but, really, 5572 km across the Atlantic Ocean? they gave me poor directions. why on Earth would i swim to Normandy if my destination was A Coruña, Spain? They could have shaved off a few hundred km by swimming to Portugal. And plus, Long Wharf? Might as well leave from Chatham -- every little bit helps.
Google also assumes you're swimming an average of 5mph over the entire span.
The world record for human swimming is around 4.9mph (over a distance of 50m).
And I'm assuming they're going by old WWII plans, because the absolute only way to enter Europe is through Normandy. You wouldn't want to leave off of Chatham due to the currents, although I don't think that Boston would be any better.
Even though it's further south, I'd gather that Norfolk would be an ideal departure point. There's a reason it's one of the world's largest shipyards and the place the first permanent british settlement was constructed. See this map.
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but, really, 5572 km across the Atlantic Ocean?
they gave me poor directions.
why on Earth would i swim to Normandy if my destination was A Coruña, Spain? They could have shaved off a few hundred km by swimming to Portugal. And plus, Long Wharf? Might as well leave from Chatham -- every little bit helps.
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The world record for human swimming is around 4.9mph (over a distance of 50m).
And I'm assuming they're going by old WWII plans, because the absolute only way to enter Europe is through Normandy. You wouldn't want to leave off of Chatham due to the currents, although I don't think that Boston would be any better.
Even though it's further south, I'd gather that Norfolk would be an ideal departure point. There's a reason it's one of the world's largest shipyards and the place the first permanent british settlement was constructed. See this map.
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apparently after that brisk swim to Normandy, the teeny-weeney Strait of Gibraltar's just a bit too much.
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