My love for open water swimming is a means for me to combine swimming with other areas of my life that are really important to me.

As an ultra-marathon swimmer, when I swim through harsh conditions like cold water or jelly fish, I remind myself that what I am experiencing is nothing compared to what hospice patients and families face. When I am in pain or fatigued, I keep swimming knowing that together, we are helping to provide compassionate care.

Past SwimS

Lake Tahoe, California

33.7km/21 miles on August 28, 2009 in 10 hours and 39 minutes

Farallon Islands Relays, California

48.2 km/30 miles on June 4, 2011 and June 25, 2015

Catalina Channel, California

32km/20 miles on October 17, 2011 in 11 hours 7 minutes

Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, New York

45.8km/28.5miles on June 23, 2012 in 8 hours and 9 minutes

San Francisco to Santa Barbara Relay

546km/339 miles 6-person relay swim on September 23, 2012.
Swam 150 miles but ended the swim after 5 days and nights of continuous swimming due to jellyfish

Lake Zurich, Switzerland