The article says that the race organizers are disputing the number of rescues being reported.
I'm not trying to start a flame war, just passing along the news as it is reported.
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just to add one more thing being I am doing the English channel next year and have gotten up to a 16 mile swim in 7 hours. My friend that Kayaked for me is an Ironman and made time to go to Kona. She said that she thinks swimming is much harder because you cant, slowdown and walk like you could in a run, you dont get to use diffrent body parts, all your arms, you cant get food or drink unless some hands it to you with out tuching them. It very hard to pee and tread water. You have no land marks in the channel. you dont know if your at the end or not. There is no on on the other side to cheer you on. you cant hear people or talk to anyone your alone the way. You jump in the water in the dark off a boat to start.You cant stop swimming while you eat or anthing because every mintue the tide pushes you around and could add hours on to your swim. She said she would never do a marthoon swim because you get a leg cramp and you have to just go not to mention the cold. She swam 2 twice with me in a wet suit when it was 56 I was not in one. she said she would never do it agin. But I in turn thing she is cazy to run and bike what she does. It comes down to these are two very diffrent sports.
just to add one more thing being I am doing the English channel next year and have gotten up to a 16 mile swim in 7 hours. My friend that Kayaked for me is an Ironman and made time to go to Kona. She said that she thinks swimming is much harder because you cant, slowdown and walk like you could in a run, you dont get to use diffrent body parts, all your arms, you cant get food or drink unless some hands it to you with out tuching them. It very hard to pee and tread water. You have no land marks in the channel. you dont know if your at the end or not. There is no on on the other side to cheer you on. you cant hear people or talk to anyone your alone the way. You jump in the water in the dark off a boat to start.You cant stop swimming while you eat or anthing because every mintue the tide pushes you around and could add hours on to your swim. She said she would never do a marthoon swim because you get a leg cramp and you have to just go not to mention the cold. She swam 2 twice with me in a wet suit when it was 56 I was not in one. she said she would never do it agin. But I in turn thing she is cazy to run and bike what she does. It comes down to these are two very diffrent sports.
