SF Chronicle
"On Tuesday afternoon, after nearly 14 hours plowing through the frigid Pacific, Catherine Breed stroked to the mouth of San Francisco Bay, breaking the record for the fastest swim between the Farallon Islands and the Golden Gate Bridge, a notoriously challenging 30-mile feat completed by only a handful of swimmers."
"In the dark of night on July 21, long-distance swimmer Catherine Breed emerged from Lake Tahoe at Skylandia Park, near Tahoe City, and cracked open a Pabst Blue Ribbon with her boyfriend."
"This influences the swim in that this isn’t me vs. the ocean. This is me with the ocean and my team–each day the goal is to have fun, create some magic, find gratitude, and be safe."
“But I do think women have more mental resilience and grit. We let the hard stuff flow through quickly, and keep going.”
Golden Gate Bridge to Half Moon Bay swim. "No idea if this is possible"
"I started doing it purely for fun and have to keep checking in with that being my main reason why I am doing it. "
"Two others forced to turn back due to cold water, strong currents and many jellyfish."
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