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• A swimmer’s account of Cortez

  By Soozmoody on June 7, 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  On June 3rd, five swimmers and I tried to swim 100 miles across the Sea of Cortez — the fifth try in history. The morning of the swim the sea was a flat, turquoise lake and we felt lucky and… Read More ›

• Let me be clear: I venerate the Sea of Cortez

  By Soozmoody on May 23, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  In less than two weeks, I’ll be heading down to La Paz, Baja California, where I’ll meet up with 5 other swimmers who will attempt a relay crossing of the Sea of Cortez.  Yesterday, two of the swimmers and I… Read More ›

• “No drama” and other pieces of good advice for our upcoming Sea of Cortez Swim

  By Soozmoody on March 22, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  This morning I had the pleasure of swimming from Tiburon to The Golden Gate Bridge with my SF friends from Night Train and my teammate on our upcoming Sea of Cortez Swim, Antonio Arguelles, who flew in from Mexico. The… Read More ›

• We’re not part of their food chain

  By Soozmoody on February 18, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  Since July 11th, when we swam the Strait of Gibraltar, a lot has happened in my life–I moved to the US with my two daughters for the school year. They are in their first English-speaking school and we’re living in… Read More ›

• Our two Pacific guides

  By Soozmoody on December 28, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  I haven’t swam much in the last month, that’s something I’ll have to change since there’s a New Swim brewing for summer 2014 (hint- it’s taking place in the same country where I write this). Right now, we’re spending the… Read More ›

• “It was magical”

  By Soozmoody on November 20, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Thinking back to a little over a year ago when we decided to brave The Strait of Gibraltar, the only way it made sense was to do it for something bigger than ourselves.  I’m thrilled to report that last week… Read More ›

• Bridge to Bridge Swim- Through the America’s Cup

  By Soozmoody on September 23, 2013 • ( 4 )

  

  Wanna know the best way to see the SF bay?  No, it’s not by boat or by foot.  Swimming the 10 km from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Bay Bridge gives you a unique view to the city– and… Read More ›

• Bay Area Swimming: From Bridge to Bridge

  By Soozmoody on September 21, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  For the past couple of weeks I’ve been swimming with the Night Train Swimmers and I’ve become buds with the leader of the group, Vito Bialla (one of “101 Movers and Shakers in the Open Water Swimming World“– along with… Read More ›

• SF’s Open Water Swimming Scene: Night Train Swimmers

  By Soozmoody on August 16, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Since I arrived in San Francisco three weeks ago, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting a group of OW swimmers who call themselves Night Train Swimmers.  Lucky for me, they’ve adopted me into their swimming circle so I’ve gone on… Read More ›

• Swimming in the middle of America’s Cup!

  By Soozmoody on July 31, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  Tomorrow morning Emily and I are going to suit up and dive into the frigid waters of the SF Bay.  That’s right, we’re doing the mythical Alcatraz swim– famous for it’s dangerous riptides which deterred the island’s former inmates from… Read More ›