Colby,
Thanks for posting this. I saw it and thought, oh, i've already read Knotted's
story, i don't need to read this; but then i couldn't resist and read every word.
It sounds like you did great! I can't believe you swam 1/2 mile with a bum shoulder! I toy with the idea of doing a triathlon, but haven't done any real swimming since i was 11 (that's 43 years ago!)

A big congrats to you and your m in law and thanks so much for sharing your story!