I, who am primarily a warm water kind of guy, have never had trouble with an intentional roll in the winter time Mississippi R at 35 degrees water temp or, in somewhat warmer planned brief submersions (rolls) off Long Island's tip,Wales, and the San Juan Islands but ... once got into some very scary and panicky hyperventilation when I left my boat while playing in a hole in Westwater Canyon in Utah. It was my only experience with hyperventilation syndrome and it was quite frightening. I've thought the water temp might have had something causal to do with it but I don't know. It has left in me a significant fear of "swimming". The "gasp" I've never experienced. Larry Koenig Baton Rouge, LA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Nov 15 2001 - 20:53:26 PST
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