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You might want to read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Nyad#Cuba_to_Florida_swim_attempts_in_2011.E2.80.932013 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Nya

by kamaal 11y ago

You might want to read this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Nyad#Cuba_to_Florida_swim_attempts_in_2011.E2.80.932013 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Nyad#Cuba_to_Florida_swi... Yes, you still need money to attempt something big. But that's really a small blocker given what it would actually take in terms of human effort to do some thing of that magnitude.

sandworm101 11y ago
As a regular lap swimmer, I have strong opinions on her stunts. Note the direction of travel, never north-to-south. She did swim a long way, but the current was a huge part of her speed. There is a fine line between swimming A->B and drifting. I am much more impressed by this guy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Strel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Strel