Athlete completes unprecedented 900-mile swim along California coast

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 15:58 · Archive

Catherine Breed has completed a 900-mile swim down the entire California coast in 111 days.

Catherine Breed, a 33-year-old ultra-endurance athlete, completed a 900-mile swim down the entire California coast in 111 days, finishing at San Diego's Coronado Beach. She began her journey on 1 July at California's northern border and swam approximately 10 miles a day with an accompanying shipboard support team.

Breed, a Bay Area native, described her experience in an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, saying she had moved through the ocean with 'whales beneath me, plastic beside me'. She noted that the daily task was comparable to 'doing a trail 50k or a half Ironman every day for about 110 days'. The Daily Mail reports that sewage-filled water near the Mexico border presented particular challenges during the swim.

Breed is a record-breaking American open water swimmer who previously swam the English Channel in 2018 and completed the North Channel crossing between northern Ireland and Scotland in 2019. She said she planned the coastal swim to test her endurance, celebrate the California coast, spotlight environmental preservation efforts, and encourage more women and girls to spend time in and on the ocean. The World Open Water Swimming Association is officially documenting the endeavour.

How it is being reported

• Woman becomes first ever to swim entire 900-mile length of California coast and says filthy sewage-filled water at Mexico border was far harder to deal with than threats of sharksCatherine Breed, 33, began the 900-mile swim from the California-Colorado border on July 1. She finished at Imperial Beach near the border with Mexico on Sunday, for a total of 111 days.Daily Mail · 21 Oct, 15:35
• Ultra-endurance athlete completes 900-mile swim along entire California coastCatherine Breed began unprecedented journey at northern end of state, swimming 10 miles a day to reach other end in less than four months A 33-year-old ultra-endurance athlete has completed an unprecedented swim down the entire coast of California, finishing the 900-mile journey in less than four months. Catherine Breed will celebrate the end of her swim at San Diego’s Coronado beach on Monday afternoon, 111 days since she began her journey on 1 July at the northern border of California. Continue reading...Guardian World · 19 Oct, 21:39

In this story: Catherine Breed · California · San Diego · Mexico · World Open Water Swimming Association

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