Photo of Sarah Thomas courtesy of Andrew Malinak on Lake Powell, Arizona-Utah border. One of the most remarkable marathon swims in history was virtually followed by tens of thousands of people earlier this month. Sarah Thomas not only selected one of the most picturesque venues possible for her 81.8-mile (131.6 km) solo, non-stop swim, but […]

Photo of Sarah Thomas courtesy of Andrew Malinak on Lake Powell, Arizona-Utah border. Sarah Thomas‘s recent 81.8 mile (131.6 km) solo swim on Lake Powell has been described as iconic and inspirational, epic and intrepid. “While distance is the one parameter that the media and the swimming community has focused on, and rightly so, I

Courtesy of Sarah Thomas, Lake Powell on the Arizona-Utah border. Sarah Thomas of Colorado started right on schedule and is swimming 81.8 miles (131.6 km) over the next 50-64 hours in Lake Powell. “The water temperature report was 68°F (20°C). The cold front cooled things off quite a bit,” said Thomas before the start. Her