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    Post The inside story on the world record waterfall run on InBetween Swims!

    Don't believe the hype! Don't believe the hate!

    In this special episode of InBetween Swims:The Whitewater Podcast, I speak with Team Leader Ben Stookesberry about Pedro Oliva's World Record run of the 128ft Salto Belo on the Rio Sacre in Brazil.

    Ben speaks to the mechanics of running a 100+ footer, the controversy surrounding Pedro's landing, and the place that dropping big waterfalls has in the sport.

    Find it at - http://www.inbetweenswims.com

    Download it direct - http://media.libsyn.com/media/inbetw...rld_Record.mp3

    On I-tunes, it can be found at http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/M...t?id=216032223 (I've just posted so it should be there shortly)

    Thanks for listening!

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    Rise above dood, rise above.

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    did he swim?

    I don't see how he didn't swim landing upside down off of 127 feet. I have seen people land that way from 40 feet and they are instantly ejected. There is just NO EVIDENCE that he didn't swim. I don't agree at all that big waterfalls are lame, I think catching air no matter the medium kicks ass. Pedro could have fibbed to Ben about staying in his boat. I don't really care either way.

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