Bay Area Woman Speaks About Historic Swim To Farallon Islands

CBS Bay Area

May 23, 2024

A California woman recently made history by completing the punishing swim from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallones, a treacherous journey through the freezing cold, shark-infested waters - all without a wet suit.

Amy Gubser visualized herself swimming from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farralon Islands long before she jumped in the San Francisco Bay earlier this month.

"My husband and I joked all the time when we're on a hike walking our dogs and we see the Farrlon Islands, I just look at him and I say 'you know I can swim there," Gubser told CBS News Bay Area's Vern Glenn.

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