Thank You
The article really didn't convey it.
This puts it in perspective.
Should have been cancelled.
Two dead.
How many quit midway, abandoned the race. That would also help add context. Rarely do people die in isolation, there were probably a lot of people struggling, they just happened to make it to a boat.
Seconded, when I heard about this my first reaction was that some rough seas would be no big deal, but seeing that video... damn. Not only is that a rough environment for a hard swim, but it's a terrible one for people doing the life-guarding and rescue work.
If an ice skater gets too tired to skate, they don't die. There's a reason why swimming has lifeguards. Beyond the water being more difficult to swim in, it may make rescuing swimmers more difficult.
The "scary" thing from an advanced swimmer is that its that despite some comments here its not REALLY looking scary for anyone born close to such conditions.
I know its actually scary because I've seen some "countryside " swimmers get full panic for a third of that kinda waves.
There are levels to this and iron man organize should take that into account
There's an implicit assumption that the organizers would cancel the race if conditions are unsafe. E.g., when I go on a rollercoaster, I assume engineers have calculated the safety better than I could ever evaluate
Not sure about the Q4 2022 version but there was a post [1] a month ago that also claimed something like 16 MOE that got a lot of attention, and some similar-ish rumors before too with less detail.
So could be either more detail leaking over time or just a random made up post that took root a long time ago continually being retold with slightly more guesstimated detail added own each time to make the poster sound like they're in the know.
Impossible to tell until the actual details are confirmed I guess.
