Explain to me why swimming from Cuba to FL is "badass".

[islandman]

Congrats and all, but I don't get the hubbub.

Is it because she's 64 years old? Maybe it's just me, but I don't consider 64 to be "old".


Discuss.

 

[HoHoBomb]

lots of sharks

 

[dolf]

53 hours swimming... I think i'd drown after two.

 

[Bacigalupo]

http://www.theonion.com/articles/jellyfish-falls-short-of-dream-to-kill-diana-nyad,33716/

 

[IrezumiKiss]

ummm....

What was that about why it's badass again?

 

[islandman]

ummm....

What was that about why it's badass again?

I would say that she's "lucky" rather than being a "badass". It's not as though she has the ability to stop the sharks from attacking.

 

[dolf]

103 miles?

is that a goblin shark?

 

[amicus]

Aside from everything else involved in such an effort, the Gulf Stream moves at speeds of up to six or seven miles an hour from south to north.

When I sailed my boat from Miami to Chub Key, I think it was, in the Bahamas, I had to sail almost directly south to get the northeasterly direction I needed to reach my destination.

Moving as slow as a swimmer would, the 'Stream' would carry you to North Carolina in a few days or so.

There be whales and sharks and barracuda, huge sea rays, manatee and clinging seawead to contend with as well...

amicus

 

[Adre]

Maybe it's just me, but I don't consider 64 to be "old".


Discuss.

You might when you're 64.

 

[SeaDaddy1]

I'd say swimming over 90 miles through shark infested waters is pretty badass at any age.

 

[girlsmiley]

ummm....

 

[gravyrug]

Forget sharks, the real danger was jellyfish. Those little bastards hurt.

 

[islandman]

Next up, she's going to swim laps for 48 hours as part of a fundraiser for Superstorm Sandy victims.

 

[EducatedOwl]

How many miles can you swim, Islandman?

 

[subdued_passion]

Next up, she's going to swim laps for 48 hours as part of a fundraiser for Superstorm Sandy victims.

48hours!!!

That is impressive... Swimming laps for more than 2 hours gets pretty dull and boring.

 

[islandman]

How many miles can you swim, Islandman?

If the measuring stick is things that I can't do, then drawing or planting a veggie garden is pretty fucking badass too.

 

[islandman]

I really think it's because of her age. If a 30 y/o had done the same thing, would we have noticed?

Likely not.

 

[rosco rathbone]

If the measuring stick is things that I can't do, then drawing or planting a veggie garden is pretty fucking badass too.

The measuring stick is "things you can't do that are badass".




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[islandman]

The measuring stick is "things you can't do that are badass".




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Now, THAT was badass.

 

[HoHoBomb]

the water is warm, it's like swimming in a sauna.

 

[Recidiva]

I think it's a whole lot of self-aggrandizing.

If she'd given the money to charity that she spent on...a team of shark wranglers...I'd be impressed.

 

[Balladeer08]

Congrats and all, but I don't get the hubbub.


I don't think it is badass, I think it is stupid and unnecessary. Still, it makes more sense than swimming in the other direction. Who wants to end up in Cuba?



Is it because she's 64 years old? Maybe it's just me, but I don't consider 64 to be "old".


I think you just won the Kiss-Ass of the Month Award.

 

[EducatedOwl]

If the measuring stick is things that I can't do, then drawing or planting a veggie garden is pretty fucking badass too.

Fair enough.

But if you're going to shrug off a 64-year-old woman performing a feat of athleticism that has never been accomplished before by any human being, as if it were no big deal, I think it's reasonable to expect that you do so from some position of experience or expertise.

 

[EducatedOwl]

The measuring stick is "things you can't do that are badass".




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Strong.

 

[islandman]

I think it's a whole lot of self-aggrandizing.

If she'd given the money to charity that she spent on...a team of shark wranglers...I'd be impressed.

A Miami radio station this morning asked how many Cubans had done that same swim before her and will never get a parade in their honour.