About me
Amy Applehans Gubser is a pediatric nurse, grandmother, and long-distance swimmer. In May 2024 she became the first person in history to complete a treacherous 29.7-mile solo swim through freezing, shark-infested waters without a wetsuit. Gubser completed the grueling feat of endurance from San Francisco to the Farallon Islands—called "the toughest marathon swim in the world" by the Marathon Swimmers Federation, in 17 hours. She lives in Pacifica.