Next Week, Erik Vendt, will compete in the, Tiburon Mile, an open water race that swims directly below the Golden Gate Bridge. Though retired, it's great to know that Vendt swims for fun.
From the Marin Independent Journal:
Vendt, who signed his international swimming retirement papers earlier this year, says he is no longer in shape to seriously compete with the top-notch swimmers Placak has lined up for this year's race. But now he knows the winning strategy."Follow the leader and wait for your chance," he said. "I learned that the hard way."
It was just the start of Vendt's education on the Tiburon shores - the place where his competitive past met his successful future.
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The paper also discusses Erik Vendt's post Olympic life and the history he has with the Tiburon Mile people.
For videos, photographs and general event information check out their site: [Link]
I have to add this, with his longer hair and beard, don't you think he looks like a pirate? Harrrr!
2 comments:
Thanks! I was really curious about what he was up to. Glad to read he's doing well. Hopefully Swimnetwork will do one of those 20Question interviews w/ him (even though I dislike Schaller's style).
Eric appears to be one of those exceedingly rare Olympians who still enjoy swimming despite the inordinate amount of time spent in the pool. Maybe not a huge surprise ... after reading about some of his workouts it's clear he must adore pain.
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