What Makes Challenge Roth So Fast?
- By Super Administrator
- Published Jul 13, 2011
Sighting-Free Swimming
A straight, calm course and crowd support makes for fast swim times. Photo: Steve Godwin
Swimming in a canal without the need to sight to track your path helps. With the shoreline or midline course markers as a guide, there is minimal need to sight. “For me, this is the most fascinating part of the race. Twenty thousand people come up along the canal creating a great festival atmosphere as the sun is rising. It’s absolutely magic,” Walchshofer said.
PHOTOS: 2011 Challenge Roth Triathlon
Germany’s Michael Prufert swam a 43:35 in 1997 here, while fellow German Janina-Kristin Gotz holds the women’s swim time in 47:24 (2009).
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