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The Amphibious
Swim Challenges
Disciplines learned through swimming are also great life lessons including:
Perseverance, teamwork, focusing on self-improvement and not comparing yourself to others (an especially important one in the digital age of social media), and more!
Tues. Jan. 20, 2026 - PRESENT: Amphibious writer/exec. producer Kurt Krauss is currently swimming the 30 for 30 Swim Challenge to help raise money for his cousin Andrew's courageous road to recovery. Andrew successfully received treatment for struggles with mental health and addiction through Rogers Behavioral Health. He is now continuing his healing journey through Roots Recovery in Milwaukee, WI. In celebration of Andrew's first 30 Days of Sobriety, Krauss began swimming 30 Miles to help meet expenses for Andrew's sober living program as part of a much larger fundraising effort organized by his family.
Swim Challenges are a fun way to raise awareness about a particular cause as well as means of raising money to help!
"Death's Door" Channel at Sunrise
Photo Credit: Kurt Krauss
LEFT: Swimmers and Safety Team of the 2025 Swim Death's Door Test Trial
(Left to Right) Arleigh Porter, Sean Ryan, Kurt Krauss, Noah Ryan
Photo Credit: Chris Opper
Sat. Aug. 23, 2025: Director of the Door County Triathlon Sean Ryan and Kurt Krauss swam the first Test Trial for Swim Death's Door. An initially anticipated 3 Mile Open Water Swim around Plum Island to Northport, WI, changing weather conditions including winds at 18 knots and 3 ft waves shortened the test trial from 3 Miles to 1.4 Miles. Swim Death's Door is currently an event in proposal, anticipating 2o26 for its first year of competition.
Fri. Oct. 4, 2024: The first of the Amphibious Swim Challenges took place when Kurt Krauss swam the half mile across the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal. Krauss hoped it would be the first of many open water and distance swim challenges that could benefit individuals and organizations doing good things in our communities.
ABOVE: Swim Death's Door crossing from Plum Island to Northport; a proposed, future 2026, 3 mile swimming event
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ABOVE (Left):
Swimming route across Sturgeon Bay ship canal.
ABOVE (Right):
Kurt Krauss Official Amphibious Swim Challenge
Photo Credit: Baxter Colburn, Colburn Creative