Escape! What it's like to swim the Alcatraz Sharkfest Race

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"Ten minutes after I jumped into the Pacific Ocean, I inhaled several cups of sea water and was kicked in the face. It was going pretty well for my first competitive swim. I hadn’t died of hypothermia or lost my legs to a shark attack. So that was a win."
Read more: ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/08/10/five-reasons-to-swim-the-alcatraz-sharkfest-race
Video by: Lindsey Hoshaw and Alan Toth

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10 авг 2015

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@gonzalo060375 5 лет назад

1:28 everyone splashing water and gasping like wounded seals do. Sharks hearing dinner bells all over.

@flyboy747uk 6 лет назад

I'm surprised the authorities allow this event to go ahead

@AliAhmed-dh4pl 4 года назад

Motoroil The shark experts.

@Mr3344555 4 года назад

@Motoroil the people you call when you something bad happens to you and you need help or the people you go to if you want to do things without having others come after you. Unless you live in Africa (Even they know what authority is) you should know what authority is.

@kamzalot3 4 года назад

Motoroil police

@majestic7768 3 года назад

Authorities busy sipping on coffee, eating donuts and getting bored.

@whitegoodman7465 3 года назад

@Arid Sohan didn't know that but nick is a big triathlon guy, no wonder he got top tier cardio in the cage

@DIVEWITHSTEBE 2 года назад

This looks unreal! I used to love swimming but my obsession with lifting weights kind of killed that. I’ve slimmed down now and honestly might try to make this a bucket list!!!!

@ericthompson3551 4 года назад

In 2018 great white shark attacked a seal 50 feet from the alcatraz tour docks. Entire attack was caught on camera from a a docked tour boat.I wonder how many swam that year.

@craigomahoney3722 3 месяца назад

How great was he

@KM-em9me 8 дней назад

Great white munches seal at Embarcadero. People who swim in the Bay are nuts. Murky shark infested waters known for strong tides and swirling currents.

@46NorthAve 6 лет назад

No mention that she didn't have a wetsuit on?? Kind of a big deal??

@rhythmoutside 4 года назад

SF Bay waters aren't warm either.

@MK_2023. 7 лет назад

It's crazy to think that Nick Diaz did this 5 times by himself, the Diaz brother might be annoying and over the top at times but they're a force to be reckoned with.

@ontheroadtruckin4618 4 года назад

Still the B.M.F in my book!

@stxclout3247 4 года назад

💯💯

@reddawng43x91 3 года назад

How are they annoying ? Because they tell it like it is?

@reddawng43x91 3 года назад

@@ontheroadtruckin4618 mine too

@MK_2023. 3 года назад

@@reddawng43x91 that's a 4 year old comment man, relax. I like Nate now though so it's all good.

@CarlCunningham360 Год назад

55F is chilly! No wetsuit? Wow! #Respect #Arizona I’m going to register in September for the race in June 2024.

@slifer0081 9 месяцев назад

55f is not bad at all - especially when you are moving.

@Rafa-rz2nb 6 лет назад

Alotta shark food in the water lol

@klaus8910 3 года назад

Those waters aren’t ACTUALLY infested with sharks. It was as just a myth told to prisoners to prevent them from escaping. I love the idea of this, and definitely would wanna do it!

@JT_Trys 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eFumUdCSgOQ.html

@joshua6200 2 года назад

You're right the waters aren't "infested with sharks", but there're sharks in the bay, including Great Whites at times.

@jimmykarlsson2567 2 года назад

The are some Great whites there for sure, i have seen some

@asap5629 2 года назад

aint no myth and thats a fact

@zcadn 2 года назад

people have accidentally caught great whites

@ambieofilms 6 лет назад

The danger of sharks is real, but they have people in boats patrolling to greatly deter them.

@veganskillz 2 года назад

There has never been a documented white shark attack in San Francisco Bay. There are white sharks that periodically enter and exit The Bay but most shark activity is out in the Pacific Ocean.

@sherryhannah9262 2 года назад

@@veganskillz that was an urban legend

@veganskillz 2 года назад

@@sherryhannah9262 says who?

@welcometoorefuge 2 года назад

@@veganskillz I just watched a YT vid that captured a breaching Great White devouring a seal right next to Fisherman's Wharf !

@veganskillz 2 года назад

@@welcometoorefuge wow !

