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Crossing the Catalina channel.
I swam for almost 8 hours in the pitch black of night. Green glow sticks lit the silhouette of the sailboat on my left and the kayak on...
Sidney Russell
Sep 30, 20212 min read
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This time, La Jolla shores was going to see a lot more of me.
Eight hours, in fact. My favorite swim spot, and one of the most beautiful beaches on earth, spent a good deal of time with me in it this...
Sidney Russell
Sep 8, 20211 min read
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Crossing the true width of Lake Tahoe.
In so many ways I am lucky to have even had the opportunity to swim across Tahoe. After I swam around Coronado I desperately searched for...
Sidney Russell
Jul 23, 20215 min read
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Joining Kenton’s Swim for ‘Merica.
Nine miles and counting. Yesterday we joined Kenton’s Swim for ‘Merica but we decided to start at Scripts Pier and end at South Mission...
Sidney Russell
Jul 4, 20211 min read
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Switching things up, with a long distance swim event in the Caribbean Sea.
¡Bienvenido a Mexico! A dip on the warmer side of central America. After becoming deeply frustrated at the cold water of the pacific...
Sidney Russell
Jun 2, 20211 min read
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My first marathon swim: swimming all the way around Coronado.
Around Coronado Swim — April 9, 2021 Uneventful — yet everything I needed and wanted. It's a wrap. As I neared the beach I forgot about...
Sidney Russell
Apr 20, 20211 min read
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Mother nature had her say: an unexpected swim at La Jolla cove.
My goal this morning to swim 8,000 yards was quickly washed away into a goal for survival. We started our swim like any other dark early...
Sidney Russell
Jan 6, 20212 min read
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