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Marathon Swimmer Calls Off Farallon-Aquatic Park Attempt

Miramonte grad Karen Rogers called off her attempt to swim from the Farallon Islands to San Francisco Bay due to rough seas today.

A first-ever attempt by a woman to swim the 30 miles of open ocean from the Farallon Islands to Aquatic Park was called off this morning due to rough seas and unsafe swimming and boating conditions.

Karen Rogers, a marathon swimmer and former Orinda resident, says she will make another attempt to become the first woman ever to make the swim at an undetermined time in the future.


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