Catherine Breed Dives in for Lake Tahoe Swim to Prepare for ‘Swim California’ in 2026
Former Cal All-American Catherine Breed, ultra‑endurance swimmer and founder of Sea Dreamers, has embarked on a swimming circumnavigation of Lake Tahoe beginning July 16, 2025, from Skylandia Beach.
This 60-plus mile multi-stage swim is a pivotal training milestone for the historic Swim California expedition she will launch in 2026.
This is the first documented attempt for a swimmer to consecutively circumnavigate Lake Tahoe via the Lake Tahoe Water Trail.
Tahoe’s frigid waters and shifting conditions simulate the diverse environments found along California’s coast, preparing her for the California coast swim. Skylandia Beach, marks the first meaningful test of mission-critical systems that will carry her through the 900+ mile coast swim beginning summer 2026 — a three-month, staged, supported adventure of the coast of California.
“Swimming around Lake Tahoe is about more than distance — it’s about building trust, testing my limits, and preparing for the unknown,” Breed said.
Breed has planned to Swim California in 2026, starting at the Oregon-California border and transversing the waters along the California coastline all the way to the Mexican border, the first swim of its kind.
“‘Swim California’ is more than a swim—it’s about community, education, access to the ocean, testing human potential … and courage,” she said on her site Catherinebreed.com.