{"675481":{"#nid":"675481","#data":{"type":"news","title":"President Cabrera Joins Tech Swimmers in Tahoe Relay ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech President \u00c1ngel Cabrera\u2019s team finished sixth in the Just for Fun category of the 2024 in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/transtahoerelay.com\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETrans Tahoe Relay\u003C\/a\u003E in the Sierra Nevada Mountains over the weekend. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince its creation in 1976, the annual open-water race has become one of the premier aquatic events in the country. At the invitation of Georgia Tech alumnus Dick Bergmark, Cabrera was among the team of six swimmers completing the 11.4-mile relay race. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther team members included swimming and diving head coach and two-time Olympic gold medalist \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ramblinwreck.com\/coach\/courtney-shealy-hart\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECourtney Shealy Hart\u003C\/a\u003E 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 \u201cGT Fun Team\u201d crossed the finish line with a time of 4:23:57.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECabrera and his teammates weren\u2019t the only Yellow Jackets in the competition. Three other teams with Georgia Tech affiliations finished in the top 10. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/runsignup.com\/Race\/Results\/167487\/IndividualResult\/BGhp?resultSetId=471400#U89533374\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGTSC\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013 Sixth \u2013 \u0026nbsp;Mixed 114+\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/runsignup.com\/Race\/Results\/167487\/IndividualResult\/BGTJ?resultSetId=471402#U89533582\u0022\u003EGT S\u2019Women\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013\u0026nbsp; Third \u2013 Women\u2019s 180+\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/runsignup.com\/Race\/Results\/167487\/IndividualResult\/BGTR?resultSetId=471403#U89533658\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGT Swarm\u003C\/a\u003E \u2013\u0026nbsp; Third\u2013 Mixed 180+\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA 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. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 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.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"full_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The president\u2019s team placed sixth out of 45 teams in the Just for Fun category of the 2024 Trans Tahoe Relay Race. "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe president\u2019s team placed sixth out of 45 teams in the Just for Fun category of the 2024 Trans Tahoe Relay Race.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The president\u2019s team placed sixth out of 45 teams in the Just for Fun category of the 2024 Trans Tahoe Relay Race. 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