Hello,
I am going on a family holiday to the westcost of the U.S i July this year and wanted to do an Alcatraz swim whilst visiting S.F. I am a reasonable OW swimmer and did a 20KM swim from Denmark to Sweden in little less than 6 hrs. this past summer.
Does anybody know about any official Alcatraz swims, or what would you advise me to do?
Thanks in advance,
Jens
Copenhagen, Denmark
Hi all-
I wanted to celebrate my 50th birthday with an Alcatraz swim, so I signed up for this Tri-California "Alcatraz Challenge" event on June 29:
www.tricalifornia.com/.../ALChal2014-main.htm
I will be doing the Aquathlon: Swim followed by 7-mile run.
Does anyone have any info or experience with these organizers? I have done 1-mile ocean swims, 2-mile lake swims and some triathlons, so I am comfortable with the idea of the distance. And my 1-mile time is in the low 20 minutes, so I think I am ok on general speed. But with the SF Bay's currents and the cold water, I would like to make sure this is a well-run race just in case anything bad happens. This race uses triathlon rules, so wetsuits are allowed and I will be wearing one. (Sorry in advance for those who disapprove, but I am ~110 lbs and would freeze otherwise.)
THANKS for any info!!
Hi all-
I wanted to celebrate my 50th birthday with an Alcatraz swim, so I signed up for this Tri-California "Alcatraz Challenge" event on June 29:
www.tricalifornia.com/.../ALChal2014-main.htm
I will be doing the Aquathlon: Swim followed by 7-mile run.
Does anyone have any info or experience with these organizers? I have done 1-mile ocean swims, 2-mile lake swims and some triathlons, so I am comfortable with the idea of the distance. And my 1-mile time is in the low 20 minutes, so I think I am ok on general speed. But with the SF Bay's currents and the cold water, I would like to make sure this is a well-run race just in case anything bad happens. This race uses triathlon rules, so wetsuits are allowed and I will be wearing one. (Sorry in advance for those who disapprove, but I am ~110 lbs and would freeze otherwise.)
THANKS for any info!!
