Cuba is 90 miles from the Keys in Florida.
This Cuban guy told me that he waited for a storm one day and the day after when the storm had died down he started swimming to the USA and that is how he got here.
Could this story be possibly true?
He said he waited for the day after the storm because this is when the ocean is the calmest and the risk of getting side tracked by the ocean currents is low. Supposibly the currents going from East to West cause many Cubans coming to the USA to miss the Keys or southern tip of Florida and to end up drifting around in the Gulf of Mexico somewhere!
He said Castro had just given permission for anyone that wanted to to leave the Island and a lot of people had started making their way by boat during the storm. That there were at some points dead people and turned over boats floating around that didn't make it the night before. And that this is what saved him from the sharks because they were feeding on the other dead people and so left him alone
2007-11-03 10:36:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Caribbean ➔ Cuba
Are there any swimmers out there that have swum 90 miles or that believe it is possible to swim 90 miles?
This story just sounds so hard to believe.
2007-11-03 10:38:16 · update #1
The guy who told you this....must be joking.
1) There are lots of sharks in these waters.
Several Cubans tried to reach Florida by rafts..and a lot of them died.
2) There are frequently storms and rude sea
3) When captured by the US Coastguard they are sent back to Cuba ( this means they go to jail) unless they have touched US soil ( wet foot/dry foot policy)
Don't try this ...it's suicide. I don't believe this.
vic
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2007-11-04 01:17:22 · answer #1 · answered by Havanalover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's definite possible to swim long distances but this i think is a lie. I'm cuban, I didnt swim my way to the united states but there is many dangerous animals than just sharks. Even some abiotic factors can influence this like the Gulf Stream ( or gulf current). When Castro gave permission so that people could leave, to my knowledge no body tried to make the journey swimming.
2007-11-05 09:27:43 · answer #2 · answered by Danny 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some people have swam across large bodies of water (English Channel, Lake Ontario etc) so I guess it is 'possible'. However, it is very highly unlikely. You'd need to be a world class swimmer in world class condition for starters
One swimmer's accomplishments can be found here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicki_Keith . But she never made it 90 miles though
2007-11-05 02:53:37 · answer #3 · answered by slothcloth 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well if You can Float from Cuba to Key west ...why Not swim??
2007-11-03 21:26:37 · answer #4 · answered by shinningstarofthecarribean 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