Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. "It was a magical day in San Francisco," said Kathie Hewko [shown on left with her husband Emil]. "Emil is my huge support person." The realtor from Petaluma, California has been swimming across and underneath the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Bay for four decades. To date, she has completed 92
Bill Welzien Accomplishes #73 Around Key West Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With Theodore Yach completing his Century Swim (100th crossing) across Robben Island earlier this year, and Kathie Hewko closing in on her own Century Swim across the Golden Gate Bridge, the global open water swimming community will gradually see more Century
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Occasionally, the dreams of ocean swimmers are defeated by small, unseen creatures. While running into jellyfish are usually unexpected and shocking to many swimmers, tiny ticks can also create unforeseen and unexpected problems for athletes. Kathie Hewko from Petaluma, California has been swimming
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kathie Hewko has been swimming across and underneath the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Bay for the last 39 consecutive years. From 1976 to 2014, she has completed 91 crossings, the longevity record for the most crossings of the Golden Gate Bridge. She accomplished her 50th Golden Gate Bridge swim on
Kathie Hewko is still on track to swim 100 times across (i.e., underneath) the Golden Gate Bridge. "I am still on my quest to reach my 100th swim across and under the Golden Gate Bridge by 2016 near my 70th birthday," says the personable real estate agent. "Tides permitting." This year, she did 3 crossings to bring her current total to 91. "I did my
The 37-year journey of Californian Kathie Hewko, a real estate agent who has regularly swum underneath the Golden Gate Bridge since 1976, is a might impressive streak of nearly four decades. In April 2013, Hewko will reach her 38-year anniversary over which times she has completed 87 crossings, the most prolific Golden Gate Bridge swimmer in
Kathie Hewko is a real estate agent from Petaluma, California who specializes in swimming underneath the Golden Gate Bridge. Back and forth, she has swum across the mouth of the San Francisco Bay for 37 consecutive years smiling every stroke of the way. In April 2013, Hewko will reach her 38-year anniversary where the water has occasionally dipped as low
