I found this on the Utah Masters website homepage. Amazing what they did, although a bit excessive and crazy too. That much strain on the body cannot be that good for a person either. Was it really worth it?
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Amazing Utah Swim - 50,000 yd. SWIM in one day
For several weeks, Will Reeves (a 57 year old diehard distance swimmer), had it in his head to swim 50,000 yards (30.3) miles in one day. On Jan 17, 2011 it happened. Believe it or not, there are witnesses. Mori Paulsen, (a 51 year old extreme fitness kind of guy), ended up having the holiday off from work and decided to join Will. They started at 7:15 a.m. Monday morning and finished at 9:00 p.m. They swam (25) 2,000 yard sets with an average 2-3 minute break between the 2,000s. At about 30,000 yards they both hit the wall. Will was getting sick and Mori started having the shakes and cramps in his right triceps. In pain, they both persisted and decided to shoot for 40,000. When they reached 40,000, the physical pain to call it quits dissipated somewhat and they pushed on to the 50,000.goal. It took a couple of days to recover. Mori is still feeling soreness in his triceps. Congratulations on the swim!!
I wouldn't swim 50,000 in a week, much less in a day. Come to think of it, there's never been a two week period in my Masters' career where I've swum 50,000 yards.
Quality, not quantity -- that's my cop-out excuse. :bolt:
I wouldn't swim 50,000 in a week, much less in a day. Come to think of it, there's never been a two week period in my Masters' career where I've swum 50,000 yards.
Quality, not quantity -- that's my cop-out excuse. :bolt:
