I heard on NPR that she hit unexpectedly high currents which took her off course. With an event this long she'd go through every available source of energy no matter what she eats. When she reaches the end she'd be drawing energy from her muscles, basicly eating them
There's no room for error or to go off course and "oh, I'll just swim another 20 miles or so ..."
Amazing effort!
Can we get her here to post to the "Is there anyone here over 60?" thread? Has anyone read her training regime? Astounding.
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08-09-2011, 10:45 AM #1
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I'm an old time open water swimmer... and I couldn't have touched her workouts when I was 20, let alone at almost 51!!
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08-09-2011, 02:56 PM #3
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Too bad! I still think she's amazing, and I'm glad she's safe.
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09-23-2011, 08:09 PM #4
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She's going for it again!
Diana Nyad begins new attempt at swim record
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09-24-2011, 06:11 AM #5
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I just read that. I hope she makes it this time.
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I hope she does also! We actually went to the same prep school(granted a few decades a part) but it makes me want to support her even more, not only for being a strong female athlete but for also sharing the same school pride that I do.
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09-25-2011, 07:34 AM #7
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Still swimming as of the last update. She had to come out of the water last night because of a jellyfish sting to the face - so if she completes the swim, it'll go into the record books as a staged swim rather than non-stop, but it would still be a record.
Go Diana!Speed comes from what you put behind you. - Judi Ketteler
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