Round Trip Angel Island is a notoriously difficult 10-mile swim in the San Francisco Bay. The swim begins and ends in Aquatic Park and the loop around Angel Island can be completed either clockwise or counterclockwise. The San Francisco Bay has three busy shipping channels, and a swimmer must cross them all twice during this... Continue Reading →

On August 6th, 2025, I swam 6.5 hours in the English Channel before abandoning my swim for mental health reasons. At 21 miles across, this channel is swum from England to France and is known for precarious weather and strong currents that force swimmers to traverse much longer than the straightest route.  This is an... Continue Reading →

On February 6th, 2025, I had the absolute pleasure of swimming the Cook Strait (Te Moana-o-Raukawa in Māori). This dynamic body of water flows between the North and South Islands of New Zealand, connecting the Tasman Sea and the South Pacific Ocean. It is known for having unpredictable currents, cold water, and lots of marine... Continue Reading →

The pool I trained at in high school was located at the edge of my school campus. At the end of every day during swim season, I would walk excitedly across the parking lot to the 6-lane outdoor pool. One afternoon, I found a swim cap on the ground. Scrawled across the cap was the... Continue Reading →

On July 9, I completed my second official marathon swim of the 2024 season - a tandem circumnavigation of Coronado Island in San Diego, California.  I was thrilled to be invited to join my good friend, Erika Beauchamp, on this adventure. She lives on the East Coast and had planned this swim to get some... Continue Reading →

Our Journey to 20 Bridges On June 6th, I completed the 20 Bridges Swim around Manhattan with my good friend, Stacey Wong. This iconic 28.5-mile swim is one of three that comprises the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming alongside the English and Catalina Channels. My process of deciding to attempt 20 Bridges may give some... Continue Reading →

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go" T. S. Eliot Lake Tahoe holds great significance for my journey as a marathon swimmer. I completed my very first marathon swim there in 2021 and had such an amazing experience that I returned in 2022 to tackle... Continue Reading →

I applied for Cork Distance Week in August 2022 and was honored (and honestly, shocked!) to be accepted to participate in this incredible opportunity. CDW is a 9 day training camp in Kinsale, Ireland led by Ned Denison. Marathon swimmers from all over the world unite to improve their physical and mental conditioning in the... Continue Reading →

In April 2023, I completed the ~40 mile SCAR swim series held just east of Phoenix, Arizona. This event is named after the four lakes that are swum in succession over four days - Saguaro, Canyon, Apache, and Roosevelt. While SCAR is a very well-known event in the marathon swimming world, and even won the WOWSA... Continue Reading →

A few miles west of the southern California coastline lie eight islands, five of which comprise Channel Islands National Park. I decided to pursue the 12.4 mile swim from Anacapa Island to the mainland after completing the 12 mile True Width of Lake Tahoe in July 2021. In theory, I knew that I could swim... Continue Reading →