On August 22, world class-swimmer Grace van der Byl entered the ocean at Point Conception in California to begin the 228 mile open-ocean swim. A six-person relay, the Night Train Swimmers, began this swim that would break the world record for the longest open-water relay swim and raised more than $228,000 for the Navy SEAL Foundation.
The Night Train Swimmers swam day and night in one-hour shifts, battling fatigue, cold water, and jellyfish. The entire swim took one hundred hours and 24 minutes, taking the team from Point Conception near Santa Barbara, all the way to San Diego.
Read more on this swimming journey to honor Navy SEALs courtesy of the Huffington Post.
Congratulations to an amazing team of swimmers, and thank you for supporting the Navy SEAL Foundation and Navy SEALs everywhere.
Check out more about the Night Train Swimmers here. You can learn more about this organization, the individual swimmers, the route they took for this swim, and their additional swims for charity.
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