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[-] adhocfungus@midwest.social 90 points 2 days ago

So she was swimming for roughly 18 hours? I'm impressed and terrified.

[-] khannie@lemmy.world 60 points 2 days ago

Savage feat of endurance. I wonder how many calories that burns.

[-] kboy101222@sh.itjust.works 54 points 2 days ago
[-] atomicorange@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago
[-] Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 41 points 2 days ago

Damn, you can cross the English Channel on roughly 28 Belgian waffles?

[-] atomicorange@lemmy.world 62 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Depends on how well you lash them together. They’re bound to get soggy though.

[-] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago

No man is an island, but if you lash enough dead bodies together, they make a pretty good raft.

[-] GCanuck@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

I have no source but I recall seeing a before and after picture. The before was fat. The after was skinny.

[-] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

A quick google shows people estimating 500-750 kcal/hour when swimming the English Channel. And another big range, but it looks like ~15 hours is a decent estimate for a one-way crossing, so that’s ~7,000-11,000 kcal, which assuming 3500kcal/lb of fat, that’s 2-3 lbs.

This is all ignoring the fact that most of the energy burned is actually glycogen and food consumed during the swim, not fat reserves.

this post was submitted on 05 Aug 2025
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