myself. she told me it was just around the bend. i put my head down and went. when i picked up my head for the 8th- 1/2 hour feed, she told me: “the bridge is right there. you are 20 minutes away from the record.” i said, “am i that close to the bridge.” it really look further than 20 minutes to me. maybe she wanted me to finish strong, maybe she thought i could do it; whatever she thought, her words of encouragement worked and i put my head down and swam hard to the bridge. i knew i was swimming longer than 20 minutes but it felt nice 