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Cottesloe to Rottnest, Western Australia
Australia
Rottnest Channel Swim Association (RCSA)
23.5C / 74F
Sunny
Total Time = 6h 28m 22s
Overall Rank = 104/257
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Event warmup:

No warm up possible
Swim
  • 6h 28m 22s
  • 19700 meters
  • 01m 58s / 100 meters
Comments:

This was my 2nd worst performance in this event.
What would you do differently?:

If I do it again I will actually train.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

An almost complete lack of training.

Event comments:

Conditions at the start of my wave at 05:55 were near perfect. The SW swell was about 15cm with a light E/NE breeze so the water was glassy.

I was making way at a slow but acceptable 3.3km/h and was on target for about 6h or slightly under.

However, at 10:30 when I was at 12km it all turned to shit when the wind rapidly swung around to the NW then W.

The ocean blew up and I spent the next 6km swimming through a choppy 1 to 1.5m swell. To make it even more fun, because my skipper took me on a Southerly course, large boats heading to the island for the day blasted past me so periodically I would get hammered by the bow waves from large high speed boats.

After 18km when I was inside Thomson bay it all settled down a bit but the damage was done.

I have proved to myself, without intending to, that I can swim a 19.7km ocean race without training.

It is not a strategy I would recommend however.

If conditions are good you might get away with it but if they turn bad it will bite you on the arse.

It's now almost a week after and I still have the tooth marks to prove it.




Last updated: 2015-11-23 12:00 AM
Swimming
06:28:22 | 19700 meters | 01m 58s / 100meters
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 104/257
Performance: Bad
Suit: Jammers
Course: This is a straight line swim from Cottesloe beach to Rottnest Island.
Start type: Wade Plus: Waves
Water temp: 24C / 74F Current: Low
200M Perf. Average Remainder: Below average
Breathing: Good Drafting:
Waves: Navigation: Good
Rounding: Good
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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Subject: RE: Rottnest Channel Swim
Holy Cow, that looks epic..!

Nice going..
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