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Corriendo la Maratón de Chicago con Susan
For an English version, click here. Antonio Argüelles, buen amigo nuestro, nadador de Swim4Good, y con dos triples coronas, nos cuenta de sus nuevo reto. Como nos tiene acostumbrado, su nuevo reto está al alcance de muy pocos; sólo 6… Read More ›
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Crossing Cancer (Chapter 3)
From the minute someone hears “you have breast cancer,” she undergoes a series of tests to decide what’s next. They biopsy the cancer to see what kind it is, they investigate how far it’s spread by MRIs of the specific area…. Read More ›
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English Channel Swim – Swim4Good S4S
On September 1, Swim4Good Swimmers Guillermo Sagnier, Alberto Compte and I swam across the English Channel in 12 hours 8 minutes in a 3 swimmer relay covering a distance of 50.3km at a water temperature of around 17C (62.6F). Big thanks to… Read More ›
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Crossing Cancer (Chapter 2)
Yesterday marks an end to something. In just three weeks, the following events happened: I found a lump, was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer that has spread to my nodes and started chemotherapy today. Of course, it’s more complicated than… Read More ›
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Crossing Cancer (Chapter 1)
It’s odd to be writing about cancer in a blog I co-founded about swimming crazy distances to raise money to fight illiteracy. This past wednesday when the doctor told me that the lump I found in the shower two days before was… Read More ›
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Mark’s Strait of Gibraltar swim
Swim4Good swimmer Mark Drendel writes about his May 23rd swim and Em provides some color commentary. Mark: During the weeks leading up to the swim I felt good. Had reached my 100km goal in April, mostly swum in the… Read More ›
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A swimmer’s account of Cortez
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 ›
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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 ›
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Ultraswim Formentera – Ibiza (34 km)
Santi Callis nos relata su heroica travesía del domingo 25 de junio Tirarse al agua a las 7h AM en Formentera y tratar de llegar a Ibiza ya nos parecía complicado. Pero hacerlo con olas de hasta dos metros de… Read More ›
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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 ›
Featured Categories
cancer ›
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Celebrating and Movin’ On! (10th and Hopefully Last Post in Crossing Cancer)
September 18, 2015
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Crossing Cancer (Chapter 9)
May 24, 2015
Costa Brava ›
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Fotos del Travesía Costa Brava: 32 h 7 m – 118.6 km
July 21, 2015
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Travesía Costa Brava Non-Stop
July 14, 2015
English Channel ›
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English Channel Swim – Swim4Good S4S
September 19, 2014
Gibraltar ›
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Mark’s Strait of Gibraltar swim
June 10, 2014
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Guest Post: ESTRECHO 2014 – desde donde yo lo ví
May 1, 2014
Guest Posts ›
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La Batalla de Rande (27 km)
July 9, 2015
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Guest Post: Crónica De Un Día Cualquiera
April 20, 2015
Marnaton ›
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Marnaton Sant Feliu 2016
July 2, 2016
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Marnaton eDreams Barcelona
May 10, 2015
Sea of Cortez ›
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A swimmer’s account of Cortez
June 7, 2014
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Not this time
June 6, 2014
Swim4Good ›
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My Alcatraz Swim to Make a Difference
May 5, 2017
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Ayúdanos a Salvar Vidas
November 3, 2015
Swim4Good Swimmers ›
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Cadaqués – Cap de Creus – Cadaqués
June 13, 2015
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Swim4Good Grows Younger
December 21, 2014
Training ›
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Guest post: From Crewing to Swimming the Strait of Gibraltar
April 5, 2014
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Cold Water Therapy
January 31, 2014