Swimmers and their kayakers prepare for the 36th annual Peaks to Portland swim.
Joey Blair, at right, talks to his friend Shane Albert before the start of the 36th annual Peaks to Portland swim. Blair is swimming and Albert is kayaking with him.
Kathryn Guay of Kennebunkport stretches before the start of the 36th annual Peaks to Portland swim. Saturday was Guay's fourth time doing the swim.
Steve Gillis of Brookfield, Mass., stretches before the 36th annual Peaks to Portland swim.
From left, Lizzy Buhl and McKenna Kelly, both first-time Peaks to Portland swimmers from Boston, get ready for the start of 36th annual Peaks to Portland swim.
Swimmers and kayakers begin to head into the water before the 36th annual Peaks to Portland swim.
Participants get ready for the race at the start of the 36th annual Peaks to Portland swim.
Natalie Janiszewski, center, holds on to her swim cap as she watches the first heat head into the water.
Swimmers and kayakers get in the water before the start of the 36th annual Peaks to Portland swim.
Natalie Janiszewski of Severna Park, Md., center, and other swimmers wait for the start of the 36th annual Peaks to Portland swim.
William Indoe of West Hartford, Conn., helps Jillian Fortier of Boston get her wetsuit on before the 36th annual Peaks to Portland swim.
A crowd watches from the dock as the swimmers take off from Peaks Island during the 36th annual Peaks to Portland swim.
Saer Huston of South Portland fixes the wetsuit of his friend John Herter after they broke the zipper before the 36th annual Peaks to Portland swim. "It is some last minute MacGyver-ing," Huston said.
Swimmers start the 36th annual Peaks to Portland swim.
Matthew Hurley of Portland tears off his swim cap as he heads to the finish line at the 36th annual Peaks to Portland swim. Hurley came in second with a time of 44 minutes and 11.3 seconds.
Eric Nilsson runs out of the water toward the finish line to claim his first place spot at the 36th annual Peaks to Portland swim.
Eric Nilsson won the race.
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