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Video of the water conditions when going in: https://twitter.com/Levandov_1/status/1693384419208298899 https://twitter.com/Levandov_1/status/1693384419208298899
by ompto 3y ago
Video of the water conditions when going in: https://twitter.com/Levandov_1/status/1693384419208298899 https://twitter.com/Levandov_1/status/1693384419208298899
- bookofjoe 3y agoDeleted; I found this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbK0ZL4Ztps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbK0ZL4Ztps
- FrustratedMonky 3y agoThank You The article really didn't convey it. This puts it in perspective. Should have been cancelled. Two dead. How many quit midway, abandoned the race. That would also help add context. Rarely do people die in isolation, there were probably a lot of people struggling, they just happened to make it to a boat.
- EA-3167 3y agoSeconded, when I heard about this my first reaction was that some rough seas would be no big deal, but seeing that video... damn. Not only is that a rough environment for a hard swim, but it's a terrible one for people doing the life-guarding and rescue work.
- rasz 3y agoIts an Ironmaan challenge, not a Sunday swim. By similar logic all Ice skating should be banned, ice is slippery and you might hit your head.
- insickness 3y agoIf an ice skater gets too tired to skate, they don't die. There's a reason why swimming has lifeguards. Beyond the water being more difficult to swim in, it may make rescuing swimmers more difficult.
- FrustratedMonky 3y agoThis is completely ignorant. Their is a reason the swim happens first. Even for elite athletes the swim can be dangerous. If you get tired running, you just walk, or stop. If you get tired swimming you drown and die. The risk factors for open water swimming are dramatically different from other sports. Many races get cancelled just based on water conditions.
- fortylove 3y agoWow. Awful
- cinntaile 3y agoWhy are the participants doing that... Did they need this race to qualify or something?
- mbroshi 3y agoThere's an implicit assumption that the organizers would cancel the race if conditions are unsafe. E.g., when I go on a rollercoaster, I assume engineers have calculated the safety better than I could ever evaluate
- davidguetta 3y agoThe "scary" thing from an advanced swimmer is that its that despite some comments here its not REALLY looking scary for anyone born close to such conditions. I know its actually scary because I've seen some "countryside " swimmers get full panic for a third of that kinda waves. There are levels to this and iron man organize should take that into account