@trevmac8362 6 лет назад

*outstanding* i would love to do this and thanks for the great video..Motivates me to get back to S.F one day

@thefdv7577 Год назад

Juste thinking about these three men ! What escape they made …respect 💪🏻

@youngjazz4801 4 года назад

Alcatraz escapee, Frank Morris and two brothers John and clarence definitely made it to Angel Beach. 👍👍👍👍.

@r3y911 5 лет назад

well if they can do it ofcourse those three man made it to escape from alcatraz they are tough guys lol

@richardcoreno Год назад

It's an iconic, bucket list event for open-water swimmers.

@TrapMint 3 года назад

I’d probably rub against someone’s leg and freak out and have a heart attack

@jamesford2160 Год назад

😂 for real me too

@chipsachoy99 8 лет назад

if there wasn't sharks, i would

@pandagirl8973 6 лет назад

Alex Choy there is

@desmondcampbell7377 5 лет назад

@@pandagirl8973 no shit he said "if there WASN'T sharks"

@alwayzpinchycs4236 4 года назад

Sharks don’t like cold water

@ProGaming-cw1qy 4 года назад

Are you kidding me sharks will not get you it will be the tide that does!

@James-ip5gz 4 года назад

@@alwayzpinchycs4236 Lol keep telling yourself that

@jb9090 5 лет назад

That water’s cold and they can only swim during slack tide. During an ebb tide they’d all be taken out to sea. I wonder if the escapees knew the tide schedule? Plus, they had a raft.

@dylanmoran9922 3 года назад

There’s like 50 boats I saw this before

@Kjboiii 4 года назад

Sharks couldve had a buffet😂😂

@avcxaq_8327 3 года назад

ong

@Thatoneguy-ro1sj 2 года назад

@@avcxaq_8327 Bar none, shark attacks are rare, you are more likely to die from a seal...im not joking

@jamesford2160 Год назад

@That one guy Yeah if you don’t put yourself in that situation. Because if that’s true, explain the attack on those marines back in 1912 or 1916 when they were all eaten by sharks because their ship was blown up and they had to sit in the sea and wait for help.

@jaredflores5550 3 года назад

How do i do this ???

@jonathannuamah3296 Год назад

How long does it take to swim that far?

@Kayla-ty9kc 5 лет назад

This is a big reason why I think The Anglin’s (I think that’s how you spell it) and Morris made it after the escape from Alcatraz

@generalzod7959 4 года назад

Those swimmers did it during the day. The prisoners did it at night. The sharks are more active at night.

@atlantasportsfan7196 2 года назад

@@generalzod7959 there are no sharks it was just a myth

@galvinstanley3235 Год назад

@@atlantasportsfan7196ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eFumUdCSgOQ.html

@ryohn5468 3 года назад

I waded in the Pacific Ocean and it's very cold in the Summer too! the currents are very strong and undertows would be something to fear swimming in the bay.

@sherryhannah9262 2 года назад

I hope y’all will reply to this that was interesting I have cousins in the Bay Area wonder if they ever went to Alcatraz?????????!!!!….(as tourists of course)

@supreme_jake8328 3 года назад

“I’m not that great of a swimmer”

@maleekpate6770 3 года назад

Right 🤦🏾‍♂️😂

@adampress9788 5 лет назад

Fins are not allowed?

@Thatoneguy-ro1sj 2 года назад

Guess why dude XD they will defiantly look like seals with flippers

@jeffjohnson3620 3 года назад

Did it really only take 46 minutes!? (From the countdown clock) If so, its definitely not impossible to escape Alcatraz.

@arthurbrumagem3844 2 года назад

Exactly

@Mark-fr7yv 2 года назад

But the prisoners had to do it at night and weren't swimmers.

@LettuceLand 2 года назад

They picked a day and time with good conditions. Low wind speed, current, and slack tide

@humanchannel7825 Год назад

@@Mark-fr7yv and sharks hunt at night

@ICXCIsLord Год назад

@@Mark-fr7yv yes they were the brothers were the best swimmers in their family they were reported to be skilled swimmers don't know about Frank Morris but the brothers were skilled swimmers they also swam in ice water in Michigan frozen ice in lake Michigan

@bellagonzales5704 7 лет назад

My freind swam Alcatrez and he is the youngest one

@R.C.G-17 3 года назад

Sharks: a blessing from the lord!

@Premiumjack_ 3 года назад

I gotta do this one day

@magnusb.20 3 года назад

I’m supposed to do this event this year if it isn’t cancelled again and I’m really scared. What if I can’t swim fast enough to get out of the current!

