I Keep Swimming

My love for open water swimming is a means for me to combine swimming with other areas of my life that are really important to me.

As an ultra-marathon swimmer, when I swim through harsh conditions like cold water or jelly fish, I remind myself that what I am experiencing is nothing compared to what hospice patients and families face.  When I am in pain or fatigued, I keep swimming knowing that together, we are helping to provide compassionate care.

Past SwimS

Lake Tahoe, California

• 33.7km/21 miles on August 28, 2009 in 10 hours and 39 minutes

Farallon Islands Relays, California

• 48.2 km/30 miles on June 4, 2011 and June 25, 2015

Catalina Channel, Calfornia

• 32km/20 miles on October 17, 2011 in 11 hours 7 minutes

Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, New York

• 45.8km/28.5miles on June 23, 2012 in 8 hours and 9 minutes

San Francisco to Santa Barbara Relay

• 546km/339 miles 6-person relay swim on September 23, 2012.

• Swam 150 miles but ended the swim after 5 days and nights of continuous swimming due to jellyfish

Lake Zurich, Switzerland

• 26.4km/16 miles on August 4, 2013 in 7 hours 53 minutes

Monterey Bay, California

• 40km/25 miles on August 26, 2014  in 13 hours [succeeded after 3 previous attempts which were ended due to jellyfish and bad conditions]

English Channel, England

• 34km/21 miles on September 25, 2015 in 10 hours 45 minutes

Cook Strait, New Zealand

• 29km/18 miles on February 3, 2016 in 8 hours 13 minutes  

Loch Ness, Scotland

• 35km/22 miles on August 12, 2017 in 12 hours 26 minutes

Maui Channel, Hawaii

• 17.7km/11 miles on October 3, 2018 in 5 hours 20 minutes

Round Catalina Island Relay - Catalina, California

• 87km/54 miles on October 18, 2021 in 27:40:40

Loch Lomond, Scotland

• 34km/21.6 miles on August 26, 2023 in 11:43* (sleeveless wetsuit)

OTHER EVENTS

• ÖTILLÖ Catalina - March 1, 2020