TOMO 24,876 Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Feck me that's some swim,, got to hand it to her that's some endurance http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2408478/Diana-Nyad-64-set-break-record-103-mile-swim-Cuba-Florida-shark-cage.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,481 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Wow thats very good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frann 882 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Without a shark cage Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,638 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 The thing that always staggers me with this swimming lark, she doesn't exactly look the picture of athleticism but is clearly a shit load fitter than me. Same as half these feckers down the pool, christ when some of them get in there's a bow wave the length of the pool yet they're like bloody untiring torpedos when they swim! It's one sport where you really can't judge a book by it's cover. An amazing achievement! On a similar note, anybody heard the paralympic gold medalist Richard Whitehead is half way through running the length of Britain, 40 marathons in 40 days! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Silly old duffer. Swimming through shark infested waters, burnt to f**k for what???? She came out the water looking like the boy who drives into the acid tank in Robocop ffs!!.....Imagine that was your gran/mum...you'd be saying dont be a stupid c**t!!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marshman 7,756 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Doing things like this is so dangerous , years ago a mate of mine drowned swimming in the Thames . At hes funeral instead of a wreath , we puts lifebelt on hes coffin..... Well its what he would've wanted! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qbgrey 3,986 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 some of these benefit tenagers have trouble walking to the off liscense for white lightening Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 44,322 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Them illegals will do anything to get out of Cuba ! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Epic swim, especially for a woman her age... Dangerous waters for sure. Near 53 hours of constant motion/exercise in salt water, you can only imagine how tough that is on mind, body and soul... I've done a bit of this in my time so I have an idea but that lady is phenomenal.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Silly old duffer. Swimming through shark infested waters, burnt to f**k for what???? She came out the water looking like the boy who drives into the acid tank in Robocop ffs!!.....Imagine that was your gran/mum...you'd be saying dont be a stupid c**t!!! Some people like to TEST themselfs to the limit. Fairplay to her i say. It is definatley some Achievment. Yes some do... But the task was IMO a stupid one as she had already failed a few times and she could have easily died. Now that she's done it its all good and well done but if she had been eaten by a shark we would all have been silly "silly old c**t". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxtails 272 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 good on him , fair play! anything can be achived if you put you mind to it ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,876 Posted September 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 The thing that always staggers me with this swimming lark, she doesn't exactly look the picture of athleticism but is clearly a shit load fitter than me. Same as half these feckers down the pool, christ when some of them get in there's a bow wave the length of the pool yet they're like bloody untiring torpedos when they swim! It's one sport where you really can't judge a book by it's cover. An amazing achievement! On a similar note, anybody heard the paralympic gold medalist Richard Whitehead is half way through running the length of Britain, 40 marathons in 40 days! Yes mate,, local lad ,,, and taught my daughter to swim to boot... He used to teach the young kids at the local school baths to swim,,often see him training very often round west Bridgford Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Teegee67 1 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 Wow that's great Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 29,662 Posted September 5, 2013 Report Share Posted September 5, 2013 The thing that always staggers me with this swimming lark, she doesn't exactly look the picture of athleticism but is clearly a shit load fitter than me. Same as half these feckers down the pool, christ when some of them get in there's a bow wave the length of the pool yet they're like bloody untiring torpedos when they swim! It's one sport where you really can't judge a book by it's cover. Absolutely right its a funny one swimming ive never quite cracked it........i can never understand how some people can pretty much just float.......i have to flap about all over the place just to avoid death !!............My mrs can barely run to the end of the street but she can swim lengths of a pool all day long Got to be something in it as i bet that 64 year old woman couldnt run 110 miles.....maybe some people are just suited to water. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,638 Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 Absolutely right its a funny one swimming ive never quite cracked it........i can never understand how some people can pretty much just float.......i have to flap about all over the place just to avoid death !!............My mrs can barely run to the end of the street but she can swim lengths of a pool all day long Got to be something in it as i bet that 64 year old woman couldnt run 110 miles.....maybe some people are just suited to water. That's it, I'm getting quite into it but I just can't fathom it, it's completely illogical! I think with most types of exercise, strength and cardiovascular fitness plays a large part in how good you are but with swimming I really do think technique is the biggest factor, mechanical as well as timing breathing correctly etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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