On September 3, 2020, Abby Bergman succeeded in swimming solo 27 miles across Santa Monica Bay in 16 hours 25 minutes and 53 seconds. Bergman is only the fourth person to successfully swim the grueling distance from Point Dume in Malibu to Rocky Point in Palos Verdes.

On this Sept. 2, 24-year-old Abigail Bergman will kick off from Point Dume (in northern Malibu) to solo swim 27 miles across Santa Monica Bay. The target destination is Rocky Point, Palos Verdes.