Does anyone have thoughts on which Alcatraz swim is the best? I see a few online but am not sure which one I should try to get into. I'm not interested in a triathlon, just a swim.
I did the South End Rowing Club swim this year on Sept. 20. It ended up being a good choice. The water is about as warm as its going to get that time of year, and the weather was absolutely gorgeous the entire weekend. Sunny and warm. Water was 63 and not too rough. I wore a sleeveless wetsuit, but I think I could go without, at least at 63. If it was less than that, I'd be sticking with the wetsuit. I swim in LA, so I was used to the water being in the upper 60's/low 70's. That was the first Alcatraz swim I've done, but after spending several months reading advice about the swim and seeing previous posts about other Alcatraz swims I think the September one is a good one to start with. I'll be doing it again this year, I think.
www.south-end.org/.../
I registered for this one over the weekend. I do not swim in open nor cold water, so this will be a challenge, but one I am looking forward to. My mom was born and raised in San Francisco and I was born there. I remember playing in the cold surf at Drakes Beach as a young teen and it was COLD!!! I cannot wait for this swim!!!! :fish2:
I did the South End Rowing Club swim this year on Sept. 20. It ended up being a good choice. The water is about as warm as its going to get that time of year, and the weather was absolutely gorgeous the entire weekend. Sunny and warm. Water was 63 and not too rough. I wore a sleeveless wetsuit, but I think I could go without, at least at 63. If it was less than that, I'd be sticking with the wetsuit. I swim in LA, so I was used to the water being in the upper 60's/low 70's. That was the first Alcatraz swim I've done, but after spending several months reading advice about the swim and seeing previous posts about other Alcatraz swims I think the September one is a good one to start with. I'll be doing it again this year, I think.
www.south-end.org/.../
I registered for this one over the weekend. I do not swim in open nor cold water, so this will be a challenge, but one I am looking forward to. My mom was born and raised in San Francisco and I was born there. I remember playing in the cold surf at Drakes Beach as a young teen and it was COLD!!! I cannot wait for this swim!!!! :fish2:
