Archive for 2010

Winter has arrived in Tahoe. Just as most open water swimmers in the northern hemisphere are winding down for the season, I am gearing up. Make sure to check back often as my season is kicking into full swing by February. Join me for the chilly journey toward several of my goals for the year.  Have I mentioned how much I love cold water?   Well I do and I can prove it…..

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!

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!

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.

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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!

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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This Friday, June 11th, I will complete my training for the season with a swim from the sea buoy (12.65 miles west of the Golden Gate) to Aquatic Park in San Francisco. As of now it doesn’t look like the conditions will be completely in my favor but that is okay. I could use one more time of being knocked around in the ocean to remind myself what I am about to get myself into for my Farallones swim.  After Friday I will be able to say that I have done everything possible to prepare myself for the big day. The remainder of my training will be all mental preparation and visualization.

Check back in after 6 a.m. on Friday to track me live.  I have obtained a new Spot GPS to replace the malfunctioning unit that I have been struggling with for the past few training swims. It will work this time!

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