Switchback

The Great Icelandic Swim by Ross Edgley

Sea Dreamers founder Catherine Breed's Swim California bi-directional, non-contiguous assisted stage swim in June-July 2026

noun - A switchback is the point in a bi-directional stage swim where a swimmer changes directions in either a circumnavigation swim) or in a point-to-point swim.

Origin

Coined by Catherine Breed in July 2026.

External links

• The Precedent Is There For Swim California
• It Was Huge. He Is Huge. Learn To Be Huge
• Daragh and Dara Dared To Circle Ireland – The Duo Did It