チャネルスイマー 節政健一さん
本日も昨日に引き続き、海峡横断について本気で調べていたところ、津軽、ドーバーと完泳されていらっしゃるスイマーの節政健一さんのブログを発見。
情報量の少ない中、こちら、本当にものすごくタメになる!!節政健一さんはドーバーは本当は往復を目指されていたというからなおさらすごい。さらにドーバーの後、モロカイ海峡横断にも挑戦、モロカイは残念ながらラスト6km、17時間49分泳いだ後リタイアされてしまったというが、それでも半端ない。
ちなみにチャネルスイマーとして公認されるのは、水着のみを着用し己の力のみで泳いだ場合のみで、ウェットなど着用すると公認されない。
冷たい水温、夜を徹して泳ぐことになる精神的疲労などのさまざまな障害があるチャネルスイム。Wikipediaによると、単独横断泳の成功率はかつては約10%、現在はデータ解析やスイマーの技術向上により成功率は上がったとのことだけれど、それでも60%程度だという。これは、本気でやるとなったら、思った以上にきつい挑戦になりそうだ。
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Channel swimmer Kenichi Setsumasa
I did some serious research into cross-channel swimming and discovered the blog of Kenichi Setsumasa, a swimmer who has completed the Tsugaru and Dover crossings.
With so little information available, this blog is really very informative! Kenichi Setsumasa had actually set out to swim Dover and back, which is even more amazing. Unfortunately he had to give up after swimming the last 6km of Molokai in 17 hours 49 minutes, but he is still a really great swimmer.
Incidentally, to qualify as a Channel swimmer, you must swim under your own power, wearing only a swimsuit, not a wetsuit.
According to Wikipedia, the success rate for solo cross-channel swims used to be around 10%, and although the success rate has increased due to data analysis and improved swimmer technique, it is still around 60%. This is probably a tougher challenge than it sounds if you are serious about it.
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