Entry for SCAR Swim 2014 coming soon. Here is a clip of the 2013 swims which had 12 Triple Crown swimmers participate. Not a bad early season warm up for channel swimmers.
"Crossing Hell's Mouth tells the story of Frank Chalmers, an open water swimmer who is setting off on the challenge of his life. Having successfully swum the English Channel, Frank has been training for over a year in preparation for his toughest swim yet; to cross the Pentland Firth."
Here's one a bit different(I think, but don't we all). I was swim guiding a friend around our local area (Ireland SE) for what I thought was a trip for him to film the caves. What resulted was to me something entirely unexpected. It's 18 mins long and needs sound. I can say I did not know he was doing any of this until I saw the finished product.
@swimmer25k Wow. That was some inspiring stuff. I think every one of those songs have been on a my pre-swim playlist (or "mix tape," as it were) at some point, except for that unholy P-Diddy sampling of Kashmir (BLASPHEMY!). Next time someone asks you if you "have any predictions for the swim," go with this one:
Well done...
"Lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Have brought be down upon my knees
Oh I beg, I beg and plead..."
@swimmer25k Wow. That was some inspiring stuff. I think every one of those songs have been on a my pre-swim playlist (or "mix tape," as it were) at some point, except for that unholy P-Diddy sampling of Kashmir (BLASPHEMY!).
Thank you very much. I'm having back surgery #7 this Tuesday, so yet another opportunity for a comeback. My next swim (if and when) will be Catalina. I need to get the Triple Crown done. I've got fast EC and MIMS times and I'd like to have the lowest overall cumulative time (no idea what it is).
Working title for that movie is "Seasons in the Abyss" (title taken from a great Slayer ballad) and "Eye of the Tiger" is on the soundtrack. It started out as a goof, but then I listened to the lyrics. They seem appropriate for what I'll have to do.
Craig (my trainer in the EC swim) will be at the hospital this week for some sweet video recording of my suffering. Can't wait.
With all the rave reviews, I'm anxious to see this video, but when I tried to open it, I got a message saying it was private. I tried signing in to Youtube and still no luck. Suggestions? Thanks!
dpm50 said:
Just saw part 1...love it! Will watch part 2 tomorrow.
Enjoyed part 2 just as much plus some! But here's the scary thing.... the thought pops into my head as I watch... could I do that? Certainly not nearly as fast, that I know. And really, my stretch goal now is 8 miles. What am I even thinking!
dpm50 said:
Just saw part 1...love it! Will watch part 2 tomorrow.
Enjoyed part 2 just as much plus some! But here's the scary thing.... the thought pops into my head as I watch... could I do that? Certainly not nearly as fast, that I know. And really, my stretch goal now is 8 miles. What am I even thinking!
If you can swim for 3 hours, you can go for 13. Dedicate yourself to the training and get your head right. It's all up to you.
If you can swim for 3 hours, you can go for 13. Dedicate yourself to the training and get your head right. It's all up to you.
Let's see how the 8 miles goes! Even 5.5 took me 3:20 last year! But never say 'never'! Each goal reached opens the door to another....a great, albeit a little unnerving aspect of swimming. (Similar thinking operated for me as a runner. First, try running a mile...then a 5k....10k...Half marathon. ...ok, ok, a marathon. ... but that's it! Butwhat about qualifying for Boston....so the quest continued. Got into Boston. Hooked on running.... series of injuries and illnesses followed....then masters swimming beckoned. Still run, but my dream goals are swims these days!
dpm, I quoted you in my Daily Calendar..."Each goal reached opens the door to another." I LOVE this thought. Thank-You!!! Goals come from Dreams and Dreams come from Wild Imaginings!!! The idea and possibility that you can doing anything through consistent effort & determination, makes the seemingly impossible, possible. Goal achievement is incremental and cumulative. Each day is preparation for the next! Here's to "Wild Imaginings" and opening the next door. Again, THANKS. RLM Here's one for you..."We begin to understand BEFORE we understand!"
rlm said:
dpm, I quoted you in my Daily Calendar..."Each goal reached opens the door to another." I LOVE this thought. Thank-You!!! Goals come from Dreams and Dreams come from Wild Imaginings!!! The idea and possibility that you can doing anything through consistent effort & determination, makes the seemingly impossible, possible. Goal achievement is incremental and cumulative. Each day is preparation for the next! Here's to "Wild Imaginings" and opening the next door. Again, THANKS. RLM Here's one for you..."We begin to understand BEFORE we understand!"
