Worthyness Wrote:A 1000m isn't too bad actually, though semi-sprinting it is fricken ridiculous. I've swam a 1000m before (it took me 20 minutes Dx) so imagining another 500m with a sprint on the last 100m doesn't seem to be that bad. After a while your arms just feel like jello and you get into a routine, so it doesn't feel as bad as you think it should feel, but after the end, boy I just want a nap.
I guess if you practice and practice, but damn, that was 14 minutes of constant fast swimming, something I could never dream of doing. The Chinese guy still had energy in him at the end!
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