This Summer I will be swimming from the Farallon Islands to Aquatic Park in San Francisco, a distance of 30+ miles. A feat that has never been accomplished by a female and "I am just the girl for the job"
Dream it! Swim it!Waiting in the magical water of Lake Tahoe
July 20th, 2010 | 
Author: I am just waiting….waiting for my opportunity to swim the Farallones. To keep in good practice I have been swimming in my backyard. Lake Tahoe is not a bad place to be waiting.
Here is a video from my swim with Jamie Patrick and Greg Larson. The course was Camp Richardson to the island in the middle of Emerald Bay and back to Camp Richardson. Water temperature a surprising 68 degrees. We accomplished 11 miles in 4:30. An amazingly beautiful swim!
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Looking for a boat
We have tides picked out for the end of this month and are currently looking for a boat for the crew. I have a little money left from our fundraiser but not enough to rent the Bravo again. Wish we could because Brent and Maylan were an awesome addition to our team. I am working hard to try and pull it all together before our next opportunity in tides and thinking positive thoughts for good weather. Keeping the dream alive!
Looking Forward
Gale force winds are forecast for the remainder of my window. We have rested up from our long night on the boat and have chosen new tides and new dates. We still need to confirm the team. I will need to continue to raise funds or look for additional sponsors to help with the cost of the the boat and safety crew. Once everything has been confirmed I will release the new window of time. Stay tuned…this swim still need to be conquered. I am patiently waiting for my opportunity to show the Farallones what I got!
The Wild Farallones
The conditions were so rough that we didn’t even make it all the way out to the Farallones. I never put my suit on or had the chance to get in the water. The emotions are just starting to set in right now. I am going to sleep it off and go back to the drawing board. Thank you for all of the positive energy coming my way. This swim still need to be conquered!
Swim cancelled due to rough seas!
Safety first! Karen just let me know that they are headed back in. The safety of the crew comes first! We will keep you posted as to the next attempt, but that’s it for now.
I will be boarding the boat in a 1/2 hour
Adjustment to my jump time
There has been an adjustment to my jump time for tomorrow. I will be entering the water closer to 3 am. Thank you to everyone for all of the well wishes, love and support. You can track me live after 3 am.
We are on for Friday
It has been confirmed that we are on for Friday. All of my hard work is behind me and I am very excited about getting in the water and going for it. I have had a lot of ups and downs in the past few weeks but feel very confident that I have done everything possible to prepare for this epic swim. There are so many emotions that I am feeling at this point that I am unable to express them properly.
Thank you to everyone that has shown me so much love and support. The energy coming my way is unbelievable.
Dream it! Swim it!
Need to get this done
After another postponement of my sea buoy swim, tomorrow will be my final attempt. On Sunday, 6/13, come rain or shine, wind or waves, we will be going out for my final training swim. We need to get this done! Once again the weather will not completely be cooperating with us but we are going to go for it anyway. The water temperature is dropping and as soon as the wind starts to subside the fog will start to set in. Wind and fog will be two of the challenges in planning and completing a swim from the Farallones.
I find myself staring at the Farallones cam for hours lately. Check it out
After 7 am tomorrow you will be able to track me live via my SPOT GPS. If I have enough crew members on board tomorrow, we will be working on sending out updates on my website, FB page and Twitter.
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