http://www.swimnews.com/News/displayStory.jhtml?action=get&id=5537
“Bulgarian Open Water swimmer Petar Stoychev broke the world record for crossing the English Channel late on Friday, his time across the Dover Strait - 38.43 kms - the first one inside seven hours.”
I know there’s a certain amount of luck involved with the currents, but still, Wow!
Wow, indeed.
38.43 km in 6:57:50 = 1’05 per 100 m, with no flip turns. I could hang with him for the first 100 meters. (Which is longer than I could stay with a record-setting marathoner, I suppose.)
Beats the ferry or chunnel by a long way!
38.43 km in 6:57:50 = 1’05 per 100 m, with no flip turns.
yikes.
Woohoo…
My friend and teammate Amber also made the crossing on Friday…
Amazing…