guarding the 2006 Alcatri triathlonBelow: first swimmer off one of the ferries, Ken Mignosa, with his destination in the background and a race boat with huge red buoys as a target. Ken started his swim with butterfly. He said he was literally swum over by others more than once during the race.
Red Cross certified lifeguards Brian Harness and Shannon Mathey; Sylvia Lam Feury
 
Debbie Adams; Lee Merschon and kayaker Amit Avitan
 
The kayakers form a start line that the swimmers swim up to and wait for the sound of a ferry horn to start. Much cheering as they tread water and the seconds are counted off. Below photos just before the start, as the start horn sounds, and seconds after:
 
 
Below, approaching the finish, and lifeguard Karen Fabrizius assisting a swimmer:
 
October 15, 2006 AlcaTri traithlon:
L= De Anza College trained lifeguard, F= friend, S= swimmer
(left to right) front row: Lee Merschon (L), Amit Avitan (F)
Middle row: Shannon Mathey (L), Debbie Adams (L),
Karen Fabrizius (L), Sylvia (Lam) Feury (L), Ken Mignosa (S), Mary Donahue (L)
back row Brian Harness (L), David Feury (F), Donny Mackin (F), Alan Ahlstrand (L), Ronnie Cziska (F)
photo by Selena Lum
There is a larger copy of the photo at:
picture: Alcatri October 2006 De Anza College lifeguards and friends
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