Dog swims from Alcatraz to San Francisco
Danny Tse
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In a race and left most of the human competitors in the dust....ahem, I mean in the water.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050801/ap_on_fe_st/alcatraz_dog_swim
SAN FRANCISCO - With a stomach full of scrambled eggs, Jake dog-paddled his way into history, leaving most of the serious and human swimmers in his wake.
Organizers of the South End Rowing Club's 10th annual Alcatraz Invitational a 1.2 mile swim from the infamous prison island to the San Francisco shoreline say the 65-pound golden retriever is the first canine known to have made the crossing.
He was the only dog among more than 500 swimmers who lept into the chilly, choppy waters on Saturday, coming in 72nd overall. His time was 41 minutes and 45 seconds.
The crowd cheered as the 4-year-old pooch made his way onto solid ground, shaking sprays of water and dodging a woman who tried to put a medal around his neck.
"It was colder and rougher than we thought it would be," said Jeff Pokonosky, Jake's owner and swim partner. "Jake amazed me. He was very focused. He started out really fast. I was trying to slow him down. He increased his pace to stay with the pack."
The pair live in San Diego and swim 4 miles a week and bodysurf together, Pokonosky said. And Jake always eats scrambled eggs before a big swim.
Bill Wygant, president of the South End Rowing Club, said he was more than happy to allow a dog into the race, a first for the more than 100-year-old group.
"This swim is about personal challenge," Wygant said. "Whether you are dog or human, it's whatever you can achieve that counts."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050801/ap_on_fe_st/alcatraz_dog_swim
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LOL Now that's cool! GO JAKE!!!
Good Dog!!! 
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Mike682 wrote:That's cool, nice story
Just something to put a smile on everyone's faces. Especially on a Monday. -
yha gotta wonder what the hell the dog was thinking about the whole thing. I wonder why he thought he had to swim across the whole thing. I bet he was pissed off.
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Danny Tse wrote:Just something to put a smile on everyone's faces. Especially on a Monday.
Exactly....we need more good news stories in the news today. Too much negativity. Someone should start a good news network (GNN) on tv.Receiver: harmankardon AVR235
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hehe... pretty neato story... betcha the humans were more pissed that they got beaten by a dog, though It's not good, very fundamentally simply not good. - geolemon
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Check local airtimes for the 700 Club..... :rolleyes:Mike682 wrote:Exactly....we need more good news stories in the news today. Too much negativity. Someone should start a good news network (GNN) on tv.comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
