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Ohio State's Olympic Swimming Present Owes a Gigantic Debt to Its Past

Hawai’i is roughly 4,500 miles southwest of Columbus.

To get there in 2021 requires 10-12 hours of travel time, depending on how many layovers you end up having. When I visited about 10 years ago, I distinctly remember the bulk of the flight being over the bluest expanse of water that you'll ever see. It simultaneously makes you appreciate this beautiful world we live in and also emphasizes that you're traveling to one of the most remote inhabited places on the planet in a metal tube traveling at hundreds of miles per hour, tens of thousands of feet in the air.