Catherine Breed

Catherine Breed to Swim Entire 900-Mile California Coast with Hopes of Becoming the First Ever

After setting a distance record around Lake Tahoe last year, Catherine Breed is preparing for a multi-month, 900-mile swim along the California coast.

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Alex Kostich Sets New “True Width” Record On Lake Tahoe

Kostich broke the previous record of 4:43.10 established on Aug. 2, 2019, by Jorge Angel, doing so by nearly 15 minutes. 

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Catherine Breed Sets New Distance Record in Swim of Lake Tahoe

A 32-year-old marathon swimmer, Breed already holds multiple open water distance records and has her sights set on swimming the entire California coast.

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Former Cal Swimmer Catherine Breed To Attempt Historic Swim Across California Coastline

Next year, Breed plans to begin a roughly three-to-four-month swim where she will swim the entire coastline of California. 

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Ollie Signorini Defends Waikiki Roughwater Swim Title

Australia’s Ollie Signorini added his 5th Waikiki Roughwater Swim title, while Kathleen Hohwald dominated the women’s field.

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Olympic Champion Van Rouwendaal Set To Take On Midmar Mile

Dutch Olympic champion Sharon van Rouwendaal is headed to the 50th edition of the Midmar Mile taking place in South Africa next month.

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Ex-Cal Swimmer Breed Speaks Out for McKeever Amid Abuse Allegations

Catherine Breed took to Instagram last Thursday to lend her thoughts on the latest story to shake the collegiate swimming world.

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SSPC: Marathon Swimmer Catherine Breed Details Racing 20+ Mile Ocean Swims

Breed describes her training as well as some of her stories about swimming through jellyfish, in the dark, and in the same waters as sharks.

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Former US National Teamer Catherine Breed Breaks Monterey Bay Swim Record

Former US National Teamer and Cal Bear Catherine Breed became the 5th woman to swim across Monterey Bay, finishing the 25-mile swim in under 13 hours.

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Former Cal Bear Breed Takes 45 Mins Off Angel Island Round Trip Women’s Record

The former U.S. National Team member Breed was just over 20 minutes shy of the fastest swim in history during her Monday morning swim.

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Sam Poulsen Completes 21-Mile North Channel Swim from Ireland to Scotland

Sam Poulsen became the 25th woman in history and 68th person overall to complete the 21-mile swim across the North Channel from Ireland to Scotland.

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FINIS Set of the Week: A Distance Swimmer’s Staple

Whether she’s training for an English Channel crossing or a record-breaking 500 yard swim, this set is a “go-to” in marathon swimmer Catherine Breed’s lineup of workouts.

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MEMO Wins Their First-Ever PacMasters SCY Title

21-time Cal All-American Catherine Breed won 2 races at the PacMasters Championships last week.

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Carly Geehr’s on-deck report: Stanford Women Overpower Cal at Home, 167-133

Missy Franklin won 3 events, but Stanford swam away with a decisive victory less than 2 weeks out of the Pac-12 Championships.

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Cal Sweeps Arizona State in Chuck Katis’ Debut for Golden Bears

Chuck Katis swam his first meet as a Golden Bear on Friday, and walked away with a win in the 200 breaststroke.

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