Those in the aquatic world are especially driven with their head in the water, swimming hour after hour, day after day, month after month in pursuit of their marathon swimming goals. They are determined and dedicated to say the least.
Like other endurance athletes, endurance swimmers come from all walks of life yet their sport connects them. Like a social club with a special handshake, these athletes have commonalities that are not readily apparent to the outside world. The passport to their inner circle has a number of unknown stamps.
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Here are just a few indicators that you might be a marathon swimmer yourself:
- Your favorite author is Lynne Cox.
- You have four jars of lanolin in your car.
- You equate the sight of neoprene with someone scratching their fingernails on a blackboard.
- You are Facebook friends with 36 of the 49 Triple Crown swimmers.
- Oceans Seven is on your bucket list.
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