East Bay Native Breaks World Record In 30-Mile Swim To Golden Gate Bridge: Report

Mill Valley Woman Breaks Record for Fastest-Ever Swim From Farallon Islands to SF

It’s not just the fastest swim ever for a woman, but the fastest swim for any swimmer ever to complete the dangerous 30-mile trek from the Farallon Islands to San Francisco, though the record is not yet certified by official record keepers.It has been almost exactly ten years since the first time that a woman swam from the Farallon Islands to San Francisco, a 30-mile, shark-infested journey in ice cold waters that is an even longer trek than swi…

Woman swims from Farallon Islands to Golden Gate Bridge during great white shark migration

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Open-water swimmer Catherine Breed swam from the Farallon Islands to San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, a chilly 30-mile journey through some of the Pacific Ocean’s most notorious great white shark territory. Breed said she completed her 30.6-mile swim Tuesday in 13 hours, 54 minutes. The Pleasanton native was assisted by an expert boat crew that followed Marathon Swimmers Federation rules: swimmers may not use a wetsuit…

East Bay Native Breaks World Record In 30-Mile Swim To Golden Gate Bridge: Report

Champion marathon swimmer Catherine Breed completed the notorious open ocean swim from the Farallon Islands to the Golden Gate Bridge.