Swimming Cuba to Florida

John Rethorst said:

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Have any Cubans ever done this successfully
in order to get to the US?
Has anyone done it just to do it?

It's 90 miles . . .

Just follow Ruth ...

Australian long-distance swimmer Susie Maroney did it in 1997. I saw a
documentary on TV about her first (failed) attempt and it was
incredible what she put herself through.

http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9705/12/australian.swimmer/

Cheers,
Markko

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Quoted message said:

Australian long-distance swimmer Susie Maroney did it in 1997. I saw a
documentary on TV about her first (failed) attempt and it was
incredible what she put herself through.

http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9705/12/australian.swimmer/

Cheers,
Markko

It was done with a support team with boats, which is quite different than someone
trying to swim it on their own. If you're doing it escape and have boats around you,
you might as well climb aboard a boat and there would be no reason to swim.

Adam

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Quoted message said:

Australian long-distance swimmer Susie Maroney did it in 1997. I saw a
documentary on TV about her first (failed) attempt and it was
incredible what she put herself through.

http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9705/12/australian.swimmer/

Cheers,
Markko

It was done with a support team with boats, which is quite different than someone
trying to swim it on their own. If you're doing it escape and have boats around you,
you might as well climb aboard a boat and there would be no reason to swim.

No kidding...

The question was put as to whether anyone had swum from Cuba to Florida
(whether it was done to "escape" or not), to which the answer is yes,
as explained above. Unless you're saying the attempt isn't valid
because she had a support crew?

Markko

Quoted message said:

Australian long-distance swimmer Susie Maroney did it in 1997. I saw a
documentary on TV about her first (failed) attempt and it was
incredible what she put herself through.

http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9705/12/australian.swimmer/

I seem to remember seeing her interviewed on a talk show (Tonight Show,
maybe). I wasn't a swimmer then so it didn't make an impact over "Gee,
that must have been difficult" but I *do* remember that when asked what
she thought of while swimming, she answered "Kramer from Seinfeld."
Apparently his funny entrances kept her spirits up.

Rik

Man o' Tea said:

John Rethorst said:

Quoted message said:

Have any Cubans ever done this successfully
in order to get to the US?
Has anyone done it just to do it?

It's 90 miles . . .

Just follow Ruth ...

in a cage! That recent shark story was very upsetting.
And yet. And yet. I think going somewhere and remaining relatively
unmoving because of the cage would disorient me totally. Besides, as I
was sitting on the edge of the pool for five minutes today, the Y coach
came by and yelled at me You sprinters are all alike as he entered the
water without hesitation. I think I'm not made for Cuba-Florida swims.

Ruth

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No kidding...

Quoted message said:

The question was put as to whether anyone had swum from Cuba to Florida
(whether it was done to "escape" or not), to which the answer is yes,
as explained above. Unless you're saying the attempt isn't valid
because she had a support crew?

No, the questions were:

Quoted message said:

Have any Cubans ever done this successfully in order to get to the US?
Has anyone done it just to do it?

The Susie Maroney story answers to question 2, not to question 1.

-- Olivier

Quoted message said:

Australian long-distance swimmer Susie Maroney did it in 1997. I saw a
documentary on TV about her first (failed) attempt and it was
incredible what she put herself through.

http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9705/12/australian.swimmer/

Cheers,
Markko

112 miles in just over 24 hours? She must have had some really
favorable currents (or my mental math is way off...)