By Riley Overend on SwimSwam Amy Appelhans Gubser made open water swimming history last month in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 55-year-old UCSF nurse became the first person to swim from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands 29.7 miles away, a remarkable feat that took 17 hours while fighting through cold, shark-infested waters. A former University of Michigan swimmer (1986-90), Appelhans Gubser had completed other marathon swims before such as the Strait of Gibraltar, the North Channel between Ireland and Scotland and locally to Angel Island and back. But the outbound Farallon Islands is unique in that it requires going against the currents for so long. Only five people had previ
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