Sacramento 111-mile Swim Successful!

Jamie Patrick,a San Francisco business man, did an amazing thing. He swam 111 miles in 31 hours • 16 minutes using only his arms, legs and hands.

His water journey began in Princeton, in Colusa county on Aug. 21 at noon and ended in Old Sacramento, emerging from the water Sat. Aug. 20 at 7:22pm.

He averaged about 3.5 mph.

He pulled himself out onto a long dock under the Tower Bridge and was greeted by many fans.

His face was red with large areas covered in zinc oxide for sunburn protection.

It was a non-stop journey. He was constantly given small chunks of food every 20 minutes by one of two kayakers that always flank him as he swam. He had to keep hydrated with water and liquids containing electrolytes.

A Winnebago motor home drove along the river as a support vehicle.

Neil McDunagh, a friend waiting for him to finish, said earlier he swam out to Patrick several miles up river before arriving in Old Sac.

McDunagh said that Patrick would play verbal word games with whoever was in the kayaks to keep himself sane.
 
Patrick undertook this challenge as a fundraiser for promoting literacy for schoolchildren.

He is an old hand at extreme water challenges. For a list of his accomplishments, GO HERE.

Today, on his website, this was posted at 8:45am - "Jamie is up and feeling amazing this morning. Sore in the expected places. We all had an amazing time on the river and can't thank everyone enough for the support we received."