https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/24/hundreds-take-part-in-san-francisco-bay-charity-swim-to-support-cancer-research/ > At the sound of a whirring bullhorn siren Saturday morning, hundreds of swimmers plunged into the chilly San Francisco Bay as part of the 17th annual local Swim Across America event to raise money for cancer research. > Mitali and Anaya Khanzode joined the San Francisco fundraiser in honor of their swim coach, who’s now battling cancer. The sisters from Sunnyvale, ages 20 and 17, are veteran bay swimmers and have each broken world records in open water competitions — including Anaya’s 2013 record of swimming from Alcatraz Island to the San Francisco shore in 50 minutes at age 8.