Dynoswim Finding Nemo chant helps woman break record in Manhattan swim

Finding Nemo chant helps woman break record in Manhattan swim

posted September 30, 2009 @ 1:46 AM | Open Water Swimming category

~By Erica Pearson, Daily News Staff Writer

A middle-aged Connecticut woman who completed a record-breaking swim around Manhattan revealed her inspiration Friday. Michael Phelps? No. Dara Torres? Wrong again. Try Dory, the singing fish from "Finding Nemo." "You just keep swimming," said a triumphant Elizabeth Fry - echoing Dory's peppy mantra. The 50-year-old crawl-stroked through the night to become the first woman to circumnavigate the island against the current - and in record time.

Read on at the Daily News

Way to go, Liz!

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