A 15-year-old Miami resident, returning to his former home island, won the sixth annual Beach-to-Beach Power Swim competition last weekend. Augusto Cividini finished the 3.5-mile course in one hour, 21-minutes, 50 seconds.
Close behind, in second place, was Maggie Ravenna, a 22-year-old from St. Louis. She completed the race in one hour, 23-minutes and 22 seconds.
The competition drew 238 entrants form 22 states, the BVIs, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin islands. Last year, there were 164 swimmers.
There were three courses. The shortest was the one-mile Maho Bay to Cinnamon Bay swim. The most ambitious is the 3.5- mile route from Maho to Cinnamon, Cinnamon to Trunk, and Trunk to Hawksnest Bays. It was swum by individuals and relay teams.three person/relay .
Winners received blown glass fish produced at the Maho Bay Camps’ recycling program.