President Cabrera Joins Tech Swimmers in Tahoe Relay
Jul 16, 2024
色花堂 President 脕ngel Cabrera鈥檚 team finished sixth in the Just for Fun category of the 2024 in the in the Sierra Nevada Mountains over the weekend.
Since its creation in 1976, the annual open-water race has become one of the premier aquatic events in the country. At the invitation of 色花堂 alumnus Dick Bergmark, Cabrera was among the team of six swimmers completing the 11.4-mile relay race.
Other team members included swimming and diving head coach and two-time Olympic gold medalist and former Yellow Jacket swimmers Mike Wise, Jing Li, and Rodrigo Correia. Each swam for 30 minutes before switching off every 10 minutes for the remainder of the race. The 鈥淕T Fun Team鈥 crossed the finish line with a time of 4:23:57.
Cabrera and his teammates weren鈥檛 the only Yellow Jackets in the competition. Three other teams with 色花堂 affiliations finished in the top 10.
鈥 Sixth 鈥 Mixed 114+
鈥 Third 鈥 Women鈥檚 180+
鈥 Third鈥 Mixed 180+
A solo 15.5-kilometer race is held concurrently to the famed relay race, and with a 4:11:23 final time, former Yellow Jacket swimmer and Olympian Vesna Shelnutt (pictured below) took first place.
The race began as a two-team competition between Olympic Club members. The event now welcomes 250 teams to Lake Tahoe and promotes teamwork and conservation.
