On Saturday, Amy Appelhans Gubser became the first person, male or female, to swim from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands.
Amy Appelhans Gubser was a swimmer in college, but when she graduated more than three decades ago, she hung up her cap and goggles and went about the business of working as a nurse and raising two children. She didn't swim seriously again until about 10 years ago, when a friend coaxed her into the ocean — with Gubser resisting all the way. On Saturday, Gubser, 55, became the first person, male or female, to swim from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands. It was a journey of 29.
The area around the Farallones is a breeding ground for great white sharks, but in May many of them head elsewhere. On May 11, with weather conditions judged to be favorable, Gubser got into the water just before 3:30 am. She wore a black and white swimsuit — an attempt to fool sharks into thinking she might be an orca — and a swim cap with a light on it, so her support team could see her. The quest started late because a container ship came through.
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