As if the whole running thing wasn't enough:
Study: Triathlons can pose deadly heart risks
March 28th, 2009 By MARILYNN MARCHIONE , AP Medical Writer (AP) -- Warning to weekend warriors: Swim-bike-run triathlons pose at least twice the risk of sudden death as marathons do, the first study of these competitions has found.
www.physorg.com/news157482153.html
BillS - You make some good points. In mentioning lawyers, I was merely trying to deflect the blame from the individuals who struggle with their swimming. What is in the mind of the race director is probably a combination of things - the weak swimmers, the moral duty to be concerned about the safety of the participants, and legal liability.
It's easier to pick on lawyers because I am one and sometimes, in jest, you have to beat up on folks that make a profit out of other people's mistakes. Much easier to do that than pick on people that overestimate their swimming abilities.
BillS - You make some good points. In mentioning lawyers, I was merely trying to deflect the blame from the individuals who struggle with their swimming. What is in the mind of the race director is probably a combination of things - the weak swimmers, the moral duty to be concerned about the safety of the participants, and legal liability.
It's easier to pick on lawyers because I am one and sometimes, in jest, you have to beat up on folks that make a profit out of other people's mistakes. Much easier to do that than pick on people that overestimate their swimming abilities.
