Swimming from Cuba to Fl.

refjaf55

14 years ago

Omg
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JustinDupre

14 years ago

Now that is going to be an amazing feat.

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Henry White

14 years ago

The perfect candidate for The Darwin Awards!

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Gaz Cooper 14 years ago

Originally Posted by hwhite

The perfect candidate for The Darwin Awards!

Or the stupidity Awards being a veteran diver who has dove all around that region, that area is Shark infested waters, and while I have dove with Hammerheads in Cocos Islands, Galapagos Sharks and Silky Sharks in Galapagos islands, Bull Sharks in the Bahamas, Blacktip Sharks in Belize, White tip Sharks in Costa Rica and Great White Sharks in S Africa

YOU WOULD NOT CATCH ME DEAD doing what she is doing

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HeySal

14 years ago

Thanks Thom. I can show this to anyone who ever calls me nuts again. I'm sure they will concede my normalcy after reading that one.

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ThomM

14 years ago

Originally Posted by HeySal

Thanks Thom. I can show this to anyone who ever calls me nuts again. I'm sure they will concede my normalcy after reading that one.

What I think is the important thing here Sal is her age.
I've been saying for a while now that I feel better then I ever have in my life.
She's pretty much saying the same thing, and I think you can relate also

It's nice approaching 60 and feeling like 30

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jimbo13 14 years ago

What would be even more amazing would be if the swimmer was going from Florida to Cuba.

That would confuse the sharks.

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- Kay King 14 years ago
  
  She's in an odd sort of shark cage - the nearby boats are using some kind of electrical field to keep sharks at bay.
  
  Pretty amazing feat even without being shark bait.
  
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HeySal

14 years ago

Originally Posted by ThomM

What I think is the important thing here Sal is her age.
I've been saying for a while now that I feel better then I ever have in my life.
She's pretty much saying the same thing, and I think you can relate also

It's nice approaching 60 and feeling like 30

Yeah - the swim would be enough, though, Thom. Deciding to defy the laws of nature isn't a test of youthful vitality -- it's a form of stupidity that decreases your odds of ever getting older.

I am often told I am too old to climb mountains, and be in the wild by myself -- but I never go out there expecting the animals to get together and decide to just ignore me because it's a human "sportscar sort of thing".

I can respect this woman's drive to do the swim -- to blatantly oppose protection from sharks isn't something that I admire. I think if she did so she was just plain senile. I'm really glad to hear that there are boats offering protection against them. The way it was stated "no shark cage" makes me think that there was a little media spin on this one to get people to read the story. Not at all as ludicrous as it sounded. -

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ThomM

14 years ago

Originally Posted by HeySal

Yeah - the swim would be enough, though, Thom. Deciding to defy the laws of nature isn't a test of youthful vitality -- it's a form of stupidity that decreases your odds of ever getting older.

I am often told I am too old to climb mountains, and be in the wild by myself -- but I never go out there expecting the animals to get together and decide to just ignore me because it's a human "sportscar sort of thing".

I can respect this woman's drive to do the swim -- to blatantly oppose protection from sharks isn't something that I admire. I think if she did so she was just plain senile. I'm really glad to hear that there are boats offering protection against them. The way it was stated "no shark cage" makes me think that there was a little media spin on this one to get people to read the story. Not at all as ludicrous as it sounded. -

She had shark protection Sal, just not a cage. She swam in a low voltage electric field similar to those invisible fences people have for their dogs. There where also divers at the ready in her support boats who where ready to jump in and deter any sharks that looked like they could get to close.
It was the current that ended her swim though. Some things in nature you just can't beat.

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swchiiz

14 years ago

Did she make it? alive?

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promhut729

14 years ago

I feel his admiration for the courage and perseverance

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Alan Petersen 14 years ago

She didn't make it but heck of a try!

Diana Nyad forced to abandon 103-mile swim from Cuba to Florida - CNN.com
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design2convert

14 years ago

I have seen this news first time, its really amazing i also really like swimming but she has really done fabulous job.

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Michael Mayo

14 years ago

Current Affairs:

Well since they used electric currents to detour the sharks the sharks were probably
swimming away so fast that their tails created the under currents that stopped
her from finishing the swim to Florida...lol (Karma)

Okay, okay, I'll shut up now. :p

Have a Great Day!
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Fazal Mayar

14 years ago

thats amazing, im not surprised she hasnt made it. Alteast she didnt give up, she gave up because of health issues.

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Swimming from Cuba to Fl.

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