January 24, 2017 There are two places where I have learned and thought about my open water swims: the Jacuzzi in La Jolla and the sauna in San Francisco. A year ago, after a

November 24, 2016 The road to completing the Oceans Seven has had several hurdles to cross: wind, currents, very high waves, stinging jellyfish, sharks, snakes and very, very cold water. Last year, taking advantage

November 23, 2016 This weekend Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States—probably the most important family celebration of the year. My first experience enjoying this tradition was 40 years ago with the Lee family.

November 6, 2016. I remember sitting in this hotel lobby on May 13 when I received the news that Steven Munatones had had a heart attack. Steven was the second person from the open

October 10, 2016 I still remember my first classes when I was in elementary school: it was a long list of what not do. I lived under the constant threat of being expelled. When

September 19, 2016 The end of the open water season approaches. Two weeks ago Kimberly Chambers tried to swim from Sacramento to San Francisco, but had to abort her swim at 24 hours; on