OMG! So honored! Thank you so much! And love your understanding before we understand thought!
rlm said:
dpm, I quoted you in my Daily Calendar..."Each goal reached opens the door to another." I LOVE this thought. Thank-You!!! Goals come from Dreams and Dreams come from Wild Imaginings!!! The idea and possibility that you can doing anything through consistent effort & determination, makes the seemingly impossible, possible. Goal achievement is incremental and cumulative. Each day is preparation for the next! Here's to "Wild Imaginings" and opening the next door. Again, THANKS. RLM Here's one for you..."We begin to understand BEFORE we understand!"
it is not a video. It is a poem. It is a photo of a poem on a wall. It is originally Flemish, and there is an English translation. I like it very much. Hope you enjoy it as well.
Een zwemmer is een ruiter
Zwemmen is losbandig slapen in spartelend water,
is liefhebben met elke nog bruikbare porie,
is eindeloos vrij zijn en inwendig zegevieren.
En zwemmen is de eenzaamheid betasten met vingers,
is met armen en benen aloude geheimen vertellen
aan het altijd alles begrijpende water.
Ik moet bekennen dat ik gek ben van het water.
Want in het water adem ik water, in het water
word ik een schepper die zijn schepping omhelst,
en in het water kan men nooit geheel alleen zijn
en toch nog eenzaam blijven.
Zwemmen is een beetje bijna heilig zijn.
A swimmer is a horseman
Swimming is licentiously sleeping in sprawling water.
is making love with each still operable pore
is endlessly being free and inwardly triumphing.
And swimming is touching solitude with fingers
is with arms and legs telling ancient secrets
to the always all-comprehending water.
I have to admit that I’m crazy for water.
For in water I breathe water, in water
I am a creator who embraces his creation
and in water you can never be wholly alone,
and still remain lonesome.
I have a number marathon swim videos on my "oceanswimmr" Youtube channel and a couple were on this thread.
I recently had the honor of getting to do documentary of Scott Zornig's swim around Coronado Island in San Diego. (As attractive as it was, I am not sure I would do that swim myself because of the extensive USEPA 303(d) list of impairments...if you don't know what that is and you are over 50, don't worry. If you are younger and you want to have babies at some point, look it up)
Here is the link:
abbygirlroseLos Angeles and Palo Alto, CASenior Member
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Cook Strait Video - Craig Lenning & Darren Miller!
www.darren-miller.com ENJOY!
www.darren-miller.com
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania U.S.A.
-LBJ
“Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.” - Oscar Wilde
...anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
loneswimmer.com
Great fun, as long as you're not the one the NYPD is ordering out of the water...
Well that was a fun watch. Great soundtrack...rockstar.
:-)
KK
Stop me if you've heard this one...
A grasshopper walks into a bar...
https://elainekhowley.com/
There's a cool video on youtube:
loneswimmer.com
It's always a bad hair day when you work at a pool.
loneswimmer.com
Well done...
"Lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
Have brought be down upon my knees
Oh I beg, I beg and plead..."
Thank you very much. I'm having back surgery #7 this Tuesday, so yet another opportunity for a comeback. My next swim (if and when) will be Catalina. I need to get the Triple Crown done. I've got fast EC and MIMS times and I'd like to have the lowest overall cumulative time (no idea what it is).
Working title for that movie is "Seasons in the Abyss" (title taken from a great Slayer ballad) and "Eye of the Tiger" is on the soundtrack. It started out as a goof, but then I listened to the lyrics. They seem appropriate for what I'll have to do.
Craig (my trainer in the EC swim) will be at the hospital this week for some sweet video recording of my suffering. Can't wait.
Here's some footage of a great open water stroke. This is Patti Bauernfeind yesterday in the Cook Strait.
She finished successfully in 8 hrs 10 min.
In 2014, Patti completed the first trans-Monterey Bay solo swim since 1980, documented here:
http://marathonswimmers.org/swims/2014/patti-bauernfeind-monterey-bay/
With all the rave reviews, I'm anxious to see this video, but when I tried to open it, I got a message saying it was private. I tried signing in to Youtube and still no luck. Suggestions? Thanks!
