Swimming 140 Mies Across Lake Powell with Shane Schieffer Shelby Stanger|May 12, 2026 Shane Schieffer is an endurance swimmer who spent more than 15 years dreaming of a full length swim of Lake Powell, the desert reservoir stretching from Utah into Arizona. In September 2025, he became the first person to complete it, covering 140 miles in 11 days while towing 215 pounds of gear. The route carried him through a remote landscape of sand colored canyons, rock formations, and isolated shorelines.
6 Ironman Races on 6 Continents in 1 Year with Ariana Luterman Shelby Stanger|January 27, 2026 Ariana Luterman is an endurance athlete whose IRONMAN journey began after a year‑long battle with an unexplained illness that left her extremely weak and often bedridden. In 2023, she completed an IRONMAN just ten months into rebuilding her health and went on to pursue a Guinness World Record for finishing six IRONMAN races on six continents within one year.
Facing fear with Kim Chambers Shelby Stanger|February 25, 2019 Kim Chambers set a record as the first woman to swim from San Francisco to the Farallon Islands. Here's how she uses fear as motivation to reach her goals.
Mindfulness with John Allcock Shelby Stanger|January 16, 2019 Every morning teenagers from the Sea Change Preparatory School in San Diego meet at the beach for a mindfulness practice and an open ocean swim. For John Allcock, mindfulness and swimming go hand in hand.
