“When I swim, it’s the most freeing time for my mind, because it just can slow down. I lose track of time.”
— Amy Appelhans Gubser, 55, of Pacifica, after becoming the first person in history to complete a historic 17-hour, nearly 30-mile swim through treacherous, frigid, shark-infested Pacific waters from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands last weekend.