@dylanmoran9922 3 года назад

There like 50 boats they picked you up if you go to far

@magnusb.20 3 года назад

@@dylanmoran9922 that’s reassuring, thanks

@erikleith4670 Год назад

Ima do it this year

@cbskwkdnslwhanznamdm2849 4 года назад

I don't like going to a place and lowering my standing on the food chain.

@JM-jz6yy 3 года назад

Some people are just bigger risk takers

@liamdugdale 7 лет назад

"ten times more likely to get kicked in the face or ribs" that's because there's loads of people in the water and if a shark did come it would likely pick one person, small chance of it being you

@anthonymartinez9624 5 лет назад

@jouxpane True. Since 1900. But who are we humans to say that it can never happen

@mybluebelly 8 лет назад

I wouldn`t volunteer for something like this, no sir. Not for a $1.000.000, No thankyou.

@JoeCnNd 5 лет назад

Well if you volunteer then you wouldn't get a $1,000,000.

@marcshields3677 5 лет назад

I’d do it for a grand

@hash8944 3 года назад

I would do it but I’m afraid of sharks and i need to improve my swimming first

@shellyatton4102 4 года назад

If I'm going to swim I am not going to go with SHARKS

@slifer0081 9 месяцев назад

I would love to do that

@dianadom4742 2 года назад

Congrats On Your Alcatraz Swim❗️What’s The Secret To Keeping Your GoPro Head Strap On❓Surprised It Didn’t Come Off When You Jumped In The Water.

@AJ-bu4yv 3 года назад

From what I've heard about the bay area and former alcatraz swimmers, most sharks prefer the salt water and it's a mix of salt and fresh water in the bay. You will most likely only see tiger sharks who are scavengers and won't bother people. Any other shark would stay deep in the salt water.

@markmontana90 3 года назад

Tiger that won’t bother you? You sure about that

@AJ-bu4yv 3 года назад

@@markmontana90 I watched a recent interview with someone who did the swim this past year. I believe it was through myswimpro's RU-vid channel. This is what they stated in the video... they're mostly scavengers.

@markmontana90 2 года назад

@@AJ-bu4yv tigers are known to attack humans and one of the more aggressive shark species. I wouldn’t take my chances anyway not sure if you would.

@cyrussoltani9420 2 года назад

No tiger sharks, just big sevengills but those guys are chill

@jakep1979 9 месяцев назад

Tiger sharks are the 2nd most dangerous shark behind great white!

@danielofinan5071 3 года назад

There is a video of a great white killing a seal literally yards away from that area all the seals hang out in Fishermans wharf.

@jasonrandall5148 Год назад

Are their atually sharks 🦈 and wot sharks are they

@maddoxthediehardbillsfan 3 года назад

I swim there, im only a kid (12) so its pretty easy with practice but first time is really hard, also nobody has been killed by a shark on that swim

@jamesford2160 Год назад

Be careful

@galvinstanley3235 Год назад

That's because there is allot of people in the water at once,would you be so confident if you were alone with a black wetsuit on?

@daviddonohue665 9 месяцев назад

Yep I got kicked by my swim buddy when I did the 20th annual

@againandagainau 6 месяцев назад

So they drowned in the bay theory is busted. Hundreds of people swim this thing every year?

@Benyikoko 2 года назад

I want to do this someday in my life

@PAul.paUL.PaUL. 2 года назад

It's more safe in a big group like this with boats around. But if someone would have tried to escape back in the day he would be alone swimming and the sharks would have noticed him !

@chillwill5080 2 года назад

No...

@idontknowteachmeplease3154 5 лет назад

shark: humans Smh o well ..... lunchtime

@risalockwood1978 3 года назад

My dad knew someone who participated in this.

@Dept246 3 года назад

Doesn’t look too far of swim from Pier 39.

@TJ-xt6pc 5 месяцев назад

Apparently none of them watched that sealnget hammered by a great white on pier 39.

@cowsaresocute1012 2 года назад

The only thing I learned from this video is that there is no doubt the three men that escaped from their...made it.

@enpjnk3288 7 лет назад

Woah I thought nobody would survive to do this

@risalockwood1978 3 года назад

my dad knew someone who died during this

@dylanmoran9922 3 года назад

@@risalockwood1978 what happened like how he died

@maleekpate6770 3 года назад

@@dylanmoran9922 drowned duhh

@jamesford2160 Год назад

Thanks for showing the prisoners that it’s not impossible to escape

@galvinstanley3235 Год назад

There are a lot of swimmers here,let's see this lady try and cross alone.

@colinl.6536 Год назад

There haven’t been prisoners there for 60 years, lol.

