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English Channel

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    S.F Businessman to Swim for 60 Hours Nonstop -- For No Reason

    chlorine on the brain​To the non-athlete, even a five-mile run or swim seems crazy. But here is a guy who can make even ultra marathoners look sane. Jamie Patrick, a die-hard swimmer and owner of Patrick & Co. in San Francisco, is planning to swim 240 miles nonstop across the Sacramento River ... More >>

  • Film

    September 15, 2010

    "Heartbreaker": Romain Duris and Vanessa Paradis are at cross-purposes

    chlorine on the brain​To the non-athlete, even a five-mile run or swim seems crazy. But here is a guy who can make even ultra marathoners look sane. Jamie Patrick, a die-hard swimmer and owner of Patrick & Co. in San Francisco, is planning to swim 240 miles nonstop across the Sacramento River ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2007

    CD Review: VHS or Beta -- Bring on the Comets

    chlorine on the brain​To the non-athlete, even a five-mile run or swim seems crazy. But here is a guy who can make even ultra marathoners look sane. Jamie Patrick, a die-hard swimmer and owner of Patrick & Co. in San Francisco, is planning to swim 240 miles nonstop across the Sacramento River ... More >>

  • Film

    August 17, 2005

    Bird Droppings

    Disney's Valiant effort never leaves the hangar

  • News

    June 12, 2002

    The Endless Swimmer

    When people learn that Pedro Ordenes, 55, has swum to or from Alcatraz 126 times, or that he crossed the Strait of Magellan in 39-degree water, they often joke about his sanity. That's before they hear about his idea to swim the Bering Strait.

  • Dining

    January 30, 2002

    Seedling

    Redwood Park

  • Dining

    January 12, 2000
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