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At 08:59 PM 5/9/98 -0700, you wrote:
>
>I was once a competitive swimmer and I have done 5 mile swims in lakes in
>under an hour. If you do the math on the above, I averaged +/- 1 knot/hr
>paddling and have personally swam +/- 5 mile/hr avg. So I have to disagree
>with the thinking that paddling a surf or sailboard is faster
I did the math and....No one has ever swam a 12 minute mile, even in a
pool. A 5 mile swim would take conservatively about an hour an a half
(that's at world class speed).
chris
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