Amy Appelhans Gubser, a 55-year-old UCSF nurse and grandma from Pacifica, made history by becoming the first person to swim from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands. The grueling 29.7-mile swim, which is considered one of the toughest marathon swims in the world, took her 17 hours to complete. Gubser faced numerous challenges during her swim, including 43-degree water temperatures, jellyfish stings, and dodging shipping containers. Remarkably, she undertook this feat after completing a 10-hour shift as a fetal cardiologist. Gubser's achievement is particularly notable given the presence of great white sharks in the frigid waters.
This is nuts and amazing. I don't know how her body didn't just shut down from that long in cold waters. ‘Superhuman feat’: Woman, 55, makes history with swim from Golden Gate Bridge to Farallon Islands https://t.co/cblbvgBVVH via @sfchronicle
The marathon swim from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands is considered one of the hardest in the world. UCSF nurse Amy Appelhans Gubser conquered it this weekend — when she got off work, took a quick nap and then swam into history. https://t.co/dnOIVLQKAV
“The toughest marathon swim in the world”: Amy Appelhans Gubser of Pacifica this weekend became the first person to swim from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands — a treacherous, frigid, 29-mile, 17-hour ordeal. https://t.co/d1L4FtlgUk
Grandma, 55, becomes first swimmer ever to complete grueling 29.7 mile swim from San Francisco to Farallon Islands after 17 hour marathon through freezing waters filled with great white sharks https://t.co/W7Xrf1nIkL https://t.co/DtQGzr4ZRv
“The toughest marathon swim in the world”: Amy Appelhans Gubser of Pacifica this weekend became the first person to swim from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands — a treacherous, frigid, 29-mile, 17-hour ordeal. https://t.co/9o0DCY5Uws
From Golden Gate Bridge to Farallones: Long-distance swimmer makes history Remarkable--55 year old woman swam to the Farallones on Saturday, 43 degree water, jellyfish stings, dodging shipping containers, all after a 10 hour shift as a fetal cardiologist https://t.co/B3WHrMqG3z
From Golden Gate Bridge to Farallones: Long-distance swimmer makes history https://t.co/0xVdFw7WFz