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| - | **kathleen petereit** \\ | + | **kathleen petereit (Vancouver Island paddler)** \\ |
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| - | Read the part about cold shock and incapacitation. I had an interesting experience this summer. I do a lot of swimming laps at the pool in the winter and the lake in the summer. A few weeks ago I was doing a 2000 meter swim at the lake in my speedo. The water seemed warm enough. I was doing one armed breaststroke with my injured shoulder at my side. | + | Read the part about cold shock and incapacitation. I had an interesting experience this summer. I do a lot of swimming laps at the pool in the winter and the lake in the summer. A few weeks ago I was doing a 2000 meter swim at the lake in my speedo. **The water seemed warm enough**. I was doing one armed breaststroke with my injured shoulder at my side. |
| - | At 1000 meters the wind picked up and there were small whitecaps. I began to notice my timing was becoming off with breathing and I was getting gulps of water. My legs and chest started to feel heavy and I barely made it back. It was a hot sunny day. I got out of the water and felt disorientated like a drunk person and was shivering. Sat down on the grass with my towel and felt that sick feeling like something bad is wrong. Chest was heavy and I couldn't think clearly and movements were slow. I was hypothermic. It scared the crap out of me. I stayed there for a long time till I warmed up. This really made me think about how long I would survive in the ocean during the summer when we wear shorts. | + | At 1000 meters the wind picked up and there were small whitecaps. I began to notice my timing was becoming off with breathing and I was getting gulps of water. My legs and chest started to feel heavy and I barely made it back. It was a hot sunny day. I got out of the water and felt disorientated like a drunk person and was shivering. Sat down on the grass with my towel and felt that sick feeling like something bad is wrong. Chest was heavy and I couldn't think clearly and movements were slow. **I was hypothermic**. It scared the crap out of me. I stayed there for a long time till I warmed up. **This really made me think about how long I would survive in the ocean during the summer when we wear shorts**. |
| We do a lot of practise remounts in 4 foot waves. Gareth and I made a competition of it seeing who can get back on the fastest in our singles. We are both down to 10 seconds.I also practise talking on my vhf when I am bobbing around. | We do a lot of practise remounts in 4 foot waves. Gareth and I made a competition of it seeing who can get back on the fastest in our singles. We are both down to 10 seconds.I also practise talking on my vhf when I am bobbing around. | ||
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