying the afterglow of many bottles of wine and a fantastically roasted lamb in the company of the wonderful extended family and home of Claudia Molkembhur, our brilliant host, who has taken on the production of this swim under the aegis of Chile Deportes... our swim, assisted by the Armada de Punta Arenas and a wonderful armada of tonino-- Magallanes dolphins-- and penguins, was more than successful. it was positively magical, beginning with calm, then sandwiched between severe storms, ending in a tranquil sea with laughing dolphins accompanying the boats to shore. Scott finished first in 1 hour, 18 minutes, Mark in 1 hour 38 minutes, Cristian in 1 hour 50 minutes after battling offshore currents, and I ended up last at 1 hour 53 minutes after an encounter with a whirlpool. Cristian and Mark arrived ashore just minutes before. The water was 40 degrees. Internet access is scant here but I will write more as soon as possible. www.rachelgolub.blogspot.com/ www.laprensaaustral.cl/.../noticia.asp