In golf, there is one feat few accomplish - to shoot your age.
The goal is simple - par is your age where everyone hits from the same tees and there are no handicaps.
To swim your age you must do a swim equal in kilometers to your age. So if you are 20 years old, you can if you do at least a 20K swim.
If you are 30 years old, you can Swim Your Age if you do at least a 30K swim. At 40 years, you must do a 40K swim. Obviously, this aquatic feat gets harder and harder as you get older.
The swim can be done in any body of water: an ocean, lake, reservoir, bay, estuary, sea, channel, canal, river, fjord or lagoon. It must be continuous (feeding stops are allowed) and completed according to the traditional rules of the sport (e.g., no touching boats, kayaks or piers and without a wetsuit) and is measured in kilometers (not miles which is harder).
With the growing number of Half Century Club members, the Swim Your Age achievement is within reach for many.
When I first looked at the title (didn't look at the forum or author), I assumed it meant swimming some pool distance in seconds=age. That would make more sense. You'd have more time to swim it as you age.
But having to swim a 44KM OW swim now. Are you insane? There has got to be a better age-related OW swim metric out there...
When I first looked at the title (didn't look at the forum or author), I assumed it meant swimming some pool distance in seconds=age. That would make more sense. You'd have more time to swim it as you age.
But having to swim a 44KM OW swim now. Are you insane? There has got to be a better age-related OW swim metric out there...
