This Friday evening, six intrepid female marathon swimmers, representing the 7 Sisters Colleges, will be swimming from Palos Verdes to Catalina Island and back: a relay swim of over 40 miles. The goal? To inspire women everywhere to pursue their dreams.

6 female athletes will swim 40 miles across the Catalina Channel twice to empower women everywhere this summer

Culver City open water swimmer and City of Los Angeles Open Water Lifeguard Abby Bergman, age 20, will be swimming the Catalina Channel this Sunday evening, July 24th to the tip of Palos Verdes (20+ miles). Bergman, is a Smith College junior, studying neuroscience as a premed student. Bergman, a passionate open water swimmer, is booked to swim the English Channel next summer 2017.