The “enterprise”
Alessandro, 20 years old, crossed the finish line with 43’e 52 “placing himself in 135th place, with Carlo who arrived shortly after in 192nd place in 46 ‘and 32”.
Alessandro and Carlo at Alcatraz Swim
Alessandro and Carlo at Alcatraz Swim
Carlo and Alessandro Tadiello They had promised him. After the Messina-Reggio Calabria 2 years ago, the Tadiello, father and son of San Bonifaciothis time they tried in the Bay of San Francisco in California.
The two, in fact, with the logistical support of Mamma Luisa, in recent days have participated in theAt 32nd edition of the “Sharkfest Swim“Which takes place every year in the most famous bay in the world. Also this year, 750 participants, 430 of which reached the finish line at the Acquatica Cove at Fisherman Warf, after being departed from the Alcatraz rocksthe famous prison right in the middle of the bay with the Golden Gate in the background.
Tremendous currents and water at 15 degrees
«Water at 14.5-16 degrees for the duration of the crossing. In the air they are 1.5 nautical miles corresponding to 2.410 meters – Carlo tells us, 63 years of the entrepreneur -, with the temperature of the water that varied of a degree or a little more depending on the currents we met, while remaining around 15 degrees. And then the currents in the bay are terrible, with the waves that were constantly tossed us and we had to be careful also at the direction of travel. Last but not least, the fact that when we were about to get to the port the marine lions turned around us and swim with us ».
How it is obvious that it is, the young man Alessandro, 20 years old, crossed the finish line with 43’e 52 “placing himself in 135th placecon Carlo who arrived shortly after all 192nd place in 46 ‘and 32 “.
“Daniel Torre, the winner has employed 30 ‘and 08”, but here we talk about professionals who usually compete in free waters or are triathlon athletes who participate in competitions around the world, “says Dad Carlo. The organization is very tax, with ferries, brought the competitors to the Alcatraz rocks. Race.
From the Strait of Messina to the Bay of San Francesco
Two years ago Messina-Reggio Calabria, now the Bay of San Francisco, how did you face the preparation? “I do regularly rows and triathlon And I have been training daily for over twenty years. Alessandro has a past as a competitor in swimming in the pool also obtaining good results with leosport. If the Strait of Messina is longer and seems more insidious for the currents, in the Bay of San Francisco the first thing that really impressed us was the temperature of the water: dramatically cold “, Ride Tadiello Senior.
The “Sharkfest Swim” is clearly ispirated to the attempts to escape from The Rock, as Alcatraz is called. On June 111962 Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin attempted the evasion from the island. They were never found despite the assiduous research. John Paul Scott and Gerald Parker attempted evasion on December 16 of the same year, but were immediately taken up.
If two years ago the right song for the Tadiello had been “Father and Son” by Cat Stevens, “On this occasion the choice fell on ‘Do It Again’ of the Steely Dan”, says Carlo. The next challenge? “We still have to think … », they close the tadiello laughing in unison, under the watchful gaze of mom Luisa.
