Athletes, Celebrities and U.S. Olympians Compete in 12th Annual Nautica Malibu Triathlon Raising More Than $50,000 for Pediatric Aids Research.MALIBU, Calif.--(BW SportsWire)--Sept. 20, 1998-- Team Nautica Takes Top Honors Among Celebrity Participants The waters off the coast of Malibu heated up this morning when more than 1,500 amateur and professional athletes as well as Hollywood celebrities tested their athletic abilities and took to the beach for the 12th annual Nautica Malibu Triathlon. The number of athletes taking part in this year's triathlon topped all past participation records for this event. The event, a fundraiser for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation was founded in 1988 by Elizabeth Glaser, Susan DeLaurentis, and Susie Zeegen. Glaser and her husband, actor Paul Michael Glaser, learned that Mrs. Glaser had been infected with HIV through a blood transfusion. , raised more than $50,000 for the foundation. A "must see" event that combines challenging sports, high profile participants and dedicated athletes, the Nautica Malibu Triathlon consisted of a half-mile swim, 18-mile bike ride along Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Coast Highway may refer to:
Point Dume forms the northern end of the Santa Monica Bay, and Point Dume Headlands Park affords a vista of stretching to the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Santa Catalina Island. and back. Among the well-known names who took part in this year's event were Academy Award-Winning Actor and Comedian Robin Williams; Ingo Rademacher Ingo Rademacher (born April 22, 1971, in Karl Marx Stadt, East Germany; raised in Australia), is a television actor. He has portrayed the role of Jasper "Jax" Jacks on the daytime soap opera General Hospital almost continuously since 1996. ("General Hospital"); Jose Solano ("Baywatch"); Ingrid Walters ("Baywatch"); Andy Lauer ("Caroline in the City Caroline in the City is an American sitcom that ran from September 21, 1995, to May 11, 1999, on the NBC television network. Premise Caroline Duffy is a cartoonist living in a Manhattan loft. "); Jason Scheff (lead singer for "Chicago"); Jim Davidson Jim Davidson can refer to multiple people:
He is an alumnus of UCLA [1] (USA Olympian); Amanda Beard Amanda Ray Beard (born October 29, 1981 in Newport Beach, California) is an American Olympic swimmer and model. Beard made her first Olympic appearance at the 1996 games at the age of 14. (USA Olympian); Mel Stewart (USA Olympian); and John Naber (USA Olympian). At this year's event, Baywatch's Jose Solano was the first competitor to cross the finish line. Robin Williams' "Team Robin" came in eighth among celebrity relay teams. Winners were awarded in the following categories: -0 Celebrity Relay -- Top Male Finishers 1) Team Nautica -- featuring triathlete Brent Imonen; Olympic Gold Medal cyclist Steve Hegg; and Jose Solano of "Baywatch;" 2) Team Goo Goo Dolls -- featuring Craig Hummer, six-time Ocean Ironman Winner; Josh Webster, 1997 California State Cycling Champion; and Mike Malinin, drummer for the "Goo Goo Dolls;" 3) Team General Hospital -- featuring Ingo Rademacher and Real Andrews of "General Hospital," and Bruce Reid, professional cyclist. Celebrity Relay -- Top Female Finishers 1) Team PowerBar Go Girls -- featuring Ingrid Walters of "Baywatch;" Jane Quigley, professional cycling world champion; and Jennifer Maxwell, co-owner/developer of PowerBar; 2) Team Hawaiian Tropic -- featuring Christi Carolin, eight time All-American swimmer; pro-cyclist Cheryl Binney; and Shana Hiat, Hawaiian Tropic model. 3) Team FOX Sports -- featuring All-American swimmer Christine Otto; Christy Nicholson, pro-cyclist and California State Road Cycling Champion; and Patricia Bosse, host for "FOX Sports." Celebrity Relay -- Top Mixed Team Finishers 1) Team Power Tri-Cathlete -- featuring sports model Eva Moore; Olympic Bronze medal decathlete Dave Johnson; and Brian Maxwell, Canadian Olympic runner and CEO/developer of PowerBar; 2) Team Pacific Blue -- featuring professional triathlete Tony Richardson; Jim Davidson of "Pacific Blue;" and four-time Olympian Ruth Wysocki; 3) Team Summer of '84 -- featuring nationally ranked swimmer Amanda Gullick; Peter Vidmar, Olympic Gold medal gymnast; and Kathy Johnson Clarke, Olympic Silver medal gymnast. Top Male Finishers 1) Darren Wood of San Marcos, Calif. 2) Emilio DeSoto of San Diego, Calif. 3) Michael Collins of El Segundo, Calif. 4) Danny Murphy of Las Vegas 5) Lasse Vogelslang of San Diego. Top Female Finishers 1) Jenny Wood of Carlsbad, Calif. 2) Chrystal Tunnell of Arroyo Grande, Calif. 3) Ana Cristina Amatto of San Diego. 4) Michelle Palmisano of Ventura, Calif. 5) Sara Gilles of Irvine, Calif. -0- One of the highlights of today's race was the half-mile swim of the triathlon's youngest athlete, Rudy Garcia-Tolson of Bloomington, Calif. Born with a series of rare congenital birth defects birth defects, abnormalities in physical or mental structure or function that are present at birth. They range from minor to seriously deforming or life-threatening. A major defect of some type occurs in approximately 3% of all births. , Garcia-Tolson had both of his legs amputated at age five. Now nine-years-old, Garcia-Tolson excels in several sports with the help of prostheses Prostheses A synthetic object that resembles a missing anatomical part. Mentioned in: Microphthalmia and Anophthalmia and today added the completion of the swimming portion of the triathlon relay to this list of achievements. Joining Garcia-Tolson on "Team Braveheart" was Sean Astin, featured actor in the film "Rudy" (Garcia-Tolson's favorite movie) and Kurt Broadhag. Broadhag biked the 18 miles along Pacific Coast Highway, while Astin ran the four mile stretch along Zuma Beach. "Rudy's performance was an especially moving moment in today's event," said Suzie Zeegen, co-founder of the Pediatric AIDS pediatric AIDS AIDS acquired HIV perinatally or by 'vertical'–maternal-infant transmission; children with PAIDS may become symptomatic–lymphoid interstitial pneumonia, encephalopathy, recurrent bacterial infection, Candida Foundation. "The spirit and enthusiasm with which he competed is an inspiration to anyone facing a special challenge and is a testament to an individual's willpower to overcome adversities by facing them head on." Another event highlight was the rockin' rendition of the National Anthem by Jason Scheff (lead vocalist for the band "Chicago"), accompanied by Paul Pesco on guitar (lead guitarist for Madonna and Annie Lennox, among others). In addition to the triathlon, about 200 children took part in the first-ever "Nautica Tot Trot;" a 100 to 200-yard dash on the beach. In addition to Nautica, sponsors for this year's Nautica Malibu Triathlon include PowerBar and Men's Health Men's Health Definition Men's health is concerned with identifying, preventing, and treating conditions that are most common or specific to men. magazine. Nautica is a leading international fashion and lifestyle company with products ranging from men's, women's and children's sportswear and accessories to a complete home collection. Through charity outreach programs like the Nautica Malibu Triathlon, the company continues its commitment to giving back by raising awareness and funds for important causes. The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation is the leading national non-profit foundation identifying, funding and conducting critical pediatric AIDS research that will lead to the prevention and treatment of HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. infection in infants and children. Since 1988, the Foundation has raised more than $55 million for critical research, as well as programs that support awareness, education and compassion. |
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