On a 15h45min flight yesterday (a flight from the Middle East that took the long route) one of the movies I saw was "Against the Current" a drama about someone who swam down the Hudson River from Troy NY to the Verrazano bridge. I thought it would be about swimming, and it really wasn't.
I know it's fiction but here's the thing: he just decides to do it, no training, first day he swims 3 miles then a few days later he's up to 10, swims every day, swims with his head and shoulders above the water, no permits (although this is mentioned in the film)...
Guess distance open water swimming isn't that hard after all.
Anyone else see this one or other films that show how easy it is?
