When SWIMMER Magazine contributing writer (and Triple Crown marathon swimmer)Elaine Howley told me that her editor was considering using a picture from the Molokai Channel swim for the front cover, it came as quite a shock. It is an honor to be on the cover of the March-April issue, and I sincerely thank everyone who was a part of […]

There are as many ways to feed during open water swimming as there are open water swims; everyone is different! What works for one person’s stomach might be completely different for someone else. Since my first running marathon in June 2008, until the recent Molokai Channel swim in October 2011, I have changed and altered my

Very excited to have confirmed the 26-Mile END-WET Red River Swim event on Saturday, July 21, 2012! Andy Magness, Race Director, was gracious enough to extend an offer to fund my trip to Grand Forks, North Dakota – a trip I am really looking forward to since I have not been to that part of the

The popular open water swimming blog by Steven Munatones, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, had two articles where I was included in the text. I wanted to pass them along, as well as continue to push the website as an excellent source for everything open water! Shaving Down in Open Water Swimming Oceans Seven

During the first week of May, a group of us are headed to southern Spain to tackle the Strait of Gibraltar between Europe and Africa! The swim, which starts from Tarifa, Spain and continues across the Strait to Morocco, is one of the Ocean’s Seven challenges. Even better than enjoying this beautiful swim by myself, is that

Open water marathon swimmer Sarah Thomas currently resides in Denver, Colorado. Although Colorado is known for the Rocky Mountains and amazing skiing, Denver is home to other marathon swimmers; including Triple Crown and North Channel swimmer Craig Lenning,  and Cliff Crozier, who has crossed the Catalina Channel on more than one occasion, and looks to add Lake Tahoe to his

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

Chances are a large body of water near you has an annual “Polar Bear Plunge” around New Year’s Day. Dating back to the early 1900s, these “dips” have been a popular way to ring in the new year, and cleanse the soul for a new start! They are sometimes small in attendance, or they might

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

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