I'll be doing the Alcatraz Invitational on September 21, 2008. Although I've been swimming in the bay this will be my first crossing. I'm in the non-wetsuit division. My question - are neoprene caps (Barracuda, Blue Seventy, etc.) legal in the non-wetsuit division?
Any other tips for a first-timer?
Will a neoprene cap be needed (it's a pretty short race)?
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Ron, quit talking about La Jolla you're making me jealous :( I'm not going to get a chance to go down there again until next year. Not swimming in the ocean for a whole year really sucks...
Speaking of shark feedings, I saw this crazy show on Animal Planet a couple of weeks ago where they did an experiment to see which colors a great white would find most attractive. They tested various colored mannekins in the water and filmed the shark's response. It circled the black one but didn't attack. I don't remember what happened with the white one... it may have done one of those investigative "bumps" (yikes). The red one it took a bite of. But the yellow one... it went nuts on and tore it up. This will definitely influence my future swimsuit color choices!
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Ron, quit talking about La Jolla you're making me jealous :( I'm not going to get a chance to go down there again until next year. Not swimming in the ocean for a whole year really sucks...
Speaking of shark feedings, I saw this crazy show on Animal Planet a couple of weeks ago where they did an experiment to see which colors a great white would find most attractive. They tested various colored mannekins in the water and filmed the shark's response. It circled the black one but didn't attack. I don't remember what happened with the white one... it may have done one of those investigative "bumps" (yikes). The red one it took a bite of. But the yellow one... it went nuts on and tore it up. This will definitely influence my future swimsuit color choices!
