Nine year old swims Alcatraz....

Yeah but with a wetsuit. Big deal.

Kidding. That's really cool, and check out how much money he raised. Very excellent...

Sharks don't like kids in wetsuits.

Actually, there was a nine-year-old kid that did the Alcatraz Sharkfest swim this year, without a wetsuit:

http://www.envirosports.com/results/event/1282/results.php?bib=0&subid=1072&ag=M10+Under&oa=M

The future Lance Armstrong, with superhuman dedication and superhuman strength. May the force be with him.

Mighty righteous. Think I'll send this story to my 9 yr old nephew.

I saw this on the news last night.  Very cool.  I have an nephew that will turn 9 in January.  He is very athletic in a baseball, football, basketball kind of way, but I just can't see him even contemplating something like that.  Again, very cool.

What's really cool about this is the mental fortitude it takes to do this swim. I'm sure the kid can  swim 1.4 miles (approx 2500 yards) in a pool but to do it in the ocean takes a great deal of courage and determination.

Let's not forget to give thumbs up to the supportive parents!  It would still be scary, no matter how good a swimmer your kid is.  I'm curious about the initial conversation that took place...."hey Mom and Dad, I have this idea....."

The article said this boy is from Hillsborough, an expensive neighborhood.

Thanks for the links. I sent this home for my 9 year old triathlete son and my 7 year old triathlete daughter to see.

http://www.south-end.org/invitational/jake-wiggle.shtml

And Jake, the dog, apparently can kick my butt in the Alcatraz swim any day!

Looks like he's turning out OK in spite of it.....

Yeah, I was gonna post this, I remember the announcer calling him up pre-race.   Great time in the swim too. 

Not to diminish the swim at all (cuz it's not that easy, and at NINE??) but our local paper said this kid was the youngest blah blah blah, clearly he isn't.  This is like Jake the dog, papers all said first dog to do it, when that wasn't true either.

At any rate, strong kid, and for a very god cause as well. 

Chris