holy shit, beast of a swim

Man, 14 hrs of 53-56 degree water with no wetsuit, brrrr!!! I think I could maybe, possibly if fully rested, swim for 14 hrs in nice 82 degree water, but no way I'd survive 14 hrs in 55-ish water. Wow, that was one brutal swim!!!

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"Anyone can be who they want to be IF they have the HUNGER and the DRIVE."

That is very impressive. And, if I read it correctly; his seventh attempt. Talk about perservance.

Ya, I saw that too, would be very interesting to hear about what went wrong on the first 6:)

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"Anyone can be who they want to be IF they have the HUNGER and the DRIVE."

Hypothermia?

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lol, i was going to say not enough layers of blubber built up.
man, he had to have some kind of protection from the cold...that's coooooold water to swim in for that long.

congrats, nonetheless. awesome accomplishment.

Ya, I wonder if he gained weight progressively over the 7 attempts, it would be very interesting to see his weight across the 7 swims. I think I'd need to gain 40-50 lbs to be able to survive 14 hrs in 55-ish water.

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"Anyone can be who they want to be IF they have the HUNGER and the DRIVE."

Not to mention avoiding the Great Whites that hang out at the Farallons.

Is that a gang?

Did he have a support crew with shark repellent tech? Yeah, unnerving to swim with those things lurking around...

I went on a Great White Cage Dive a few years back. It was eerie. We didn't see any sharks while in the cage but after our dives, we "trolled" a surfboard in back of the boat, which was almost immediatley attacked by a large Great White.

I seriously doubt he used a wetsuit or anything similar.
Not allowed in marathon swimming.
Those that train for it can do it.