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| Jun.8 |
San Francisco |
2,000 In 'Escape From Alcatraz' Triathlon 28th annual race started with a jump off of a boat at Alcatraz Island followed by 18 miles on a bike, and an 8-mile run
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| Apr.6 |
Stanford |
Olympians Coughlin, Keller Win Grand Prix Natalie Coughlin nearly broke her world 100-meter backstroke record, winning the Prix in 59.44 seconds. Klete Keller won the men's 200 free
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| Jan.12 |
Half Moon Bay |
SoCal Surfer Wins Mavericks Competition| A 24-year-old Greg Long of San Clemente was awarded first place in a daredevil surf contest that had competitors riding waves 4 stories tall | | |
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Half Moon Bay |
Top Surfers Compete At Mavericks The world's top surfers rode monster waves as tall as 3-story buildings as they competed in what's considered the 'Superbowl' of surfing
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| Aug.5 |
San Francisco |
Woman Found Dead In Alcatraz Aquathlon The 51-year-old Sara 'Sally' Lowes of Texas, who was competing in the 1.5-mile Alcatraz Challenge Aquathlon, was found dead
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| Jun.11 |
SF Downtown |
3 Swimmers To Commemorate Escape Gary Emich, Steven Hurwitz and Pedro Ordenes will commemorate the 45th anniversary of the 1962 Alcatraz escape
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| Jun.3 |
SF Downtown |
2,000 Athletes Compete in Triathlon The competition included a 1.5 mile swim from Alcatraz, 18-mile bike ride through the Presidio and 8 mile run through Golden Gate Park
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| Apr.20 |
Stanford |
Coach suspended for deleting records University suspended men's swim coach Skip Kenney for 2 months following an investigation
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| Mar.30 |
Half Moon Bay |
Flat Waves Cancel Mavericks Surf Contest| Organizers announced that the window for holding the 2007 contest would close without the competition being called | | |
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Woolmer was strangled, police say
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| Mar.9 |
Stanford |
Coach Suspended For Erasing Records| Swim coach Skip Kenney was suspended with pay for having the records of 5 ex-swimmers deleted from the team's media guide | |
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| Dec.11 |
Half Moon Bay |
Surfers Ride Big Waves At Mavericks Surfers were eager to take advantage of waves of up to 18 feet
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| Dec.7 |
Half Moon Bay |
Possible Watercraft Ban At Maverick Meetings regarding the future of marine sanctuaries have left surfers wondering if a possible personal watercraft ban
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| Aug.8 |
Stanford |
Synchronized Swimmers Can't Compete The San Francisco Tsunami Swim Team cannot take part because its members are the wrong gender
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FBI asked Bonds' ex not to talk to MLB
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| May.22 |
SF Downtown |
Second-Grader Swims Alcatraz to SF| Braxton Bilbrey from Glendale, Ariz., made the 1.4-mile swim to Aquatic Park in 47 min. | |
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| Apr.24 |
San Francisco |
4 Triathlon Swimmers Pulled From Bay Swimmers were too tired to make it from Alcatraz to the city waterfront
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| Feb.7 |
Half Moon Bay |
South African wins Mavericks Contest| Grant 'Twiggy' Baker was crowned king of the waves. The 24 contestants had only 24 hours' notice to arrive | |
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| Dec.31 |
Half Moon Bay |
Surfers ready for Mavericks contest 24 of the world's best big-wave surfers will be ready to jump into the icy waters between Sunday and March 31
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| Oct.10 |
SF Downtown |
9-Year-Old Boy Swims Alcatraz To SF The boy swam the cold, choppy waters, raising $30,000 in donations for Hurricane Katrina victims
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| Mar.2 |
Half Moon Bay |
Local Surfer Wins At Mavericks Surfers from around the world gathered to attack 25- to 30-foot waves at the famous surf spot
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| Sep.1 |
UC Berkeley |
Swimmer Shows Off Cluster of Medals Natalie Coughlin displayed her two golds, two silvers, and one bronze from the Athens Olympics
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| Sep.16 |
San Francisco |
Lakota Sioux men paddled from Alcatraz 2 men who recently learn to swim, paddled to SF in an effort to promote healthy living among American Indians
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| Sep.13 |
Crockett |
Kids swam the Carquinez Strait Members of the Crockett Swim Team are reviving an old local tradition and paying homage to ironworker Al Zampa
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| Jan.2 |
San Francisco |
'Eskimo Outing' across the Bay Wearing only bathing suits and life vests, 50 daredevils braved the elements for a trip across the Bay and back
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Pirates kill America's Cup skipper
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| Nov.22 |
Santa Clara |
Swim Club pays off IRS bill
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