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July 29th, 2004, 17:59
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| Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001
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 |  Ret. AA pilot to swim across English Channel http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/tic...&Symbol=US:AMR Uncle of actor Matt Damon, swimming for charity and record. |
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July 29th, 2004, 20:41
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: California
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| Re: Ret. AA pilot to swim across English Channel
Good for him! I'd love to do an open-water swim sometime. That water ain't warm, though [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] |
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July 30th, 2004, 05:45
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| Re: Ret. AA pilot to swim across English Channel
I really enjoy swimming but a have a phobia about the idea of being in deep waters. Anything deeper than a 12feet pool.
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July 30th, 2004, 12:20
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| Old Skool  Join Date: May 2002 Location: Maryland
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   | Re: Ret. AA pilot to swim across English Channel
Brian, just think of it this way. No matter how much water there is below you, you're on TOP of all of it. If you're worried about drowning, people have drowned in three feet of water! So it really doesn't matter how much or how little water is below you. You stay on top of it. I used to spend summers teaching people how to swim and lifeguarding, and I know exactly what you're going through. A lot of people had the same fear and it was my job to help them overcome it. Give me a couple of hours with you and you won't fear deep water anymore. |
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July 30th, 2004, 13:10
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Prescott, AZ
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| Re: Ret. AA pilot to swim across English Channel
Try "hanging" right next to a wall of an underwater canyon, where the bottom is a deep dark 1000 feet below you. 12 foot pool? Hah. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img][img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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