I have been swimming for some time now. I usually do about 4000 yards four days per week. I have never done a long distance swim. I'm not sure why but I have been tossing the idea around in my head to swim a 30-38 mile Fresh water swim at the end of August. I'm not concerned about the time it takes. I'm thinking I would need a support crew, nutrition while underway, lights etc. etc. I would appreciate any feedback and insight you could lend regarding workouts to build up, experiences, recommended suit, food, etc. etc.
Lets hear it.
Here's a link to my Channel swim on Youtube. There are about 15 minutes of it still to upload, but this is most of it. A lot of the techiques in training and racing that I've used in the past are shown here. Probably the most important one is how I feed during a swim. Talking with your crew only wastes time and prolongs your success.
Here you go:
2001: Chris Derks' Swim Odyssey - YouTube
Here's a link to my Channel swim on Youtube. There are about 15 minutes of it still to upload, but this is most of it. A lot of the techiques in training and racing that I've used in the past are shown here. Probably the most important one is how I feed during a swim. Talking with your crew only wastes time and prolongs your success.
Here you go:
2001: Chris Derks' Swim Odyssey - YouTube
