I was SO FAST without the wetsuit...I actually caught up to most people and passed them.

There were 12 people and I came in 4th.
It wasn't a race but I was swimming with guys that had done it over 50 times! Some over 100! Pedro over 600 (he didn't swim though).
It was so cool....I didn't even see a shark!
San Francisco is COLD- when I got out of the water I started shivering. They told me to jump back in the 60 degree water is warmer! Then I took off my cap and swam back to the boat.