Swimmers take off at Spring Point Light during the Tri for a Cure, an all-women triathlon and the largest in the state.

Swimmers are helped up a set of stairs by volunteers as they make their way to the first transition area at the Tri for a Cure.

Laura Hummell of South Portland, the first cancer survivor out of the water after the swimming portion, is greeted by a supporter at the Tri for a Cure, an all-women triathlon and the largest in the state, held by the Maine Cancer Foundation, at Southern Maine Community College campus in South Portland on Sunday.

Volunteers help a swimmer out of her wetsuit after the swimming portion of the Tri for a Cure.

Participants prepare for the biking portion of the Tri for a Cure.

Renata Legwick of Brunswick cheers for participants as they run to the transition area during the Tri for a Cure.

Amanda LaMarca Hall of New Jersey waves to a friend as she takes off for the 15 mile biking portion of the race.

Spectators cheer on a participant in the Tri for a Cure at Southern Maine Community College campus in South Portland.

Jennifer Stickney of Brunswick and Lynne Gawtry of Yarmouth finish the Tri for a Cure.

Lynne Gawtry of Yarmouth receives her medal from Chip Harris at the finish line of the Tri for a Cure.

Buffy Whitaker of Scarborough holds hands with Dana Kavanagh, also of Scarborough while approaching the finish line at the Tri for a Cure.

Libby Oberg, 6, of Eliot hands water out at the Tri for a Cure finish line while volunteering with her family.

Heidi Watson of South Portland carries a cancer survivor scarf as she crosses the finish line at the Tri for a Cure on Sunday.