I’ve been thinking about orcas a lot these days. Not just because of my fear of swimming into a pod in the Strait of Juan de Fuca or Fisher Channel (Great Bear Rain Forest) this year – it’s more...Read More
(unedited) I am always amazed at how quickly the swim season passes and often find myself in a new training cycle wondering if I am where I need to be. This year has been an interesting thus far to sa...Read More
Selecting the ideal swim windows for Juan de Fuca x 2 has been challenging. The first things I had to consider was water and air temperatures. Luckily there is a fantastic buoy right in the middle ...Read More
Ultra marathon swimmer Susan Simmons announced her intent to become the first person to attempt a double crossing of the Juan de Fuca Strait. The 52 year old completed an unassisted 30 kilometre cross...Read More
Juan de Fuca Strait was not something I every thought I would do. But after the MS Society of Canada closed the the country’s only gym and physiotherapy centre in Victoria, BC leaving 100s without s...Read More
I think the hardest part of swimming the Juan de Fuca Strait was getting there. It took months of training in very cold water, and countless hours of planning with phone calls back and forth between M...Read More
There are a number of challenges one may or may not face when swimming Juan de Fuca Strait. Below are a few that come to mind. Distance The traditional Juan de Fuca Strait crossing is approximately 30...Read More
I like to believe that I didn’t choose the route, it chose me. There are many different ways one can go about swimming across Juan de Fuca Strait. In open water or marathon swimming people often cho...Read More
Swimming Juan de Fuca Strait was not on my bucket list. It wasn’t until the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society of Canada closed Victoria’s MS physiotherapy centre and gym last year that I thought abo...Read More
Hi there You can spot me by clicking here once we are under way. We anticipatexpressed starting Monday, July 31 at 6:30am Thanks for following and if you are able a donation for the MS Wellness Centr...Read More