Category Archives: Open Water Swimming

“If this was easy, someone else would be doing it” is exactly what I said to Cathy Harrington just west of the Golden Gate Bridge and about 90 minutes into my first Bay 2 Breakers swim. Why run when you … Continue reading →

Yesterday was my exciting first trip to La Jolla Cove, a place I’d been wanting to visit for several months. My friend Helen was there this weekend from Boston and we had plans to swim down there. I was so … Continue reading →

I just finished reading “Swimming to Antartica” by Lynne Cox and can’t remember the last time a book gripped my attention so much. I kept wanting to know what happened next and love her style of writing. It made me … Continue reading →

Being born, raised, and living almost my entire life in San Francisco (minus the last 7 months), I’d never swam in the Bay before. When I had first met Evan Morrison in August, he had encouraged me to swim with … Continue reading →

My journey to becoming a marathon swimmer started at birth, I just didn’t know it most of my life. I can tie everything in my life together like a row of dominoes on how I got to where I am … Continue reading →

Last Sunday I swam my first open water swim of 2014 and the first open water swim in about 4 months! I was joining the OakStreakers down in Laguna Beach who I hadn’t seen since November when I attended the … Continue reading →

Last Sunday I ended up doing my second ocean swim race: Powerhouse Paddle and Swim in Del Mar. When my originals plans and then backup plans both fell through, I texted my friend Lynn to see what were the OC … Continue reading →

Training for the Slam The Dam is going pretty well actually. It really helps that Tom okay’ed my basic training goal (4.5 – 5 KM nonstop, hydrate, 1.5 – 2 KM nonstop) and just said to remember to be careful … Continue reading →

On Saturday I completed my first ever ocean race! It was the Corona Del Mar – Don Burns 1 Mile Ocean Swim. Aside from scuba diving, I haven’t swam in the ocean since I was a kid and that wasn’t … Continue reading →

To be honest, I’ve always been a little afraid of getting into open water swimming. Yes I was training to swim some 11+ miles across the width of Lake Tahoe, but trying to get me into any open water to … Continue reading →