Pacing The Swim Across The Sea Of Cortez
As Paul Lundgren is finalizing his final preparations for his 76-mile swim across the Sea of Cortez in Mexico, the “weather looks great for his swim,” says pace swimmer Jamie Patrick.“I will be swimming one hour every three hours. That puts me in the water about 15 hours [assuming Paul is swimming up to 45 hours]. I am really looking forward to swimming at night in the Sea of Cortez. Exciting…
It is going to be hot. Satellite imagery has the ocean at 82°F (27.7°C) in the Sea of Cortez with air temperature close to 100°F (37.7°C). Wow…”
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Daily News of Open Water Swimming and founder of WOWSA. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010).
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