{"id":313,"date":"2017-12-17T14:43:49","date_gmt":"2017-12-17T14:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/2017\/12\/17\/how-to-prove-that-you-swam-100-miles\/"},"modified":"2024-03-17T21:03:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-17T21:03:58","slug":"how-to-prove-that-you-swam-100-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nyadfactcheck.com\/annex\/how-to-prove-that-you-swam-100-miles\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Prove that You Swam 100+ Miles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Diana Nyad says she swam 110 miles from Cuba to Florida. Sarah Thomas asserts that she swam 104 miles in Lake Champlain.<\/p>\n

Before you attempt to join the 100-mile club, use this handy chart to compare how these two very different athletes supported their claims.
\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nS.T.<\/strong><\/td>\nD.N<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BEFORE THE SWIM<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chose a reputable organization to oversee the swim.<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u221a<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nX<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Agreed on rules and put them in writing.<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u221a<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nX<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Had a history of recent swims that indicated an ability to complete 100+ miles.<\/td>\n\u00a0\u00a0\u221a<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nX<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DURING THE SWIM<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swam unassisted. \u00b9<\/td>\n\u00a0\u221a<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nX<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Used experienced independent observers.<\/td>\n\u00a0\u221a<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nX<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kept regular and accurate logs.\u00a0\u00b2<\/td>\n\u00a0\u221a<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nX<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Videoed swim.\u00a0\u00b3<\/td>\n\u00a021+ hrs.<\/span><\/td>\n< 5 min.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Photographed swim.<\/td>\n\u00a04K+ images<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0???<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Made GPS data readily available.<\/td>\n\u00a0\u221a<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nX<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0AFTER THE SWIM<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Made all swim data easily accessible to all, including an accurate list of all crew members.<\/td>\n\u00a0\u221a\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>(here)<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nX<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Did not make confusing and misleading statements about the swim.<\/td>\n\u221a<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nX<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Did not ask and expect the media and the public to believe without question pretty much everything she said.4<\/sup><\/td>\n\u221a<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nX<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Which swimmer do you believe?<\/h5>\n

\u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/b><\/p>\n

Update, 12\/31\/17: Added \u201cincluding an accurate list of all crew members\u201d to <\/em>AFTER THE SWIM<\/strong> section.<\/em><\/p>\n

NOTES:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Nyad initially claimed that she\u00a0swam unassisted and untouched. Both assertions proved false.<\/li>\n
  2. Thomas\u2019s observers made\u00a0bi-hourly log entries throughout her swim.\u00a0 Nyad has claimed that her observers made entries \u201cevery minute,\u201d\u00a0but her logs have gaps of up to 6 hours.<\/li>\n
  3. The only available video of Nyad\u2019s swim comes from the beginning and the end. The rest has vanished.<\/li>\n
  4. Ms. Thomas hasn\u2019t gotten a lot\u00a0of media coverage,\u00a0Sarah Thomas: the woman who swam a century<\/a> <\/em>notwithstanding.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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