I just looked at results of Open Water World Cup 2005 in Argentina and have a hard time comprehending how you can swim that fast for that long.Anyways, as an example the first place in a 21 km. swim was won in 2:00.30.40, which roughly translates to about 10km per hour or 34.43 SECONDS per 100 meters.How in the world is that possible?Can the current really help you out that much and out of curiousity what would you think that speed would translate into in the pool?In other words how fast would a swimmer like that swim 1500m. in a pool?
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First 20 miles of the Sagueney river swim with a river current and a 22' tide (Chicotimi to Port Alfred Quebec) took 2 to 2 and a half hours the last 8 miles took up to 7hrs against the 22' out flow tide.
George
First 20 miles of the Sagueney river swim with a river current and a 22' tide (Chicotimi to Port Alfred Quebec) took 2 to 2 and a half hours the last 8 miles took up to 7hrs against the 22' out flow tide.
George
