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Catherine Breed finishes swim of California's full coast
Breed began at the Oregon border on July 1 and finished ahead of her expected November arrival; formal ratification still awaits review of her records.
On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on BBN After HoursPublished
Photo: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBNWatch it as it aired: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on this story, from BBN After Hours at 4:15 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The New York Times's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by The New York Times: “She Braved Sharks and Storms to Swim the Length of California”, with reporting from San Francisco Chronicle, SwimSwam and The Press Democrat.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 4:15 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: California.
The real story
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- The New York TimesShe Braved Sharks and Storms to Swim the Length of California
- San Francisco ChronicleMill Valley swimmer completes unprecedented 900-mile swim down California coast October 19, 2026 · facts used on air
- SwimSwamCatherine Breed Becomes First Swimmer Ever to Swim Entire 900-Mile California Coast October 19, 2026 · facts used on air
- The Press DemocratCatherine Breed of Marin County completes 900-mile swim of California coast October 19, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorCatherine Breed finished swimming California's coast on Monday at Coronado Bay, a hundred and eleven days after starting at the Oregon border, the Press Democrat reports.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA hundred and eleven days in the water? Did she ever get out?
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorEvery night, yes. The San Francisco Chronicle says her crew's 52-foot sailboat made land, and she returned to the spot she'd left off.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo she commuted it.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRoughly nine hundred miles, and SwimSwam says they spotted three different great whites in twenty minutes after one day's swim.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo it's a nine-to-five where the coworkers are great whites.
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