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Crewing the Moloka’i Channel – A Kayaker’s Perspective

I have blogged several times about the AMAZING crew I had for the Moloka’i Channel swim, and I wanted to take it further by interviewing one of the crew for a unique blog! I was introduced to Steve Haumschild, my second kayaker along with veteran Jeff Kozlovich, through a mutual friend. THANK GOD I reached out to Steve, because the additional support I had

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The Southern California Eight – Another Great Challenge!

Scott Zornig, President of theSanta Barbara Channel Swimming Association issued a new challenge to the open water community last week called the “Southern California Eight”. The eight islands, which comprise the southern California “Channel Islands”, are not as well-known outside of Santa Catalina island (Catalina Channel starting point) yet offer a fantastic opportunity to swim in

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H2Open Article – Ocean’s Seven “Arms Race”

H2Open Magazine, the world’s only dedicated Open Water Swimming magazine, based out of England, did a recent article which mentioned my name alongside veteran Penny Palfrey of Austrailia, and the great Stephen Redmond of Ireland! It was an honor to be mentioned in the same article as Penny and Stephen. The script highlights the Ocean’s Seven challenge we have accepted, and how

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The Art of Cold

It is often stated that the most difficult pain to push through is cold water – let alone cold water in the middle of the winter! Most people view swimming in a lake or river during the winter as insane, however to many, especially in European countries, it is a part of their lifestyle. A select

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