https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/open-water-training-and-technique/25470/channel-swimmer-research-paperwww2.warwick.ac.uk/.../ Karen Throsby spent a few years interviewing channel swimmers for this. Quite a good read.en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/270897?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:36:50 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:5672707e-fa4c-4543-bf70-d3aa3da7d89bmcnairCool; so why do tomatoes sting after a long swim? Is that to do with the salt-water exposure?<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/270879?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:53:22 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:a54ad3a0-a2a5-46ed-8a8f-974be9414c09rxleakemThanks for posting - great material :applaud:<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/270826?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:31:52 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:9dc2f8db-4eca-4e9e-bfb8-e97547713246Former MemberThank you for posting that! It was a very well written and interesting article. And my partner and I got a chuckle out of the &#39;Top Tips&#39; section, &quot;don&#39;t ask how much longer- you won&#39;t like the answer&quot;. LOL:lmao:!!!<div style="clear:both;"></div>