Former Miami Dolphin Rob Konrad swims 10-12 hours to shore after boating accident

[TuscanyTile2]

Amazing story.  Glad he made it.

 

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/12140365/ex-miami-dolphins-fullback-rob-konrad-swims-9-miles-fall

[KSJets]

Sign this beast!!!

 

Seriously though, that is an amazing feat.  Incredible.

[Integrity28]

I remember that guy. Wild story, I can't even imagine... 

[Ben Had]

He's a bad ass...I heard Chuck Norris has has kneeled before him   

[Green DNA]

What's the big deal, the guy is a Dolphin after all.

[New York Mick]

What's the big deal, the guy is a Dolphin after all.

Lmao.

That's a sick distance.

[nj meadowlands]

Holy hell.  Just reading that makes me tired.

[JiFtheOracle]

Holy sh*t...cant imagine.  And the seas have been extremely rough lately.  Yikes! 

[Bruce Harper]

Something slightly fishy about this story, no pun intended.

[Gastineau Lives]

What's the big deal, the guy is a Dolphin after all.

 

You son of a bitch. Beat me to it.

 

Thank God he wasn't a Brown, he'd have no ******* idea what to do.

[thshadow]

Something slightly fishy about this story, no pun intended.

 

Yeah...  Did he also have 2 broken legs after jumping from a 2nd story balcony?

[Bruce Harper]

Yeah...  Did he also have 2 broken legs after jumping from a 2nd story balcony?

 

Even the Iron Man competitors don't swim nearly that kind of distance.  Not saying it couldn't happen, just seems like a very odd story.

[jgb]

what happened to his boat

[Ben Had]

 

 

Thank God he wasn't a Brown, he'd have no ******* idea what to do.

If he was a Brown he'd be a floater...

[Miss Lonelyhearts]

Even the Iron Man competitors don't swim nearly that kind of distance. Not saying it couldn't happen, just seems like a very odd story.

It's not as crazy as you're making it out to be. The English Channel is way more than 9 miles. The big open water distance swims are generally more than double that.

[Bruce Harper]

It's not as crazy as you're making it out to be. The English Channel is way more than 9 miles. The big open water distance swims are generally more than double that.

 

Agreed.  But swimming the English Channel is still considered a big deal and it is only even attempted by people who train full time to do that.  This guy was a retired football player.

 

When I was a teenager, playing multiple competitive sports and swam every day I had to swim a couple of miles and it was not easy.  Again, I am not saying it didn't happen.  It just seems weird to me.  Maybe it was just one of those things where he didn't really know how close he was to shore.  Who knows?

[peebag]

You son of a bitch. Beat me to it.

 

Thank God he wasn't a Brown, he'd have no ******* idea what to do.

poop does float...

[Bruce Harper]

what happened to his boat

 

If it was pointed offshore it would have just kept going until it ran out of gas and is floating around out there somewhere.  If it ran up on some beach we will probably hear about it soon.

[jgb]

If it was pointed offshore it would have just kept going until it ran out of gas and is floating around out there somewhere.  If it ran up on some beach we will probably hear about it soon.

 

maritime laws of salvage is finders keepers let's charter a boat and go find her

[Shadetree]

Tide coming in helped him maybe? I'm sure he spent half the time floating instead of swimming.