Steve Clayton
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A 36-year-old British man is to try to become the first person to swim the Thames from one end to the other. Lewis Pugh will set off from the river's source close to the Welsh border next Monday 17 July, and hopes to complete the journey, stretching roughly 200miles to the North Sea, within 15 days. The Investec Thames Challenge has been set up to draw attention to a campaign by the WorldWide Wildlife Foundation against climate change.
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Sort of interests me as an ex-Thames boater.
Going downstream so he will have something like a half knot helping him along so if he swims 8 hours a day against the target of 15 days then the 200 mile swim is reduced to 140 miles actual. Once below Teddington then if he times it right the outgoing tide will whisk him along with no effort whatsover so the actual swimming distance is something like 120 miles. 120 miles over 15 days is 8 miles swimming distance a day.
I'm not saying it's not a difficult thing to attempt but if he swims at an average actual 1 mile an hour through the water, 8 hours a day, for 15 days then it all appears quite easy - or is it?
But he's better watch out for the b a s tard rowers hitting him with their oars!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
A 36-year-old British man is to try to become the first person to swim the Thames from one end to the other. Lewis Pugh will set off from the river's source close to the Welsh border next Monday 17 July, and hopes to complete the journey, stretching roughly 200miles to the North Sea, within 15 days. The Investec Thames Challenge has been set up to draw attention to a campaign by the WorldWide Wildlife Foundation against climate change.
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Sort of interests me as an ex-Thames boater.
Going downstream so he will have something like a half knot helping him along so if he swims 8 hours a day against the target of 15 days then the 200 mile swim is reduced to 140 miles actual. Once below Teddington then if he times it right the outgoing tide will whisk him along with no effort whatsover so the actual swimming distance is something like 120 miles. 120 miles over 15 days is 8 miles swimming distance a day.
I'm not saying it's not a difficult thing to attempt but if he swims at an average actual 1 mile an hour through the water, 8 hours a day, for 15 days then it all appears quite easy - or is it?
But he's better watch out for the b a s tard rowers hitting him with their oars!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
