{"id":487275,"date":"2021-09-11T19:07:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-12T02:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=487275"},"modified":"2021-09-12T05:56:45","modified_gmt":"2021-09-12T12:56:45","slug":"olympic-champion-brooke-bennett-wins-female-title-at-swim-for-alligator-lighthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-champion-brooke-bennett-wins-female-title-at-swim-for-alligator-lighthouse\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Champion Brooke Bennett Wins Female Title At Swim For Alligator Lighthouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Olympic Champion Brooke Bennett Wins Female Title At Swim For Alligator Lighthouse<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>More than 460 national and international participants competed in clear ocean waters off the Florida Keys Saturday during the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse, an 8-mile open-water challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay, Florida, resident <strong>Connor Signorin<\/strong>, 29, emerged from the Atlantic Ocean as the top individual swimmer with a time of 3 hours, 5 minutes and 37 seconds. The top female finisher was Olympic champion <strong>Brooke Bennett<\/strong>, 41, of Clearwater, Florida, who completed the race in 3:19:20. The distance star captured three Olympic gold medals during her career, titles in the 800 freestyle in 1996 and 2000, and a gold in the 400 free in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>In other divisions, Tampa residents <strong>Andrew Lashlee<\/strong> and <strong>Robert Skaggs<\/strong> posted the fastest two-person relay time at 4:03:58.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_487278\" style=\"width: 535px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-487278\" data-attachment-id=\"487278\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-champion-brooke-bennett-wins-female-title-at-swim-for-alligator-lighthouse\/florida-keys-swim-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/florida-keys-swim-3-scaled-e1631412356141.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1100,804\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andy Newman&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 12 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Competitors in the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse, an open-water, long-distance event, cross the start line Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Islamorada, Fla., head to Alligator Reef Lighthouse, four miles off the Florida Keys. After rounding the lighthouse they swim back to shore. The event began in 2013 to help raise awareness to preserve the almost 150-year-old lighthouse as well as five other lighthouses off the Keys. This year\\u2019s contest has attracted 461 swimmers. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman\\\/Florida Keys News Bureau\\\/HO)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1631361811&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00093896713615023&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Open Water Swimming\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Open Water Swimming&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Florida Keys Media&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/florida-keys-swim-3-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/florida-keys-swim-3-1024x748.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-487278\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/florida-keys-swim-3-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Competitors in the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse, an open-water, long-distance event, cross the start line Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in Islamorada, Fla., head to Alligator Reef Lighthouse, four miles off the Florida Keys. After rounding the lighthouse they swim back to shore. The event began in 2013 to help raise awareness to preserve the almost 150-year-old lighthouse as well as five other lighthouses off the Keys. This year\u2019s contest has attracted 461 swimmers. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman\/Florida Keys News Bureau\/HO)\" width=\"525\" height=\"375\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-487278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Florida Keys Media<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Swimmers <strong>Michelle Dalton, Sara McLarty and Misty Bacerra<\/strong>, all of Clermont, Florida, won the three-person class in 4:15:32.<\/p>\n<p>The winning four-person team was a mixed relay of male and female competitors from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. <strong>Tim Shead, Harold Wagner, Serge Wenze<\/strong>l and<strong> Ann Kilpatrick<\/strong> posted a time of 3:34:42.<\/p>\n<p>Athletes swam to Alligator Reef Lighthouse off Islamorada, rounded the beacon and came back to the start and finish points at Amara Cay Resort.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/category\/open-water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More Open Water News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Founded by Florida Keys artist \u201cLighthouse Larry\u201d Herlth, the annual race is staged to raise awareness about the need to preserve the almost 150-year-old Alligator Lighthouse and five other aging lighthouses off the Florida Keys. The event also raises college scholarship funds for Keys students interested in competitive swimming.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, the Islamorada community-based organization that hosts the annual swim was approved to take ownership of the lighthouse under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act. Restoring it is likely to take five to seven years and cost up to $9 million, according to organizers. Fundraising efforts have already begun at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.savealligatorlighthouse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.savealligatorlighthouse.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631497687739000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEAoxSajHnbUyqvrJg_P1xHbfSNuQ\">savealligatorlighthouse.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Constructed to warn ships away from the Florida Keys reef tract, the lighthouses are no longer maintained, as their function has been replaced by modern Global Positioning System navigation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_487277\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-487277\" data-attachment-id=\"487277\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-champion-brooke-bennett-wins-female-title-at-swim-for-alligator-lighthouse\/florida-keys-swim-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/florida-keys-swim-2-scaled-e1631412318360.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1100,718\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Steve Panariello&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;CGO3+ 3.2.34(A)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Competitors in the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse, an open-water, long-distance event, round the Florida Keys lighthouse and head to shore Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, near Islamorada, Fla. The event began in 2013 to help raise awareness about preserving the almost 150-year-old lighthouse as well as five other lighthouses off the Keys. This year\\u2019s contest attracted 461 swimmers. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Steve Panariello\\\/Florida Keys News Bureau\\\/HO)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1631370751&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00097087378640777&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"florida-keys-swim 2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;9-10-23&lt;br \/&gt;\nCompetitors in the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse, an open-water, long-distance event, round the Florida Keys lighthouse and head to shore Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, near Islamorada, Fla. The event began in 2013 to help raise awareness about preserving the almost 150-year-old lighthouse as well as five other lighthouses off the Keys. This year\u2019s contest attracted 461 swimmers. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Steve Panariello\/Florida Keys News Bureau\/HO)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Florida Keys Media&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/florida-keys-swim-2-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/florida-keys-swim-2-1024x669.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-487277\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/florida-keys-swim-2-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Competitors in the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse, an open-water, long-distance event, round the Florida Keys lighthouse and head to shore Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, near Islamorada, Fla. The event began in 2013 to help raise awareness about preserving the almost 150-year-old lighthouse as well as five other lighthouses off the Keys. 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FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Steve Panariello\/Florida Keys News Bureau\/HO)\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-487277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Florida Keys Media<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olympic Champion Brooke Bennett Wins Female Title At Swim For Alligator Lighthouse More than 460 national and international participants competed in clear ocean waters off the Florida Keys Saturday 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