Yates 30 miles in 30 days swim challenge - Oct 19-Nov 17, 2009

"The spirit to win and the will to excel is always measured one stroke at a time."
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Yates Field House at Georgetown University, a 30 miles in 30 days swim challenge was offered in the natatorium. I decided to give it a shot. The Yates lap pool has 8 lanes 25 yards in length and is 3.5 - 5 feet deep. One mile in the pool equals 1650 yards or 33 laps in this 25 yard pool. I would thus have to average 33 laps per day in order to swim the required 49,500 yards (990 laps), and I would also have to factor in a couple rest days before the Marine Corps Marathon I was running during the first week of the challenge. Here's my daily swim log:
Mon Oct 19, Day 1 - 1900 yds
Tues Oct 20, Day 2 - 1700 yds
Wed Oct 21, Day 3 - 1700 yds
Thurs Oct 22, Day 4 - 1000 yds
Fri Oct 23, Day 5 - 0
Sat Oct 24, Day 6 - 0
Sun Oct 25, Day 7 - 0 (Marine Corps Marathon)
Mon Oct 26, Day 8 - 1700 yds
Tues Oct 27, Day 9 - 1500 yds
Wed Oct 28, Day 10 - 1450 yds
Thurs Oct 29, Day 11 - 2200 yds
Fri Oct 30, Day 12 - 1800 yds
Sat Oct 31, Day 13 - 1250 yds
Sun Nov 1, Day 14 - 2100 yds
Mon Nov 2, Day 15 - 900 yds
Tues Nov 3, Day 16 - 3000 yds
Wed Nov 4, Day 17 - 1600 yds
Thurs Nov 5, Day 18 - 2000 yds
Fri Nov 6, Day 19 - 1500 yds
Sat Nov 7, Day 20 - 2000 yds
Sun Nov 8, Day 21 - 1750 yds
Mon Nov 9, Day 22 - 2000 yds
Tues Nov 10, Day 23 - 1600 yds
Wed Nov 11, Day 24 - 1800 yds
Thurs Nov 12, Day 25 - 1600 yds
Fri Nov 13, Day 26 - 1650 yds
Sat Nov 14, Day 27 - 2300 yds
Sun Nov 15, Day 28 - 2700 yds
Mon Nov 16, Day 29 - 2800 yds
Tues Nov 17, Day 30 - 2000 yds

So I made it 30 miles in 30 days. And I got a t-shirt that says as much. Chlorine is the only cologne I need.