http://dailynews.openwaterswimming.com/...rivers-marathon.html
Disclaimer: my fly is sh*t so anything over 200m seems impossible to me but this is just impressive:
"His butterfly swims have included the 20 Bridges Manhattan Island Swim, Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test, In Search of Memphré, Portland Bridge Swim, S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge Canyon Lake, S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge Saguaro Lake, Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, and the Three Rivers Marathon Swim."
That works out to ~1:52/100yds. Not speedy but I can't imagine fly is great when you're dealing with currents.
Disclaimer: my fly is sh*t so anything over 200m seems impossible to me but this is just impressive:
Quote:
What is remarkable about these results is the year-long effort that John Batchelder is doing in the non-freestyle marathon swimming world. The standard for a calendar-year butterfly marathon swimming effort was previously set by Danny Projansky in 2014 when he completed 70 miles (112.65 km) of butterfly marathon swimming. "So far this year, it looks like John has completed 160 miles (257.49 km) in butterfly, and he's still talking about the Catalina Channel in October," remarked Brian Suddeth. "His butterfly swims have included the 20 Bridges Manhattan Island Swim, Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test, In Search of Memphré, Portland Bridge Swim, S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge Canyon Lake, S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge Saguaro Lake, Tampa Bay Marathon Swim, and the Three Rivers Marathon Swim."
That works out to ~1:52/100yds. Not speedy but I can't imagine fly is great when you're dealing with currents.