Part 1:
Part 2:
Just saw part 1...love it! Will watch part 2 tomorrow.
Wow! She is zooming!
We're all just carbon, water, starlight, oxygen and dreams
Holey moley.. fast and FLAT!!
That looks like SOOOO much FUN!!!
Enjoyed part 2 just as much plus some! But here's the scary thing.... the thought pops into my head as I watch... could I do that? Certainly not nearly as fast, that I know. And really, my stretch goal now is 8 miles. What am I even thinking!
If you can swim for 3 hours, you can go for 13. Dedicate yourself to the training and get your head right. It's all up to you.
Let's see how the 8 miles goes! Even 5.5 took me 3:20 last year! But never say 'never'! Each goal reached opens the door to another....a great, albeit a little unnerving aspect of swimming. (Similar thinking operated for me as a runner. First, try running a mile...then a 5k....10k...Half marathon. ...ok, ok, a marathon. ... but that's it! Butwhat about qualifying for Boston....so the quest continued. Got into Boston. Hooked on running.... series of injuries and illnesses followed....then masters swimming beckoned. Still run, but my dream goals are swims these days!
dpm, I quoted you in my Daily Calendar..."Each goal reached opens the door to another." I LOVE this thought. Thank-You!!! Goals come from Dreams and Dreams come from Wild Imaginings!!! The idea and possibility that you can doing anything through consistent effort & determination, makes the seemingly impossible, possible. Goal achievement is incremental and cumulative. Each day is preparation for the next! Here's to "Wild Imaginings" and opening the next door. Again, THANKS. RLM Here's one for you..."We begin to understand BEFORE we understand!"
I'm going to plagiarize this. Good stuff.
OMG! So honored! Thank you so much! And love your understanding before we understand thought!
Hey,
it is not a video. It is a poem. It is a photo of a poem on a wall. It is originally Flemish, and there is an English translation. I like it very much. Hope you enjoy it as well.
Een zwemmer is een ruiter
Zwemmen is losbandig slapen in spartelend water,
is liefhebben met elke nog bruikbare porie,
is eindeloos vrij zijn en inwendig zegevieren.
En zwemmen is de eenzaamheid betasten met vingers,
is met armen en benen aloude geheimen vertellen
aan het altijd alles begrijpende water.
Ik moet bekennen dat ik gek ben van het water.
Want in het water adem ik water, in het water
word ik een schepper die zijn schepping omhelst,
en in het water kan men nooit geheel alleen zijn
en toch nog eenzaam blijven.
Zwemmen is een beetje bijna heilig zijn.
A swimmer is a horseman
Swimming is licentiously sleeping in sprawling water.
is making love with each still operable pore
is endlessly being free and inwardly triumphing.
And swimming is touching solitude with fingers
is with arms and legs telling ancient secrets
to the always all-comprehending water.
I have to admit that I’m crazy for water.
For in water I breathe water, in water
I am a creator who embraces his creation
and in water you can never be wholly alone,
and still remain lonesome.
Swimming is being almost a little bit holy.
Amen...
Landlord, do you know where the photo is taken?
Paramaribostraat 66 (in zwembad 'De Zijl'), Leiden
Cool! thanks is that your home pool?
No, not at all. I found this poem on the internets and data about the pool was attached.
I am glad that you like it.
I have a number marathon swim videos on my "oceanswimmr" Youtube channel and a couple were on this thread.
I recently had the honor of getting to do documentary of Scott Zornig's swim around Coronado Island in San Diego. (As attractive as it was, I am not sure I would do that swim myself because of the extensive USEPA 303(d) list of impairments...if you don't know what that is and you are over 50, don't worry. If you are younger and you want to have babies at some point, look it up)
Here is the link:
My 2016 Catalina Swim Video:
From my failed attempt at Issyk Kul last year.
We're all just carbon, water, starlight, oxygen and dreams
Robin Rose's English Channel swim (16 hrs, 15 min)
I enjoyed this short film of Antonio Argüelles' recent Cook Strait swim:
Check out the drone footage! Such a cool way to document a marathon swim... and getting more affordable.