Here is a link to some '2008 Alcatraz Sharkfest Swim' photos!

Scott Belland took these photos, he was one of the kayak support staff as well and I think he had 5 rescues too. These photos really capture how formidable the swim from Alcatraz to the mainland is. When you the swimmer are out there in the middle of the bay, you feel like you are the size of "pixel" since at one point in the race you are about 1/2-mile or more from any land mass.

Here is a link to some fast JPGS of the race at Picasa: [Link]

I can swim better than John William Anglin

Anglin used a rubber raft to escape Alcatraz but he and two others apparently drowned during his attempt. I will swim it wearing a neoprene wetsuit this Saturday morning at 9:00 AM and hopefully I will enter Aquatic Park about a half-hour or so later. I will let you know how how it went.