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03-31-2009, 05:05 PM #1
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The inside story on the world record waterfall run on InBetween Swims!
Don't believe the hype! Don't believe the hate!
In this special episode of InBetween Swims:The Whitewater Podcast, I speak with Team Leader Ben Stookesberry about Pedro Oliva's World Record run of the 128ft Salto Belo on the Rio Sacre in Brazil.
Ben speaks to the mechanics of running a 100+ footer, the controversy surrounding Pedro's landing, and the place that dropping big waterfalls has in the sport.
Find it at - http://www.inbetweenswims.com
Download it direct - http://media.libsyn.com/media/inbetw...rld_Record.mp3
On I-tunes, it can be found at http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/M...t?id=216032223 (I've just posted so it should be there shortly)
Thanks for listening!
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03-31-2009, 07:07 PM #2
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Rise above dood, rise above.The greatest effort is not concerned with results.
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04-03-2009, 08:15 PM #3
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did he swim?
I don't see how he didn't swim landing upside down off of 127 feet. I have seen people land that way from 40 feet and they are instantly ejected. There is just NO EVIDENCE that he didn't swim. I don't agree at all that big waterfalls are lame, I think catching air no matter the medium kicks ass. Pedro could have fibbed to Ben about staying in his boat. I don't really care either way.
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