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Swamp Swim Training
 
** Not for the faint hearted. Some content might offend, please be advised. **

Someone once asked, "How do you train for swamp swimming?". Here is what was suggested.


Swimming through a swamp is a very special area of Adventure racing. It involves the entire team and a little faith.

To train for this you must plan your day. First, seal up all your orifices. Duct tape is recommended for this.

Second, Apply some lube to your Fuw fuw area and any other areas that could be exposed. You may not need this right now but later on there may be a call.

Pick your team. Anyone taller then 6 ft cannot be on your team. That means they get less wet then you and that’s not fair. Gals with big boobs are not recommended as they will float higher then you and that’s not fair.

Watch a lot of National Geographic. If the naked Pigmy women doesn’t turn you on then you might learn something about swamps.

Pack some Chlorine. It is our natural duty to help clean up all the waters we come across and Chlorine will kill all the bacteria in the water before we swim.

Join a swim team. Only swim with your life jacket on. You may be slower then the rest of the team but you are adventure race training.

Go shopping with your life jacket on. People might laugh at you but you are adventure race training.

Try making love to your significant other with your life jacket on. That is the sign of a true adventure racer. If he/she doesn’t agree to it. Take off the life jacket and pretend to drown. Who know’s, that might be just as fun.

Take a bath in Jell-O. Makes you feel what if could be like in the middle of the swamp. Who knows, maybe someone will jump in with you and that make adventure training worthwhile.

Cover yourself with mud in front of Peters new house. In that case, cover yourself with mud infront, back or side of Peters new house. I have enough for everyone. Walk into a gay bar and yell that all homos should die. Take off running through the nearest woods. Try and get away from everyone. Great bush adventure training. If you get caught, that is why we tapped all the holes and added some lube. (forgot that didn’t you).

Final thing, practice what you preach. Send the team out for a day of training. Make sure you send them to the dirtiest swamp you know. (not Square one with a visa card), you stay home in a hot tub and drink scotch with ice. Ask them how they made out. Since you are the experienced adventure racer and have done many swamp crossings, only Rookies should practice.

Peter Judd