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 ›
Sea of Cortez
Not this time
We’re back on land after swimming for 22 hours and making it almost half way through the Sea of Cortez before high waves and strong winds cut our attempt short. It’s ringing in our mind Paul Lundgren’s conclusion after his own… Read More ›
Paul Lundgren’s first experience with the Sea of Cortez
In one week (June 3rd), the six swimmer team formed by Swim4Good and Night Train Swimmers will start near La Paz (Baja California, Mexico), in a continuous relay swim across the Sea of Cortez, a distance of approximately 163 km…. Read More ›
Let me be clear: I venerate the Sea of Cortez
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
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 ›
Meet Richard – Sueño88 swimmer and physician
When Vito suggested the idea of swimming across the Sea of Cortez in a 6 swimmer relay, I immediately thought that Richard would be a great fit. First, he was a great supporter of our Gibraltar swim last year and is… Read More ›
We’re not part of their food chain
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 ›
El Mar de Cortés – Junio 2014
(English version of this post is found here) En los últimos meses, Susan y yo nos hemos hecho buenos amigos de Vito Bialla, una persona que vive bajo la premisa de que “cuando vale la pena hacer algo, hay que hacerlo a todo… Read More ›
Crossing the Sea of Cortés – June 2014
Over the past few months, Susan and I have become good friends with Vito Bialla, a larger than life guy who means it when he says “when something is worth doing, do it full throttle”. Vito has found many things… Read More ›
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