{"id":596084,"date":"2024-09-07T13:58:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T20:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=596084"},"modified":"2024-09-07T13:58:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T20:58:58","slug":"swim-for-the-alligator-lighthouse-open-water-race-continues-to-raise-money-for-florida-keys-landmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swim-for-the-alligator-lighthouse-open-water-race-continues-to-raise-money-for-florida-keys-landmark\/","title":{"rendered":"Swim for the Alligator Lighthouse Open Water Race Continues to Raise Money for Florida Keys Landmark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><strong>Swim for the Alligator Lighthouse Open Water Race Continues to Raise Money for Florida Keys Landmark<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 300 swimmers from the United States and several other countries competed in an 8-mile open-water challenge Saturday to raise awareness to fund restoration of an aging lighthouse off the Florida Keys.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fort Lauderdale, Florida, resident <strong>Maximiliano Paccot<\/strong>, 28, emerged from the Atlantic Ocean Saturday as the fastest individual swimmer at the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse with a time of 3 hours, 11 minutes and 10 seconds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Originally from Uruguay, Paccot came to the United States on a World Aquatics sponsorship and has competed in open-water swims around the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Kristin Ates<\/strong>, 33, of Gainesville, Florida, was the top female and fourth overall finisher with a time of 3:54:14.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Athletes swam to Alligator Lighthouse off Islamorada, rounded the decommissioned beacon and came back to the start\/finish line at Amara Cay Resort.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Connor Signorin<\/strong>, 32, of Tampa, Florida, finished on the top 2-person relay team with a time of 3:58:13, partnered with his cousin <strong>Maggie Owens<\/strong>, 33, of Clearwater, Florida. Veteran participant Signorin was the top overall swimmer in the past three competitions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year\u2019s top female finisher, three-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer <strong>Brooke Bennett<\/strong>, 44, of Clearwater, competed this year on the top 3-person relay team that finished in 3:25:05. Her relay team partners were Clearwater\u2019s <strong>Konrad Ciolko<\/strong>, 41, and <strong>Brian Hatlelid<\/strong>, 41, of Palm Harbor, Florida.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The top four-person relay team, finishing in 4:29:40, included Port Orange, Florida, residents <strong>Natalie Heidrich<\/strong>, 57, and <strong>Karen Castaneda<\/strong>, 28; and Ormond Beach, Florida, residents <strong>Ana Angelov<\/strong>, 33, and <strong>Lenny Frazer<\/strong>, 68.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded by Florida Keys artist <strong>&#8220;Lighthouse Larry&#8221; Herlth,<\/strong> the annual race is staged to raise awareness about the need to preserve the 151-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 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Established in 1873, the lighthouse was named for the former U.S. Navy Schooner Alligator that grounded on the reef in 1822.\u00a0Despite its name, there are no alligators that swim near the lighthouse, as those reptiles live in freshwater habitats and the lighthouse is in the saltwater ocean.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/category\/open-water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More Open Water News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW93212341 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93212341 BCX8\">\u2014 The above press release was posted by Swimming World in conjunction with Florida Keys News Bureau<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW93212341 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW93212341 BCX8\">. 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