At last weekend’s Lake Travis Relay in Austin, Texas, Maximum Damage upset favored and defending champion SwimStrong with Lance Armstrong.
The Bobby Patten-coached Dallas Aquatics Masters team swam neck-and-neck with SwimStrong trading top positions throughout the 12-mile relay but finally edged ahead for good on the last leg.
The top teams/swimmers included Rory Pilgrim who finished third with a courageous solo swim in 4 hours 23 minutes.
Maximum Damage included swimmers Wyatt Russo, Eney Jones, Bobby Patten, Sarah Avery, Jakub Jiracek, and John Smith.
1. Maximum Damage — 3:49:06
2. SwimStrong — 3:51:04
3. Rory Pilgrim (solo) — 4:23:19
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