Hi Everybody!
DianaC and I did the Alcatraz Sharkfest Swim on September 16th. It was a great race. We both completed it. My time was 56:20.1 for 1.5 miles. We had a beautiful day for the swim. The view was great. I highly recommend it. For info about the race and results, check out http://www.envirosports. We met so many great people. Anyone else go to the race?
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Just saw this post and Gary is a very famous San Francisco Bay swimmer who holds the record in Alcatraz crossings. There are a couple of swim clubs there and both have probably more members that have swam the English Channel and Santa Catalina channel then any other club around anywhere.
See http://www.dolphinclub.org and http://www.south-end.org for some views of these two groups.
I lived in San Bruno then Concord in the early 60's as a kid saw Alcatraz many times from the bridges would have never thought anyone could swim that far. Some day I am going to get out there and do some swims in the aquatic park. It all looks like a lot of fun swimming in SF bay and I understand no sharks are in the waters other then the famed "El Sharko" and only a crazed sea lion that takes a nip time to time.
Welcome here Gary you have a lot of knowledge to share for sure.
Just saw this post and Gary is a very famous San Francisco Bay swimmer who holds the record in Alcatraz crossings. There are a couple of swim clubs there and both have probably more members that have swam the English Channel and Santa Catalina channel then any other club around anywhere.
See http://www.dolphinclub.org and http://www.south-end.org for some views of these two groups.
I lived in San Bruno then Concord in the early 60's as a kid saw Alcatraz many times from the bridges would have never thought anyone could swim that far. Some day I am going to get out there and do some swims in the aquatic park. It all looks like a lot of fun swimming in SF bay and I understand no sharks are in the waters other then the famed "El Sharko" and only a crazed sea lion that takes a nip time to time.
Welcome here Gary you have a lot of knowledge to share for sure.
