/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/7DU7QUVACFHHHFREPSWEQX5NDE.jpg "In this aerial photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, a portion of a field of 460 swimmers begins the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse open-water swimming competition Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, in Islamorada, Fla. The annual event was conceived to raise awareness of preserving the nearly 150-year-old Alligator Reef Lighthouse and five other aging lighthouses off the Florida Keys.")
Associated Press
ISLAMORADA, Fla — A Florida swimmer has posted the fastest time among 460 participants during an open-water swimming competition in the Florida Keys.
Thirty-year-old Michael Schultz of St. Pete Beach, finished Saturday's four-mile Swim for Alligator Lighthouse in one hour, 28 minutes and 48 seconds.
Thirty-nine-year-old Brooke Bennett a three-time Olympic gold medalist from Clearwater, Fla., was the top woman, finishing in 1:28:59.
/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/5ELD54UBRJEMZOU6N3LVM7WAFI.jpg "In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, participants compete in the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse open-water swimming contest Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, off Islamorada, Fla. The annual event was conceived to raise awareness of preserving the nearly 150-year-old Alligator Reef Lighthouse and five other aging lighthouses off the Florida Keys.")
Maryland swimmers David Speier of Bishopville and Charles Potterton of Salisbury won the two-person relay in 1:39:55.
Georgia residents Jack Haire of Gainesville, Phil Stafford of Atlanta and Bill Weiss of Dawsonville, along with Jim Jacobson of Edgewater, Maryland, won the four-person mixed relay division at 1:56:38.
/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/UQI3DROXZ5HVBJ64RNXSKGZTP4.jpg "In this aerial photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, a portion of a field of 460 swimmers competes in the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse open-water swimming contest Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, off Islamorada, Fla. The annual event was conceived to raise awareness of preserving the nearly 150-year-old Alligator Reef Lighthouse and five other aging lighthouses off the Florida Keys.")
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