@MrLee-qz3gy 3 года назад

great murky water shark haven.

@maddoxthediehardbillsfan 3 года назад

Yeah some days you cant see your hand

@bellagonzales5704 7 лет назад

9 years old Mason whitner

@noahandino2984 6 лет назад

Bella Gonzales not true

@jakesullivan2944 5 лет назад

That shit doesn’t even look that far from land tbh

@skeletonman9838 Год назад

Wonder if they lose a few people to sharks every once in a while

@simplysavyyy 3 года назад

I could jog that distance in about 15 mins. But swim nope I would die.

@chrisbauman2562 7 месяцев назад

It's not shark infested when you have boats riding around fighting them off and spotters looking for them

@bobbyshmurda8447 2 года назад

Where’s nick? Oh he’s swimming back 💀

@davidlovephotog2 2 года назад

Unfortunately it was never filmed again do to the SFPD allowing non-stop muggings of photographers around the city.

@F.G.RGazer 2 года назад

That's very dangerous

@WantonMyth 3 года назад

Ok, let's do a head count ...

@applestrudel2491 3 года назад

“Alright I got 40 of us” “There were 170 of us” “..............”

@RuffRyder2011 5 лет назад

So once your in that water it's pretty piss easy to escape from Alcatraz 😂

@strungjam9355 3 года назад

When it was in use the water was covered by sharks 🦈 so yeah it was nearly impossible to escape via water

@ecd28 Год назад

Kat and nate brings me here.

@rdordo3078 2 года назад

Jewelry party

@snoozeking7497 3 года назад

She is in remarkably good shape. So was I, a few decades ago.🤠

@user-br6od2qq1f 3 года назад

Shark!

@noworries12 4 года назад

would be interesting how many GW are lurking under water

@miitor5331 2 года назад

Great white liked

@jamesgibson3242 Месяц назад

A buffet for sharks.

@needlemonkey6009 3 года назад

Watch the video of a great white shark attacking a seal just off the Alcatraz dock in 2015. Then reconsider this.

@martymcyourflysdown6872 Год назад

I doubt I’d make it out of the jail but do think I would make it to land because I’m a sick monster, A fish outta water. 🐠

@jimwade7680 6 лет назад

Aglin race...

@dasa7921 4 года назад

WAIT THAT WATER IS SEA???????? LOOKS LIKE A RIVER OR LAKE WTF! Come to Croatia to see real BLUE sea

@fantastixfilms5372 4 года назад

da sa water here In America is never blue man. But I would love to visit Croatia one day.

@Ryan-jx4vh 4 года назад

That part of the pacific has a lot of algae and makes the water more murky.

@Thatoneguy-ro1sj 2 года назад

Lol someone needs to get out more

@nickm8874 6 лет назад

There’s literally no logical reason to swim through shark infested waters like that. One of them gets munched and it’s their own damn fault

@jamesford2160 Год назад

😂😂

@sarzootashoota351 9 месяцев назад

You realize they do this all the time for years now and no one's ever been bit right? Calm down with the misinformation and wishing death on people 😂

@Bailey12300 Год назад

She was doubting herself too much

@kaz9781 Год назад

There are sharks in those Waters, even great whites, no way I'm swimming in there

@leadsolo2751 Год назад

They recognize the risks and do wht they do - Don't blame the sharks if something bad happens

@5280AcoGs 4 года назад

Fuck that! Fuck that!! -Wiz Khalifa

@fosta4243 Месяц назад

Feel free to look up this vid that was the same year…”Exclusive video: the first hunt by a great white shark ever recorded in San Francisco Bay” . I think not. Ma’am your braver than me 😂

@davybrazell5895 3 года назад

We all know prisoners had done this way before, no big deal.

@matthiasheimel2367 3 года назад

Happy meal for all Sharks 😂😂😂

@ChameleonMD123 6 лет назад

It's lunacy. There is nothing to gain putting your life on the line in such a manner.

@icedcoldbrew 5 лет назад

okay but why do i highkey wanna do this?!

@jessiehunter4556 2 года назад

lol looks like a school of fish

@HarkeG Месяц назад

Of course they all made it, look at distance, probably even trained for it before in cells

@dpelpal 5 месяцев назад

They do it on an incoming tide. I want to see them swim across the bay on an outgoing tide.😏

@josephstraw6224 2 года назад

She should watch the video of the great white attacking a seal about 50 foot of the sea wall their in the bay. Those sharks are there. They probably weren't in the area during the swim..yikes no thanks