Author Archives
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Mark: The Crew’s View
Our friend Mark was elemental for us during the swim. His account made us crack up- thinking about how many things he was juggling all at once (especially the phone calls). Just see for yourself! On the boat, the first… Read More ›
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We Did It! Underwater accounts by Susan, Emily and Mauricio
Well, we did it! We swam from Europe to Africa and raised over $100,000 for Worldreader– thanks to you! The three of us experienced different things during the swim, so we thought we’d each share them with you. Again, thank… Read More ›
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Emily: “Wait, we’re supposed to swim across that!?”
Emily, Mauricio, Mark and I arrived yesterday to Tarifa and holy mother of winds–it’s seriously blowin’ here! It’s actually hard to stand up straight. It feels like we’re in a hurricane. It’s no wonder that no one has been allowed… Read More ›
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Guest Post by Team Blue Dolphin: “You do not cross the Strait of Gibraltar. The Strait allows you to cross it.”
Our friends from Team Blue Dolphin had a target date of crossing the Strait of Gibraltar on Monday, July 1. Unfortunately, due to bad weather in the Strait, they had to return to Barcelona without being able to enter the… Read More ›
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First Goal: Accomplished!
Two of my favorite authors, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Mark Twain, warned against the overuse of the exclamation point–urging us to use it only in the absolute most appropriate moments. Well, I think this might be one of them: we’ve… Read More ›
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The Final Stretch: #Swim4Good
As I sit here at JFK awaiting to board my flight back to Barcelona, I’m thinking about how the only thing in front of me now is Gibraltar. Less than a year ago when we decided to do this, I… Read More ›
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Guest post by Mark, our crew!
Imagine that you are in a boat, guiding three swimmers on a dangerous trek from Europe to Africa, to swim across the challenging, 20km-long Strait of Gibraltar. So far your group has overcome the unknown waters, pushed through the strong… Read More ›
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The Girl Who Will Teach Tanzania to Read
I wrote this for Worldreader’s blog on May 14th, but since we’re swimming to raise $100,000 for Worldreader (and we’re 56% of the way there, if you want to see that number grow, please! click here.) I’d love to share this experience… Read More ›
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Our new friend, Alex!
Before I write about the amazing Alex Song, let me back up a step. In this blog, we often write about things that matter to swimmers: like what marine wildlife we might encounter in the sea or what goggles we… Read More ›
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A tale of a pool and a sea
On Thursday in NYC, we swam with Carrington at a YMCA in Chelsea and were overwhelmed with the amount of people in our lane. You’d get into a groove and then suddenly there’s a person’s foot in your mouth. It… Read More ›
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