{"id":1242,"date":"2010-06-20T20:50:10","date_gmt":"2010-06-21T01:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/?p=1242"},"modified":"2010-06-20T20:50:10","modified_gmt":"2010-06-21T01:50:10","slug":"flowers-sea-swim-year-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/micho.org\/cayblog\/?p=1242","title":{"rendered":"Flowers sea swim – year 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

On June 19th we had the 18th annual Flowers seas swim. Its a 1-mile swim along\u00a0 7-mile beach. This event is rated amongst the best sea swims in the world and again this year there were a few Olympic gold medalists in attendance.<\/p>\n

This year, the swim was from North to south. Last year we did the opposite. Organizers decide about 36h before in which direction we will swim according to currents\/tide\/etc.<\/p>\n

The start was right in front of the former Coutyard Marriott and went all the way to the Ritz Carleton.<\/p>\n

Being an “optimal” kind of guy, I do not swim near the beach since 70% of swimmers are within say 50ft of the shore. I am more along the lines of 200-300ft off shore.\u00a0 By swimming so close to many other swimmers, a kick in the face is almost assured.\u00a0 Also, notice the curve in the beach.\u00a0 By starting a bit further out (and not following the beach), I swam in a straight line (as least I think I did …) to the Ritz.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Just before the start … just under 800 swimmers. I am somewhere at the far end.<\/p>\n

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And we are off!\u00a0 The fastest did this mile swim in under 18 minutes! Amazing. I did it at a leisurely pace and finished 531st at 46 minutes.\u00a0 I’m pleased I have completed it without incident once again.\u00a0 1-Mile is a very long swim.<\/p>\n

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They had a camera crew in the helicopter. At one point, he was hovering only a few feet from the water.<\/p>\n

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I took\u00a0 few shots of Seven Mile beach. Had actually not been here in a while. So pretty. Gotta come here more often.<\/p>\n

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Driving back home, the Royal Poinciana’s at the entrance to Savannah are in full bloom.\u00a0 I love how these form an archway over the road.<\/p>\n

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Lastly, we may have a few storms in the next few days. There was a potential for a tropical depression, but it dispersed. However, lots of cloud and rain in the forecast.<\/p>\n

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