On September 16, 1967, Chicagoan Ted Erikson swam from the Farallon Islands to the Golden Gate Bridge. The 31.5 mile swim took Ted 14 hours and 38 minutes to complete:
What’s particularly amazing about this feat is not the distance – other record holding swimmers have done much greater lengths. And it’s not the 50F-60F temperatures – other intrepid souls have braved much colder water.
It’s what was in the water:
Whenever you find yourself hesitant to venture out to one of our earlier swim meetups, I want you to revisit Ted’s video and keep a few things in mind:
– You will be wearing a wetsuit
– You will not be swimming for 14+ hours
– You will be finished with your swim long before it gets dark
– You will not be swimming in the open ocean, completely vulnerable, in an area chock full of predatory fish the size of (no exaggeration) a Chevy Suburban.
You have no excuses at all…see you in the water!
Sorry, Steve. I tend to jump to conclusions. Well thank YOU, anyway. (whoever you are).
Steve? Is this Steve Munatones? You are now my “official” public relations person.. ha ha. Thank you.
There are several other SdogV videos on Utube. (Search “SdogV” there.)
Hi Ted. I’m a different Steve – although Steve Munatones does occasionally check out our site. But I’ll definitely check out the other videos. Thanks!