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Expect The Unexpected
noun - Expect The Unexpected or ETU is a commonly understood concept of open water swimming. It is an understanding, appreciation and experience among open water swimmers that the elements (e.g., wind, waves, currents, tides, marine life, water temperature, rain, lightening or fog), course (e.g., turn buoy placement, course layout, feeding station, start, finish structure, boating traffic, shoreline distance, official boat or kayak placement, escort boat fumes, mechanical boat failure), competition (pacing and positioning relative to other male, female and/or wetsuited swimmers or division separation) and one's own physical conditions (due to seasickness, lack of hydration or ill feeling to due food or drink mixtures, stamina or strength) can present open water swimmers with unplanned surprises and unexpected circumstances during an open water swimming competition, solo swim or relay that requires swimmers, coaches, pilots, support crew, safety personnel and officials to adapt and accommodate to the situation.
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Usage
The swimmers expect the unexpected after the race director told them of the winds and rain that will hit the shoreline tomorrow.
Synonyms
Predictable unpredictability. Also view Black Swan Theory
Example of Expect The Unexpected
Most fans did not expect Maarten van der Weijden to win the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games or Hungary's Eva Risztov to win the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim.
Ireland Ice Swimming Championships
Video by Pádraig Mallon at the 2015 Ireland Ice Swimming Championships, hosted by the Camlough Lake Water Festival at Wild Water Armagh (Conroy Pond) in Northern Ireland.
External links
- Is Open Water Swimming Dangerous?
- Big Surprises At The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Xin Xin (China)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Haley Anderson (USA)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Rachele Bruni (Italy)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Lara Grangeon (France)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Ana Marcela Cunha (Brazil)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Ashley Twichell (USA)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Kareena Lee (Australia)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Finnia Wunram (Germany)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Leonie Beck (Germany)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Sharon van Rouwendaal (Netherlands)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Anna Olasz (Hungary)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Paula Ruiz Bravo (Spain)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Kate Sanderson (Canada)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Alice Dearing (Great Britain)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Angelica Andre (Portugal)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Cecilia Biagioli (Argentina)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Anastasia Kirpichnikova (Russia)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Samantha Arevalo (Ecuador)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Špela Perše (Slovenia)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Yumi Kida (Japan)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Michelle Weber (South Africa)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Paola Perez (Venezuela)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Krystyna Panchishko (Ukraine)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Li-Shan Chantal Liew (Singapore)
- Tokyo 2020: Olympic Marathon Swim Predictions – Souad Nefissa Cherouati (Algeria)
- 15x For Mary Carillo, 7x For Rowdy Gaines At The Tokyo Olympics
- Predictable Unpredictability And Expecting The Unexpected
- The Five Dimensions Of Expecting The Unexpected In The Open Water
- Sharpening Your Mind For The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim – And Other Competitive Races
- Conroy Pond, Fast Winter Water
- Close Calls In Open Water Swimming
- Expect The Unexpected - Penny Palfrey Pulled
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- I Got Stung
- World Marathon Swimming Association
- Expect The Unexpected - The Open Water Hero
- Expect The Unexpected In The Open Water
- Expect The Unexpected In Unexpecting Places
- Richard Weinberger Expects The Unexpected
- Can Katie Ledecky Happen In The Olympic Marathon Swim?
- Records In Catalina Channel vs. English Channel
- Become An Octopus When Meeting A Black Swan
- Expect The Unexpected With Predictable Unpredictability
- Clearly Seeing In The Open Water
- Open Water Swimmers Have The Right Stuff
- Sayings From The Open Water Swimming World*
- A Fitting Outcome In The United Kingdom
- Expect The Unexpected In Tampa Bay
- I Got Stung website
- When You Least Expect The Unexpected, It Happens
- Was Neoprene Really The Cause?
- Golden Rules of Open Water Swimming
- Why Open Water Swimming Is Like American Airlines
- The Sport Of Open Water Swimming
- 50 Things Open Water Swimmer Should Not Do
- 100 Things Every Open Water Swimmer Should Know
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Adaptability And Flexibility Are Key
- Thomas Lurz Wins Another World Cup In Mexico
- END-WET Begins And Ends Today
- END-WET: Epic, Iconic And Surreally Long
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Kelly Gneiting, Sumo Swimmer Extraordinaire
- Beyond Avalon Heads Into Problems
- Can't Be Yellow When Crossing This River
- Mateusz Sawrymowicz, Expecting The Unexpected
- Kane Radford, Charlotte Webby Campaign For Rio
- A Heartfelt Transformation
- Trains, Planes And Automobiles To The Hudson River
- Open Water Laws And Observations of Open Water Epicity
- Mohamed Ahmed Marouf Honored By The Hall Of Fame
- A Look Back: Facing The Unexpected In Setúbal
- Mohamed Ahmed Marouf Joins Line Of Egyptian Greats
- Simone Ruffini Wins In Paradise
- Arianna Bridi Touches Out Ana Marcela Cunha In Seychelles
- 100 Things Every Open Water Swimmer Should Know
- More Marathoning With Matthew Moseley – Pure Vida Swimming Across The Golfo Dulce
