Daily Archives: August 7, 2011

Diana Nyad…61 years old…103 miles / 60 hours of swimming

And speaking about swimming, when we’re snug in our beds tonight (Sunday night), Diana Nyad will begin her swim from Cuba to Florida at 7:00pm Eastern…a distance of 103 miles…in what will be a 60 hour swim….+/- http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/06/diana-nyad-says-big-swim-is-sunday/ The short notes are this: … Continue reading

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Swimming: time to get serious

A funny moment at the pool on Friday when Coach Dinah Mistilis told me that the folks at Total Immersion (TI) had noticed a recent mention in one of my posts: http://www.irondaughterirondad.com/swimming-efficiency-finding-my-stroke-rate/ …and had pointed it out to the TI instructor staff …like everywhere…so … Continue reading

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