Sausalito’s mayor is hoping that her recent plunge into San Francisco Bay will help cover the last leg of a fundraising effort to restore her city’s iconic Sea Lion sculpture.

An experienced swimmer who has swum the English Channel, Mayor Melissa Blaustein dove into the Bay from Angel Island at 8:30 a.m. on July 5 and swam the two miles to her city’s waterfront.

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