My sister is currently swimming across the Strait of Girbraltar. She and two friends are swimming both as a personal challenge and to raise money for World Reader, an organization that provides kindles/e-books to schools in Africa ( http://www.worldreader.org/ (http://www.worldreader.org/) ). They managed to raise $104,000!
Anyway, this post is just me gushing with pride and admiration, since the training is pretty intense, the water cold, not to mention cargo ships, dolphins/sharks/seaweed, open ocean swells, wind, rip tides, currents, etc. Very proud of her.
I'm following them via GPS at:
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0eUJ8IpRGXUBoqfcY6WdmRSsdreY91XSo (http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0eUJ8IpRGXUBoqfcY6WdmRSsdreY91XSo)
Go Emily! [bow_down]
Awesome! Very cool! [thumbsup] [clap] [clap]
That is truly bad ass [thumbsup]
That's some pretty cool stuff right there. She (and you) should be proud. I wish them well! [clap] [popcorn] [thumbsup]
Absolutely Awesome!!!!
[popcorn]
Cool! Have to check out link!!
80% there. So far they've encountered dolphins, tuna, flying fish, and a Rorqual whale (whatever that is?!).
Pic from km 7:
(http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii603/1pt21GW/null_zps7dfd46ee.jpg)
What a great adventure! Your pride is more than justified! Awesome
Arriving in Morocco 4hrs and 51min after starting:
(http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii603/1pt21GW/null_zpsa43f1983.jpg)
[clap] [clap] [clap]
That's crazy shit [thumbsup] [thumbsup]
+ 11ty billion to all of the above (coming from someone who swims like a rock).
[clap] [bow_down]
Quote from: Stella on July 11, 2013, 12:24:55 PM
...(coming from someone who swims like a rock).
Haha. Me too. I definitely didn't get her swimming genes.
She said that she'd motivate for long swims by thinking: "If my body is 70% water, then only 30% of me has to swim."
outstanding effort [clap] [clap] [clap]
[clap] [clap] [clap] [clap] [drink]
Wow...mad props to your sister!! [clap]
Thanks all for the congrats, DMFers. I will pass on to her when we speak.
They crossed 5 major int'l shipping lanes. Look at that tanker!
(http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/ii603/1pt21GW/swim_zpsdd65d9fb.jpg)
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Awesome job!!
Quote from: 1.21GW on July 11, 2013, 12:52:26 PM
She said that she'd motivate for long swims by thinking: "If my body is 70% water, than only 30% of me has to swim."
I know I'm going to steal this!! A great attitude when facing such a large task.
That's an amazing accomplishment. [bow_down]
Quote from: DesmoDiva on July 11, 2013, 05:03:57 PM
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Awesome job!!
I know I'm going to steal this!! A great attitude when facing such a large task.
^ I thought the same thing. [thumbsup]
Very cool! [thumbsup] [thumbsup] [thumbsup] [thumbsup] [clap] [clap] [clap] [clap]
was gonna say swimming in one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world that's Hardcore.!!!
Huzzah!!!
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