Last Sunday, in just under 45 minutes - I completed the Alcatraz "Sharkfest" Swim! Yep. I did it! I was also the only one I saw with a waterproof camera. Though it did whack me in the haed a few times along the way - overall I'd say it was worth it. This is my first Photoblog - so I hope you like it :^)

Yeah, I woke up at 5:45 AM to jump in the Bay. This is what it looked like outside my apartment. Would you want to go swimming?They don't call it the "Sharkfest" swim for nothin'. The San Francisco Bay Area has the highest population of Great White Sharks in the world! They're amazing animals. Have I seen any? Of course! Caught this guy at the Monterey Bay Aquarium the weekend before (this one was only 6 feet - but they've been recorded up to 25+ feet locally). Fortunately - we didn't run into any on the swim. But they were in the back of all our heads...

Okay - the sun is starting to come out (yes - in San Francisco this what it looks like when the sun comes out). This is just before the race at Aquatic Park (where I'd train the weeks before - swimming between the piers). We all (about 1,000 of us) gathered here before the swim. This is also where the finish line was.
We walked over to the boats that took us out there around 7:30 AM.
Had a nice view of the Golden Gate Bridge from the boat.
Mom took this picture from Fort Mason. If you look closely, you can see the boats and all the people scattered in the water.
Okay...I'll zoom in for you...
Okay...I'll zoom in a little more. See us now?
We jumped into a warm 60 degree water (yes - for the bay that's very warm). I took a few pics underwater, but they were too dark. This is what I'd imagine it looks like under the sea...
Visibility in the bay in is about 3 feet anyways. Here's a pic of me when we're all just tredding water, waiting for the horn to signal the start of the race. Check out the kayaker in the background. There were about 50 of them volunteering to help guide us.
There's me again! This time with the city in the background. And yeah, that's a guy swimming over me. It was like a fish hatchery out there! No manners...
The sea was angry my friends...
Me again. Floating on my back...
There's the city!
Look how far I've already come! That's Alcatraz...
If you were to look up at me from under water - this is what you'd probably see...(yeah - big dork)
Alcatraz...again...
That's Aquatic Park (the finish of the race).
There's my mom - waiting for me to arrive...
There's dad...
There's another kayaker...
That's dad holding the sign he made to root me on...
I'm the one in the black wetsuit with the yellow swim cap.
Uh...I guess that could be my arm...
I'm probably out there somewhere...
We're comin' in!
I made it! Placed #65 in the mens bracket! Not bad...
Definitely something I'll want to do next year...