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![]() Stu,
It is amazing how attenuation or absence of certain senses are compensated by remaining senses (and possible the development of some "sixth sense").....remember a few years ago the blind swimmer that finished the Chesapeake Bay Bridge OW swim? If you think about it, swimmers cannot smell much, hear much, taste much, vision is limited but skin sensation (touch) is not affected..... |
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![]() Hi ti97,
The Chesapeake Bay 4.4 mile swim looks awesome. I may try to talk Tony (blind swimmer) into that one. Thanks for sharing Stu |
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![]() To both of you, I'd love to exchange ideas on teaching blind swimmers as I've been coaching two for several years. I've completed the Chesapeake myself, and guided my blind friend Mark Rew twice in their 1-mile event, and in 2016 we did a 3K OW. I'm gathering my experiences and ideas together for a book to help those of us with blind friends who want to swim better. I documented some of the experience in a forum string here.
http://openwaterpedia.com/index.php?title=Brian_Suddeth http://openwaterpedia.com/index.php?title=Mark_Rew https://www.totalimmersion.net/forum...ead.php?t=6854 The only blind swimmer I'm aware of who completed the GCBS so far is the absolutely awesome Triple Crown and Hall of Fame swimmer James Pittar of Australia who was guided by a kayaker using a whistle to give "right/left" directions. http://openwaterpedia.com/index.php?title=James_Pittar Last edited by Suddethb : 06-17-2018 at 10:51 PM. |
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