Golden Gate Bridge
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The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the one-mile-wide strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
Open Water Swimming
- In September 2022, Catherine Breed completed an unprecedented 27-mile ocean swim in 12 hours 21 minutes from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Bay to Half Moon Bay in Northern California.
- The Five Bridges Swim was a marathon swim attempt by Ken Mignosa in San Francisco Bay on 26-27 May 2019. His attempt on 26-27 May 2019 took over 21 hours. Assisted by crew chief Robin Rose and Kelley Prebil, Cathy Harrington and Evan Morrison, the swim is recognized by the Marathon Swimmers Federation as the 47.8 km Dumbarton Rail Bridge to Anita Rock course. The original 52 km course started at the Dumbarton Rail Bridge, then proceeded to the Dumbarton Bridge, the San Mateo Bridge, the Bay Bridge, and finally to the Golden Gate Bridge.
External links
- Penny Dean From The Golden Gate To Cap Gris-Nez
- Penny Dean Overcame Problems With A Success That Still Stands
- Creative, Curious, and Courageous That Kelley McShane
- Noam Yaron Calls It A Day, Will Return for 2025 Odyssée Méditerranée
- Why? Catherine Breed Explains Her Latest Exploit
- Murphy’s Law and Yhprum's Law, Experiencing Both in the Open Water
- Anything That Can Go Wrong Will Go Wrong
- Open Water Swimming 365 Days Of 2020
- Every Breath You Take – Ken Mignosa’s Five Bridges Swim
- Open Water Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Joe Bruno, Quintessential Bay Swimmer
- The Vortex Swim To Reach Golden Gate Bridge
