In May 1980 and March 1981, four attempts at the 24-hr world distance swimming record in a pool took place in St.-Etienne, France. Beyond the purely sporting aspect, this type of exercise poses a number of physiological problems and can even be dangerous to the competitor. It was felt it would be interesting to gather observations in order to be able to provide a few guidelines in helping reduce the dangers associated with these experiments.
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