Colorado woman completes 132-kilometre swim
PHOENIX — A Colorado woman who completed a nearly 132-kilometre swim across Lake Powell in 56 hours said Friday the vast distance wasn’t her biggest fear.
“I wasn’t concerned about the distance. I had trained and worked for that part,” Sarah Thomas told The Associated Press a day after completing what is believed to be a record-breaking marathon swim. “But how do you stay awake that long?”
Thomas, who was still in bed after sleeping nearly 12 hours, said she credits the “little bit of caffeine” in the liquid carbohydrate and electrolyte mixtures she consumed every 30 minutes during the swim.
The 34-year-old from Conifer didn’t stop swimming or get out of the water the entire time, allowing her to qualify for a possible record for an unassisted marathon swim.