Monday we finally met the gatekeeper to the Strait, Rafa Gutiérrez Mesa, from the ACNEG (Strait of Gibraltar Swimming Association) for a debriefing of the swim. Here are the details from the meeting: 1) June 21st. The last swimmable day… 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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
