Lady Bird Lake

==Background==
* In Austin, Texas
==Open Water Swimming==
: April 25, 2008
The Money Box Cap 2k 6th Annual Open Water Race and Pledge swim in Lady Bird Lake, Sunday, May 4, 2008, 10:30 am.
TWO-TIME CHAMPION WILL RIVERS FAVORED IN THE MONEY BOX CAP 2K — Elgin’s Will Rivers is favored to recapture next Sunday’s, May 4, 2008 Money Box Cap 2k in Lady Bird Lake. Rivers won the race in 2005 and 2006, but missed last year’s race, which was won by UT’s Caleb McDermott. Rivers will face stiff competition from Southlake Carroll’s Wil Singley and Drew Mays. Singley finished just behind McDermott and barely edged Mays in last year’s race.
On the boys side of the High School Division, which serves as the ASA Open Water Swimming Texas High School State Championship, Southlake Carroll’s Singley and Mays should again battle it out. Wil’s sister, Claire Singley, nipped Southlake Carroll fellow student, Lisa Ginder, for last year’s title. Singley and Ginder should push each other to the finish again this year. Southlake Carroll’s Open Water team, which won both the Boys and the Girls Texas High School State Championships in 2007, should easily repeat.
The Money Box Cap 2k is the 6th Annual Open Water Race and Pledge Swim. Participants in The Money Box Cap 2k will race or leisurely swim 2,000 meters for pledges from a little east of Red Bud Isle down to the finish at the Texas Rowing Center near Austin High to promote clean water, to promote health and fitness, and to raise money for Swim Safe for Austin Kids and for Deep Eddy Pool. Participants include 1968 Olympian Peter Williams from Mercersburg, PA and range from ages 12 to 71. Swimmers will be coming from as far as Dublin, Ireland to swim. The event includes live music and food from some of Austin’s local favorites.
Spectators can best view the race from the Cap 2k Cruise on the Capital Cruises double-decker boat, which accompanies the race, or from the Mopac Pedestrian Bridge. Call 327-1280 for tickets for the Cruise. Watching from the Mopac Pedestrian Bridge is free. There will be no spectator access at Red Bud Isle.
Representatives of the media will be welcome to view the race from the Capital Cruises double-decker boat that accompanies the race or from the finish at the Texas Rowing Center dock.
 
The American Swimming Association, in cooperation with Austin Parks & Recreation Department, is helping to bring this event to the Austin community.
 
For more information, visit http://www.cap2K.com , call 512-327-2260, or email: info@cap2k.com
For more information contact:
Dr. Keith Bell, Race Director
512-327-2260
info@cap2k.com
==Links==
* Open Water Swimming
* Swimming