Catherine Breed, Mill Valley, Calif. , resident, has finished her roughly 900-mile swim of California’s entire coast. To achieve this unprecedented feat, the 33-year-old swam through open water for about five to eight hours per day — and faced an unexpected foe. Related video: Shows Catherine when she reached the Monterey Bay and spoke with KSBW 8
Since starting at the Oregon border in July, Breed experienced this year’s historic El Niño changing the Pacific Ocean in real time.