San Francisco

San Francisco

Steve Walker: 'First to 40' Challenge

San Francisco, Steve Walker

Report by Steve Walker Location: Aquatic Park, San Francisco, California, USA Start: December 21, 2017, 05:00 Pacific Standard Time Finish: December 22, 2017, 20:36 Pacific Standard Time Distance: 40 miles (80 round-trips between C.A. Thayer and “Flag”) Elapsed: 39 hours, 26 minutes Background # I’ve done a few swims. The “First to 40” was harder than any of them. I needed this swim. Over the summer, I failed to make it across the Tsugaru Strait in Japan. ...