The family on the Outrider before leaving the doc for Catalina.
All of my support swimmers on the finish beach.
Back on the boat after crossing the Catalina Channel.
Breakfast at the Beach Comber at the Crystal Cove cottages.
Team Sting Ray Shuffle: Uncle Dan and I were a 2-person team at the La Jolla Cove Swim Club 10-mile relay.
Mom in the kayak.
Katelyn support swimming during my Catalina crossing. Prior to the start she provided a great source of motivation: just put the hurt on each support swimmer when they get in. That's what I was trying to do :)
Carly surprised me towards the end of my crossing by hoping in as a support swimmer! Uncle Dan jumped in for a second 2-hour support swim; he totaled over 4 hours for the day.
Carly safe on the boat after a rough and unlucky encounter with just about the ONLY piece of seaweed in the middle of the channel.
Long Beach Police coming for a visit, and to site me for speeding - I actually have a speeding ticket from them!
A well-earned high-five.
Racing to the finish at the Don Burns 1-mile CDM open water swim.
Uncle Dan and I in some glassy water during a training swim.
Uncle Dan and I enjoying our swim and smiling for the camera.
Goofy UD.
My view.
Mom's view.
Coming back to the Laguna Main Beach buoy after touching sand. This training swim started at CDM, went to Laguna Main, and then back to CDM! 7 hours.
My dad routinely met my mom and I at the end of grueling long Friday training swims during his lunch break to swim the last 30 minutes or so with me. A great pick-me-up and source of encouragement :)
Just some of the many plastic trash in the ocean :(
First night swim.
Night swim with Lenny and my mom in the kayaks.
Uncle Dan, my mom, and I before our solo Tahoe crossings (width; 11.5 miles).
Prior to Tahoe with UD and my dad.
Uncle Dan and I after crossing the width of Tahoe. We were two of the 11 solo swimmers in the 11.5-mile relay race.
10-mile Santa Barbara swim the September before my Catalina summer. The success of this swim was the decision maker; I committed and began training for Catalina after.
Finishing the 10-mile Santa Barbara swim.
Picture of me at Laguna which appeared with an article in the Register.
My mom and I after Oceanside 1-mile swim.
Oceanside.
Just finished the third leg of the Triple Crown with Nova Masters - 100x100s on 1:15.
Hot gallons of water Uncle Dan and I shower with after our cold winter training swims at Laguna. Nothing like a public shower on PCH to start the day :)
One of my first open water experiences - swimming La Jolla. I've raced at La Jolla almost every year since and have done the 3-mile Gatorman since 2002.
Cliff Drive swim with my dad and Dan in the kayak. This picture appeared in the Laguna Independent.
Marlena and I after the 2-mile Newport Pier-to-Pier. I'm not sure what we're so confused about.
Uncle Dan finishing at the 1-mile Don Burns CDM swim.
CDM finish.
CDM finish.
After completing the third leg of the Nova Masters Triple Crown: 100x100s on 1:15
