5th Annual Beach-to-Beach Power SwimSunday, May 25, 2008
Course New-Comer Wins 5th Annual Friends Beach-to-Beach Power SwimCourse new-comer Edmund Gendreau won the 5th annual Friends Beach-to-Beach Power Swim hosted by Friends of Virgin Islands National Park! The 46 year-old Dover, New Hampshire resident completed the 3-1/2 mile course with a time of 1:17:00. While Louise Wearmouth from Tortola, and former resident of St. John won the long course for the women with a time of 1:28:07. A total of 165 swimmers participated in the event this year. “This is the largest field of swimmers yet, and we thank them all for participating in this event,” said Friends president Joe Kessler; “we could not have asked for a more perfect day for the event. The water was absolutely flat, with a bit of an overcast sky.” Kessler also thank the Beach-to-Beach sponsors, “On behalf of the board of directors and staff of Friends of Virgin Islands National Park, I thank all of our sponsors, with special acknowledgement to our major sponsors, Virgin Islands Government, Scotiabank, St. John Insurance Agency, Alfredo’s Landscaping, Mongoose Junction, TOPA Properties, Theodore Tunick & Company, Hawaiian Tropic, Maho Bay Camps, Freebird, Pangaea Solar & Electric for their continue support. We cannot host an event like this without their participation, nor can we thank them enough for their assistance. We are very proud to have such outstanding corporate partners working with us on this community event”
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