Van Wisse Arc to Arch
david_barra
NYCharter Member
So.... John Van Wisse is just about to land in France (if he hasn’t already) completing the second leg of this epic triathlon challenge.
He was the only swimmer out there, and it looked like the conditions were pretty rough, but the clock is ticking, and the transitions are part of the cumulative time. I think he had about 7 hours to get himself ready for the swim after a 15+ hour run.... 85ish miles.
He was the only swimmer out there, and it looked like the conditions were pretty rough, but the clock is ticking, and the transitions are part of the cumulative time. I think he had about 7 hours to get himself ready for the swim after a 15+ hour run.... 85ish miles.
...anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
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The run took him 15 hours 53 minutes which is the fastest run so far on the Arch to Arc challenge.
No other boats went out today. I wouldn't have wanted to be the observer or crew out there today! Amazing effort today.
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Do they not have guidelines on equipment? It's a triathlon, so it makes sense wetties are allowed, so why did Bayliss go without?
Can't help but think JVW could have set a prominent precedent by going without.
...anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
Both Mark Bayliss and Rachel Hessom wanted to have ratified Channel solo swims at the same time as the Arch to Arch. Mark was the first person to complete the A2A without a wetsuit and he set the record at the same time, which was amazing.
I went to a very interesting talk by Mark Bayliss in 2012 at the H2Open Show when he was planning his A2A. One of the things he talked about was how carefully he had to plan his weight for it - there was a trade off between putting on weight to keep warm in the Channel, but not putting too much on as it would slow him down in the run.
I hope that Enduroman decide to keep 2 records going forwards - wetsuit and non-wetsuit as John and Mark's challenges were very different.
...anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
JVW broke Australian record in 1994 solo crossing of the English channel (8 hours 17min)
Double crossing of the English channel in 2010 (19 hours 55min) fastest crossing for the year for first way (9hours 21min)
I think it would be prudent to assume that his effort during the swim leg of A2A was measured, and part of a strategy for his overall time, and trying to compare his swim to Mark Bayless’ without factoring in the run + rest time in Dover is irrelevant and confuses this triathlon event with marathon swimming.
Also note.... conditions were such that there were no other swimmers out during JVW’s swim.
...anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
John Van Wisse vs Mark Bayliss
run split 15:53 vs 26:20
wait in Dover 08:25 vs 13:59
swim split 12:31 vs 11:48
wait in Calais 10:31 vs 3:22
bike split 14:07 18:09
total time 61:27 vs 73:39
Total rest/wait time: 18:56 vs 17:09
JvW had solid times on all legs. MB clearly paid for his bioprene on the run, but kudos for doing so!
Am a bit puzzled why JvW gave so much away with the long wait times, esp. in Calais. So, there is clearly a lot of room to lower the "record" by a fair bit.
Looking forward to Trent having a shot at it next year.