Escape! What it's like to swim the Alcatraz Sharkfest Race

"Ten minutes after I jumped into the Pacific Ocean, I inhaled several cups of sea water and was kicked in the face. It was going pretty well for my first competitive swim. I hadn’t died of hypothermia or lost my legs to a shark attack. So that was a win." Read more: ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/08/10/five-reasons-to-swim-the-alcatraz-sharkfest-race Video by: Lindsey Hoshaw and Alan Toth

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