Woman Combines Two Things I Hate, Swimming and Ohio
Posted by Rebecca in Swimming on Jul 20th, 2010 | 9 commentsA woman from Tennessee swam from Pittsburgh to Illinois via the Ohio River. It took her two months to complete the swim, which totaled 981 miles. If my coach put this workout on my schedule, I’d punch her in the face.
From the article:
She often was in the water for eight to 12 hours daily, resting one day per week.
Swimming 8-12 hours a day?! Eff that ess. I’d flail around for an hour, say “Screw this,” and drag my sodden ass out of the river to go get some frozen custard. (Speaking of which, the swimmer celebrated the completion of her journey with ice cream and a beer, which I wholeheartedly endorse, but also with a veggie burger. Really, a veggie burger? Swimming 981 miles should require you to celebrate with at least a couple tons of animal flesh, even if you are a vegetarian.)
I can only imagine that Ms. Hughes emerged from her 12 hours a day, 2 month-long swim looking something like this:
It's a prune, in case my ghetto Photoshop skills aren't clear
She did swim in the Ohio River, so I’m guessing she had to dodge quite a bit of discarded LeBron James merchandise. As much as I hate all things Ohio, at least she didn’t attempt her feat in the Detroit River. If she did, she’d likely have emerged depressed, gunshot, and looking for a bailout.
9 Responses to “ “Woman Combines Two Things I Hate, Swimming and Ohio”
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haha now I get what you were talking about. I’d punch my coach in the face too 🙂
Haha, good, that makes me feel better that you’re actually a good swimmer and still think this is gross and insane.
Um, I grew up in both East Detroit and Columbus, Ohio. It’s on, girlfriend! P.S. I thoroughly enjoy “eff that ess.”
I grew up in Michigan and am hard-wired to hate Ohio (minus Cedar Point, of course).
Let me guess – it’s football related? Go maize and blue? You’ve got to love this, though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDNOB6TnHSI
Ah, I thought you were going to link to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysmLA5TqbIY
why do you hate ohio?
@Alex I’m from Michigan. There’s a lifelong feud between Michigan and Ohio. It’s like the Capulets vs. the Montagues with about 98% more white trash.
Wow, that’s awesome!