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Ex-NFL player Rob Konrad swims nine miles after falling from boat


Some NFL players let themselves go in retirement. Rob Konrad has apparently stayed in good shape. Because he just swam nine miles.

Konrad, who played fullback for the Dolphins from 1999 to 2004, was in a fishing boat in the ocean near Palm Beach on Wednesday when he fell out and swam to shore, according to Local 10 News.

The U.S. Coast Guard said Konrad was fishing alone and remained in the Atlantic Ocean for about nine hours, which is how long it took him to swim nine miles to safety. Konrads boat was on autopilot and drifted off and away from him after he fell.

Konrad made it all the way to the shore and is OK.



I don't remember the guy but anyway, that's the story

I believe I could (swim the 9 miles). I see myself patiently alternating between breast stroke and lazy backstroke with occasional breaks. Anyone else learn the "travel stroke" in swimming lessons as a kid? I would of course need the proper cooperation from sharks not eating me. And I may be kidding myself regarding my steely disregard for the temperature of the water.

9 miles is a long way. But what the hell, I'm saying yes.

Lookit me - still alive!


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Dude, of course a Dolphin can swim 9 miles.

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So the guy takes his boat out to sea by himself 9 miles offshore, he doesn't wear a life jacket and he puts the boat on autopilot and falls off so he can swim back to shore for 9 hrs..LOL

He was out there alone because he went to pick up cartel drugs and they took his money and threw him off his boat.
 
obviously he couldnt see land, but knew where to swim...im going to say this is quite a bit exaggerated :yes:

as far as swimming 9 miles... point me in the right direction, no problem... one of the few perks to having a pool your whole life
 
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Ray when was the last time you swam 9 miles in your pool? 9 miles of swimming is no joke. It's not that I don't think you guys could do it, ....ok.I don't think you guys could do it.
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never.. swam a few miles multiple times in the past... rough seas, we all die... this part of the ocean is different.... if there isnt a storm, the water is very calm... Tron can confirm... anyone that can float, should be able to swim this distance... how long it takes, dunno.
 
As a competitive swimmer in HS and two years in college we might swim up to 8,000-10,000 yards in a big big day

But that was broken into sets.

Like our HS traditional Christmas break workout had a day of 10 sets of 10 reps of 100's

Or 100 reps of 100 yards (4 lengths)

10,000 yards is around 6 miles, but you get to rest 5-30 secs between reps
 
Many say for every mile you swim it is the cardiovascular equivalent of runnnng 5x that amount

So if you think you could wake up and swim 9 miles that us line saying you could run a marathon course, turn around and run about 20 miles the other way
 
no way, I couldn't run one mile. Pretty sure I swam equevilant to a mile non stop freestyle stroke. If I use breast stroke while resting, maybe some backstroke I feel there's no particular limit on how long I can swim. :dunno: Now, would I get dehydrated or my skin would start to peel off after many hours? that I don't know.
 
Exactly. I can easily work a double-shift on my feet, walking/standing/lifting/bending all day. There is no particularly limit. I could do it without eating. The kind of swimming I would be doing would be comparable to that physical effort. Travel stroke is almost effortless.

But yeah, temperature/critters/dehydration are the wildcards.

We need to set up a gamelive challenge.
 
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