#273647 - 01/11/15 05:21 PM
Re: Former NFL player goes overboard and swims 9 miles
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From my time scuba diving, swimming in a wet suit is excessively tiring, especially on the upper body. This was in a 1/4" suit; I imagine swimming would be easier in a thinner rig.
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#273649 - 01/11/15 06:15 PM
Re: Former NFL player goes overboard and swims 9 miles
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Swimming 9 miles is tough because of how long you are in the water (period). No drinking water, so you are dehydrating for 8-10 hours if you swim well, longer if you don't (how long was this guy in the water?).
I used to swim a mile on my lunch break, then I had lunch. The only swim strokes I use are distance strokes -- breast-stroke, side-stroke. I did a 45 min mile using a breast-stroke, but that was for all of 1 mile in a pool. 9 miles in the ocean is a long distance to just pick up after finding yourself unexpectedly in the water.
Necessity is a great motivator; he had no other good options.
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#273650 - 01/11/15 08:08 PM
Re: Former NFL player goes overboard and swims 9 miles
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And wear your life jacket. ESPECIALLY if you're on the water alone! If he had been properly harnessed in then the situation would not have occurred in the first place.
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#273657 - 01/12/15 03:49 AM
Re: Former NFL player goes overboard and swims 9 miles
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I think I could do this if I had a life vest on. I also think I could walk/run a marathon without training if the other option was death.
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#273660 - 01/12/15 05:07 AM
Re: Former NFL player goes overboard and swims 9 miles
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From my time scuba diving, swimming in a wet suit is excessively tiring, especially on the upper body. This was in a 1/4" suit; I imagine swimming would be easier in a thinner rig. Modern wetsuits are pretty easy to swim in, if they fit right. Considering the warmth and buoyancy advantages, I'll take them whenever I can get them, if the water isn't very warm.
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#273662 - 01/12/15 08:37 AM
Re: Former NFL player goes overboard and swims 9 miles
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From my time scuba diving, swimming in a wet suit is excessively tiring, especially on the upper body. This was in a 1/4" suit; I imagine swimming would be easier in a thinner rig. Modern wetsuits are pretty easy to swim in, if they fit right. Considering the warmth and buoyancy advantages, I'll take them whenever I can get them, if the water isn't very warm. Depends on the wetsuit. Triathlon/swimmers wetsuit are far more supple and flexibile. Dive and surf wetsuits are not very good for swimming.
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#273664 - 01/12/15 12:48 PM
Re: Former NFL player goes overboard and swims 9 miles
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I swim 2-3 times per week and usually about 1 to 1.5 miles per. For the average casual and non regular swimmer, they could not do this distance let alone 9 miles.
I am highly skeptical of this person's claim. He may of been in the drink for 10 hours but even with a strong inward current, I don't see it. I am not alone in this thinking. Both the Washington Post and Newsweek are questioning this man's claim. Conveniently, he is not talking about his 9 mile experience...
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#273671 - 01/12/15 09:54 PM
Re: Former NFL player goes overboard and swims 9 miles
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Today in a media interview, Konrad now claims he was in the water for 16 hours and covered 27 miles due to currents. Not sure what to think and although we may never know the complete story - he did survive to live another day. http://abc7news.com/sports/rob-konrad-i-shouldnt-be-here/471998/
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