Amy Appelhans Gubser

Amy Appelhans Gubser touching Anacapa Island after her 19.6 km crossing of the Santa Barbara Channel in California

Team Nadadores Locos' two-way Farallon Islands crossing is nominated for the 2015 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year

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Farallon Islands relay, seated bottom row: Crew Chief Joe Butler. Seated second row: swimmer John Sims. Standing third row, left to right: swimmer Kirk McKinney, Jeff Everett, Andrew McLaughlin, Les Mangold, Crew/First Aid Glenn Greene, Captain Brent McClain and Amy Gubser. Standing fourth row: Captain Marino Cacciotti. Photo by Shannon McLaughlin

Amy Appelhans Gubser is an American open water swimmer and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit neonatal nurse from Pacifica, California who has completed three Oceans Seven channels and the California Triple Crown (Santa Barbara Channel + Catalina Channel + Lake Tahoe).

Open Water Swimming Career

• participated in the San Francisco-based Nadadores Locos, a 6-member relay team that completed the first relay two-way crossing between the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallones on 1 August 2015 in 44 hours 54 minutes under the auspices of the Monterey Swimming Association
• On 16 April 2015, she completed a 14.4 km Strait of Gibraltar crossing from Spain to Morocco in 4 hours 1 minute at the age of 46.
• completed a 44.2 km crossing of Lake Tahoe on 22 July 2015 from Camp Richardson to Incline Village in 14 hours 45 minutes 16 seconds at the age of 46.
• completed a 20.1-mile crossing of the Catalina Channel on 22 September 2016 in 14 hours 56 minutes 42 seconds at the age of 48.
• She finished third overall in the 4-day, 4-stage S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge in Arizona in a cumulative time of 20 hours 16 minutes 56.6 seconds.
  • On 26 April 2016, she finished completed a 14.4 km crossing of Saguaro Lake in 4 hours 58 minutes 16 seconds at the age of 48.
  • On 26 April 2016, she completed a 14.1 km crossing of Canyon Lake in 4 hours 5 minutes 16 seconds at the age of 48.
  • On 28 April 2016, she completed a 22.8 km crossing of Apache Lake in 9 hours 1 minute 44 seconds at the age of 48.
  • On 29 April 2016, she completed a 9 km crossing of Roosevelt Lake in 4 hours 12 minutes 48 seconds at the age of 48.
• She completed the 6.5 km Battle of Carlingford Lough from Omeath Pier to Carlingford on 26 May 2016 in 1 hour 46 minutes 19 seconds at the age of 48.
• She completed a 19.6 km crossing of the Santa Barbara Channel on 24 June 2016 in 6 hours 2 minutes 59 seconds from Silverstrand Beach, Oxnard on the California mainland to Anacapa Island under the auspices of observer Dave Van Mouwerik, the fourth individual to complete this crossing in the mainland-to-island direction. It was a record swim from the California mainland to Anacapa Island.
• On 29 July 2016, she completed the 25 km Border Buster in Lake Memphremagog between the USA and Canada in 8 hours 26 minutes 16 seconds at the age of 49.
• On 24 September 2016, she completed a 49 km crossing of Monterey Bay in northern California in 16 hours 49 minutes 5 seconds at the age of 49, the fourth individual to complete this swim.
• She was nominated for the Barra Award for Most Prolific Overall Year by the Marathon Swimmers Federation in 2016.
• She was the 3rd fastest finisher in the 2017 SCAR Swim Series (SCAR Swim Challenge) after finishing the 15.2 km Saguaro Lake crossing, 14.4 km Canyon Lake crossing, 27.3 km Apache Lake crossing, and 10 km Roosevelt Lake crossing in 20 hours 17 minutes 56.6 seconds on 29 April 2017.
• Between 25-28 April 2018, she completed all four stage swims of the SCAR Swim Challenge in Arizona at the age of 49.
  • On 25 April 2016, she completed a 15.2 km crossing of Saguaro Lake in 4 hours 14 minutes 44 seconds at the age of 49.
  • On 26 April 2016, she completed a 14.4 km crossing of Canyon Lake in 4 hours 10 minutes 40 seconds at the age of 49.
  • On 26 April 2016, she completed a 26.4 km crossing of Apache Lake in 6 hours 56 minutes 46 seconds at the age of 49.
  • On 28 April 2016, she completed a 9 km crossing of Roosevelt Lake in 4 hours 56 minutes 10 seconds at the age of 49.
• On 8 June 2018, she completed a 27-mile crossing of Santa Monica Bay in 16 hours 6 minutes to become the oldest individual to complete the crossing.
• On 22 July 2018, she completed a 21-mile crossing of the North Channel in 14 hours 10 minutes at the age of 50.
• She was named one of the World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women in 2019 by the World Open Water Swimming Association.
• On 25 August, she finished 24th in the 14.4 km Canyon Lake stage swim of the 4-day SCAR Swim Challenge in Arizona in 3:55:30.4.

World Open Water Swimming Association Awards

The relay was nominated for a WOWSA Award in the 2015 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year category by the World Open Water Swimming Association.

Team Nadadores Locos Members

• Amy Appelhans Gubser, a member of the South End Rowing Club
• Kirk McKinney, a member of the South End Rowing Club
• Les Mangold, a member of the South End Rowing Club
• John Sims, a member of the South End Rowing Club
• Jeff Everett, a member of the South End Rowing Club
• Andrew McLaughlin, a member of the South End Rowing Club

Marathon Swim Stories

She appeared with Shannon House Keegan on Marathon Swim Stories.

External links

• Channel Swimming Guide to Swimming Maui Nui
• John Curley Crosses Monterey Bay In California
• The History of Swimming 4 Long Days In SCAR
• Inspiration/Isolation With Amy Appelhans Gubser
• Shannon House Keegan Talks Marathon Swimming Stories
• The Milo Ice Bucket Challenge Begins
• Cameron Bellamy Talks About His Extreme Adventures On WOWSA Live
• Sally Minty-Gravett MBE On High
• Team Nadadores Locos Does Two-Way Farallones Crossing
• 2015 World Open Water Swimming Performance Of The Year Nominees
• Locals participate in historic Farallon Islands swim
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Open Water Swimming
• Daily News of Open Water Swimming
• Triple Crown Is 28 Years In The Making
• Amy's Achievement To Anacapa
• Open Water Swimming Can Offset The Amazon Effect
• Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
• Man, What A Tough Swim Across Monterey Bay
• Swimmers Honored By Santa Barbara Channel Swimming
• Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association
• 2016 Marathon Swimmers Federation Award Nominees
• Marathon Swimmers Federation 2016 Awards
• SCAR Swim Challenge
• Stefan Reinke Outduels Serbo Simeoni On SCAR Day 1
• S.C.A.R. Is Like Night And Day
• Jamie Ann Phillips Forges Into Lead In Apache Lake
• Reinke Hangs On, Jamie Ann Phillips Swimming Strong
• As Night Falls, So Does Men's Record. Jamie Ann Phillips Leads Way With Stefan Reinke
• Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
• Former Palos Verdes swimmer to swim across Santa Monica Bay
• Swimming For Sammy In Santa Monica
• The Long Grind Across Santa Monica Bay
• Amy Swims East To Do North
• Ken Mignosa Goes Long, Real Long In The Channel Islands
• Join Ger At The Golden Gate
• Pat Gallant-Charette Completely Surprised By Her Fame
• 2019 World's 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women
• Jessica Kieras Wins Day 2 Of S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge