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"I swam 17 hours in 43 degree water?" - Amy Gubser, first to complete the world's toughest swim

Amy Appelhans Gubser has achieved what many considered impossible: swimming nearly 29.7 miles over 17 grueling hours, from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands—a feat that no man or woman had ever completed before.

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Amy shares what it takes to tackle one of the hardest swims in the world, the strategies she used to overcome fear and exhaustion, and the lessons she’s learned about pushing human limits.