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Susan Simmons

marathon swimmer – coach – advocate – friend

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Race Rocks 2

Race Rocks 2 has been pause for COVID-19.

More to come.

Learn about the swimmers here.

MS Athlete

Learn more about Susan and her journey to living fit with Multiple Sclerosis. Find out about her nutrition plan and how she manages MS while training for her swims.

Follow Susan as she shares stories from swimming 1.5 kilometers to swimming 70 kilometers. Learn more about how she tackles MS head on through swimming.

#WithMS4MS

Each year Susan challenges herself to an ultra-marathon swim to raise awareness about the benefits of exercise and nutrition for those living with Multiple Sclerosis.

Learn about her unassisted swim across Juan de Fuca Strait and her attempt at the world's first ever double crossing of that same water way.

Great Bear Swim and Haida Gwaii

Through her swims Susan has developed a deep connection to the water. She has slowly been swimming her way through Heiltsuk waters in the Great Bear Rainforest - the largest coastal temperate rainforest in the world and more recently Haida Gwaii.

As Susan shares her stories of her swims she highlights the need for conservation and is now offering swim camps.

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