Acc to the tracker, she swam 169.6 km (105.4 mi) in 67:15, or about 2.52 km/hr (1.57mph). Her total time includes time for refueling every 30 min or so. In her Oct 2016 swim where she set the previous WR, she went 81.8 mi in 56:05 (1.46 mph) but I believe she had more problems with a head wind in that swim. Acc to the USMS article I mentioned earlier, she almost gave up at 30 hr b/c she had only gone about 40 mi, and hence had more than 40 to go. Also, here's the link to the ST thread on that swim from last October; Sarah herself (Ssthomas) actually chimed in several times.http://forum.slowtwitch.com/...im_P6098843/?page=-1[/quote[/url]]

Crazy. That's 2:10/100yd for 106 miles.

And the 2:10 includes time for refueling, etc. I would think her actual average pace while swimming was around 2:00/100 yd but what I'd really like to know is what pace she started at and then how her pace varied over the 67.25 hrs. I would guess she started at around 1:30/100 yd. Maybe Sarah will remember us and chime in as she did last Oct.

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And the 2:10 includes time for refueling, etc. I would think her actual average pace while swimming was around 2:00/100 yd but what I'd really like to know is what pace she started at and then how her pace varied over the 67.25 hrs. I would guess she started at around 1:30/100 yd. Maybe Sarah will remember us and chime in as she did last Oct.

The screenshot of her tracker below shows she slowed down over time. I watched the live stream of her climbing out of the water at the end. I was impressed that she was so functional. I would have been impressed if she flopped onto shore, but no, she just walked on out like it was no problem and went and sat down and rested.

Yes, I sight off of a kayak or boat most of the time.

Thanks for finding me and following along! :-)

The speed variations were mostly due to wind. And me getting really tired over time and slowly slowing down. We started in calm weather conditions, got a slight push during the first day, and then had a headwind most of the first night. Day 2 started with a great tailwind, but I completed my loop around 2:30 pm and had to turn back into it. We had a pretty solid headwind then from about 2:30 until 9 pm, when it started to calm. Around 11 pm we picked up a slight tailwind, which grew to a 20 knot tailwind from about 3 am to 5 am. I was flying down the lake! It slowed a little with daylight, but I did have a tailwind wind until about 2:30 pm on the third day. Then, it flipped on me again. It wasn't horrible, but I was pretty tired at that poit and a headwind takes a lot out of you. Luckily, it calmed as darkness came and the final several hours of swimming it was smooth as glass. Too bad I was too tired to take advantage of the conditions!
All in all, we got super lucky on the weather. We had some rain, but no storms and the wind was manageable.
I saw someone else say that I probably had a team advising me when to swim. I wish! We only had the boat rentals from Monday-Thursday, so it was swim then or not at all. I don't have sponsors or any other financial support other than my own wallet- so we don't have the advantage of waiting for perfection. So, I know I was dang lucky on the weather this time!
Also, for what it's worth, I did my best time for a 50 mile swim and was about 6 hours faster at 80 miles than I was on Lake Powell.

Yeah, Lake Champlain can get some rough chop, but at least there won't be jellyfish to worry about.

Yeah, Lake Champlain can get some rough chop, but at least there won't be jellyfish to worry about.

I actually have several friends who have had lampreys attach to them! We did do some research and learned that it is rare and that the lamprey population is down, but it is totally possible to have one attach. Twist and pull, according to a friend! Here she is with one she pulled off.

Given the lack of any current in this lake, it seems odd that her speed varies so much. Assuming i'm guessing the y axis correctly, looks like she starts out around 1.3, then 1.8, 1.7, 1.8, etc, then jumps up to 2.3, 2.0, 2.3.

It's not super-consistent like a river, but there are surface currents in Champlain, generally south to north. It comes from the prevailing S-N wind, and also because the primary outflow (Richelieu River) is at the far northern end. (Source: I paddled on Champlain for most of the 90s when I lived in Burlington).

Possibly this is one reason for the loop course.