2022
10 September 2022
2022 Swim for Alligator Reef Light - 06
Connor Signorin heads for victory at the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, near Islamorada, Fla. The 8-mile roundtrip open-water swim to Alligator Reef Lighthouse and back in the Florida Keys attracted nearly 450 competitors who swam in various divisions. Signorin, 30, of Tampa, Fla., was the top overall winner with a time of 3 hours, 7 minutes and 8 seconds. Alligator Reef Lighthouse is named after the USS Alligator, a U.S. Navy schooner that ran aground on the reef in 1822 and sank. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Steve Panariello/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
10 September 2022
2022 Swim for Alligator Reef Light - 05
Competitors in the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse are escorted by kayakers as they round Alligator Reef Lighthouse 4 miles off the Florida Keys Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, near Islamorada, Fla. The 8-mile roundtrip open-water swim attracted nearly 450 competitors who swam in various divisions. Alligator Reef Lighthouse is named after the USS Alligator, a U.S. Navy schooner that ran aground on the reef in 1822 and sank. The annual event is staged to create awareness of the need to preserve the almost 150-year-old beacon. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Dave Gross/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
10 September 2022
2022 Swim for Alligator Reef Light - 04
Competitors in the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse are escorted by kayakers as they head for Alligator Reef Lighthouse about four miles off the Florida Keys Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, near Islamorada, Fla. The 8-mile roundtrip open-water swim attracted nearly 450 competitors who swam in various divisions. Alligator Reef Lighthouse is named after the USS Alligator, a U.S. Navy schooner that ran aground on the reef in 1822 and sank. The annual event is staged to create awareness of the need to preserve the almost 150-year-old beacon. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Dave Gross/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
10 September 2022
2022 Swim for Alligator Reef Light - 03
Competitors in the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse are escorted by kayakers as they head for Alligator Reef Lighthouse about four miles off the Florida Keys Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, near Islamorada, Fla. The 8-mile roundtrip open-water swim attracted nearly 450 competitors who swam in various divisions. Alligator Reef Lighthouse is named after the USS Alligator, a U.S. Navy schooner that ran aground on the reef in 1822 and sank. The annual event is staged to create awareness of the need to preserve the almost 150-year-old beacon. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Dave Gross/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
10 September 2022
2022 Swim for Alligator Reef Light - 02
Competitors in the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse are escorted by kayakers as they head for Alligator Reef Lighthouse about four miles off the Florida Keys Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, near Islamorada, Fla. The 8-mile roundtrip open-water swim attracted nearly 450 competitors who swam in various divisions. Alligator Reef Lighthouse is named after the USS Alligator, a U.S. Navy schooner that ran aground on the reef in 1822 and sank. The annual event is staged to create awareness of the need to preserve the almost 150-year-old beacon. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Dave Gross/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
10 September 2022
2022 Swim for Alligator Reef Light - 01
Swimmers cross under a starting arch to begin the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, in Islamorada, Fla. The 8-mile roundtrip open-water swim to the lighthouse off the Florida Keys has attracted more than 420 competitors who are swimming in various divisions. Alligator Reef Lighthouse is named after the USS Alligator, a U.S. Navy schooner that ran aground on the reef in 1822 and sank. The annual event is staged to create awareness of the need to preserve the almost 150-year-old beacon. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)