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2007 Race
“First off, well done on organizing a great event
Myself and my brother 787 & 788 (Daniel & Seamus) did our first Alcatraz100 swim on what turned out to be a great day.
Many thanks to the guys and girls that helped out that day, especially the bloke on the kayak who made our life a bit easier by giving us some good advice during the swim and keeping us on the straight and narrow.
Also to let you know that there might be a few more Irish guys next year doing this (or so they said whist in the pub...with a few pints in them!!...might just be empty air)
Again well done on organizing this and making us have a great few days out with the family”
– Daniel: Ireland
2006 Race
“After a 30 year absence from Marin and just as many failed attempts to return to swimming. I would like to thank you very much for the opportunity and motivation to participate in the Alcatraz swim. It has been so rewarding to get back in the water, set a goal, and then complete my first crossing. Your Team and volunteers were superb. The weather was perfect and the setting is spectacular...but I was equally enthused, when I accidentally encountered swimmers from my childhood that were entered.
Please know that the information you share in your E-mails, newsletter, and video are inspirational to those of us that train far from the conditions of Northern California.
I will see you next year as I have to avenge a fourteen minute head start I believe my teammates received this year.
Congratulations on your achievements! You are the ROCK star.”
– Jim: Virginia Beach, Va
“Great event, sincerely I thank you for helping to put this together.”
– Rob
“I had such a great time swimming thank you for letting us in :)”
– Katie
“I LOVED the whole experience! I plan on coming back again!”
– Cheryl
“Thank you for putting together such a wonderful heartfelt event. It was my first crossing and one I will always remember. I look forward to doing it again next year! This event definitely celebrates living and what more exhilarating way to do it!
Thank you again for all of your support and encouragement leading up to the day of the swim! ;)”
– Nani
“Thank you very much for the opportunity to be a part of this wonderful event. Your opening words touched my heart as you invited us to have a moment of silence for those that have passed on, and then for us to swim and celebrate life. What a celebration it was! It was such a great feeling to set this goal and then complete it with such success. My training partner (Sabrina Bruckner, swimmer #3) and I had a very busy schedule this summer and yet we squeezed in all of our workouts. We swam under the moonlight, we were the last ones out of the pool, we bugged friends who lived on oceanfront property to row us out to sea and back, and we both got into the best shape we’ve been in since our early 20s. This is life. This is the good life! Thank you once again. See you next year!”
– Eric
2005 Race
“Enjoyed the race...well organized...guide kayakers always in sight...good communication....well done!”
– Greg
“Good job! I just want to thank you for the fun I enjoyed today.”
– Steve
“Greetings from Western Pennsylvania. Thank you so much for spreading your enthusiasm about life and achieving goals. It was a pleasure to finally meet you and swim in the Bay. I know that the Thursday night swim was very helpful in preparing for the Saturday swim. We had a beautiful day - and I finished in the top half. Plus I raised over $6100 for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.”
– Betsy: Pennsylvania
“My friends and I from Des Moines had a blast. Thanks for sponsoring an awesome event. It was my first time swimming Alcatraz.”
– Richard: Des Moines
“Thanks for the excellent race. I really enjoyed myself and sent an
email to my fellow master swimmers back in Australia that they should
think about coming out and doing this swim!”
– Henry
“Thanks, it was a wonderful race !!!!!!!!!!”
– Marieke
“Wow !!! The swim on Saturday was amazing. I cannot thank you enough for organizing such a fantastic event. The fact that it’s a small group of people, that you basically guarantee the best conditions, and that you and everyone you work with approach all the swims with such a positive, relaxed and fun attitude made this a really wonderful experience for me.
Your Thursday and Sunday swims were perfect preparation. I dare say, you’ve gotten another swimmer hooked on swimming in the bay! I actually enjoyed nearly 100% of the swim on Saturday, and was able to slow down for a moment half way through it, pick up my head, look around me at Alcatraz, and say out loud, ’This is great!’”
– Nancy
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