Tappi, September 8, 2015 Yesterday we got to Tappi after 31 hours of travel. After leaving my house at 7:45 p.m. on Saturday the 5th, we took off from Mexico City at 11:35, first

August 30, 2015 In one week I’ll be traveling to Tokyo and taking another plane from there to Aomori, where we will rent a car and reach Tapii 90 minutes later…we hope. There are

August 22, 2015 In two weeks I'll be boarding the plane to Tokyo. These will be two weeks in which we’ll have to concentrate on not making any mistakes that could result in injury.

August 9, 2015 This weekend in La Jolla, California I had my last long training swim before Tsugaru. My aim was to assess my concentration, rhythm, strength, and generally how I felt and performed.

August 2, 2015 A month has gone by since I swam across the Strait of Gibraltar. These have been weeks of reflection on what follows. Tsugaru is one of the most complicated long-distance swims