Sep
07
Nothing says, “Let’s go swimming” like jellyfish, strong currents and 54-degree water.
Posted by tracyb under Swimming News
According to a recent article in the Anchorage Daily News, a San Diego woman swam across Sitka Sound with stinging jellyfish, 54-degree water and strong currents – without a wetsuit.
At one point in her 4-hour, 36-minute swim, Claudia Rose seriously considered calling it quits, but then she was stung by a jellyfish and "didn’t remember to quit." Rose completed what is believed to be the first recorded swim across the Sound, an eight-mile journey from Kruzof Island to Sitka.
You can read the full story here.
September 7th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Wow! And today I wore a wetsuit top because the water was (I think) 78 degrees, and it felt cold even with the wetsuit.. and, worse yet, I DID quit because I panicked at being put in a lane that I didn’t think I could manage, and once the brain is out of control, the rest follows. I wish the coaches understood what hell it is to “will” yourself through the workout when your brain is screaming that you’re not going to survive. I know I am going to get there someday, but I’m SO discouraged by another setback…it’s going to take a few days to get beyond this.. Claudia Rose, is amazing, I’ll try to think of her next time I’m swimming!