Racing Ricardo Is Rough
Courtesy of Herald Tribune.
50-year-old Ricardo Valdivia of the Gulliver Swim Club in Miami handily won the inaugural 7-mile Swim Around Lido Key in Florida in 2 hours 27 minutes.
Two minutes back was 16-year-old Fitzhugh Rawls in 2:29.37 while 28-year-old Heather Roka was the first overall female in 2:50.23.
Photos by Carla Varisco are here.
Top 25 Men:
1. Ricardo Valdivia 2:27:47
2. Fitzhugh Rawls 2:29:37
3. Ramses Rodriguez 2:37:01
4. Serbo Simeoni 2:44:00
5. David Brancamp 2:44:24
6. Thomas Schwartz 2:48:49
7. Mike Waid 2:51:49
8. Ryan Ballance 2:56:57
9. Diego Darquea 2:59:17
10. John Fox 3:01:31
11. Luther Davis 3:02:10
12. David Morgan 3:02:27
13. Bob Burrow 3:06:03
14. Grant Johnston 3:06:20
15. Zac Pruitt 3:06:48
16. Vinny Donnelly 3:07:10
17. Carlos Lloreda 3:10:06
18. Thomas Rawls 3:10:38
19. Sam Moreland 3:12:54
20. Rob Wilson 3:16:26
21. Patrick Hopewell 3:20:17
22. Brian Hiller 3:22:58
23. Michael O’Conner 3:23:57
24. Pat Marzulli 3:25:39
25. Lance Lyons 3:25:55
Top 21 Women:
1. Heather Roka 2:50:23
2. Lisa Broadfield 2:53:46
3. Larissa Carmichael 2:54:08
4. Julie Babin 2:57:10
4. Sarah Kwon 2:58:41
5. Rachel Bowman 3:01:42
6. Jen Baker 3:03:14
7. Ann von Spiegelfeld 3:08:11
8. Carlene Messinger 3:08:40
9. Lynn Ascione 3:08:59
10. Kelly Reed 3:13:11
11. Julie Salvetti 3:16:49
12. Jennifer Creel 3:30:41
13. Erica Bergstrom 3:34:32
14. Linda Hargreaves 3:39:43
15. Susan Kirk 3:43:09
16. Laura Whitbeck 3:46:37
17. Susan Stidham 3:50:33
18. Tiffany McQueen 4:00:51
19. Samantha Zaino 4:12:50
20. Flavia Medlin 4:24:42
21. Niki Wilson 4:29:12
Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association 
50-year-old Ricardo Valdivia of the Gulliver Swim Club in Miami handily won the inaugural 7-mile Swim Around Lido Key in Florida in 2 hours 27 minutes.
Two minutes back was 16-year-old Fitzhugh Rawls in 2:29.37 while 28-year-old Heather Roka was the first overall female in 2:50.23.
Photos by Carla Varisco are here.
Top 25 Men:
1. Ricardo Valdivia 2:27:47
2. Fitzhugh Rawls 2:29:37
3. Ramses Rodriguez 2:37:01
4. Serbo Simeoni 2:44:00
5. David Brancamp 2:44:24
6. Thomas Schwartz 2:48:49
7. Mike Waid 2:51:49
8. Ryan Ballance 2:56:57
9. Diego Darquea 2:59:17
10. John Fox 3:01:31
11. Luther Davis 3:02:10
12. David Morgan 3:02:27
13. Bob Burrow 3:06:03
14. Grant Johnston 3:06:20
15. Zac Pruitt 3:06:48
16. Vinny Donnelly 3:07:10
17. Carlos Lloreda 3:10:06
18. Thomas Rawls 3:10:38
19. Sam Moreland 3:12:54
20. Rob Wilson 3:16:26
21. Patrick Hopewell 3:20:17
22. Brian Hiller 3:22:58
23. Michael O’Conner 3:23:57
24. Pat Marzulli 3:25:39
25. Lance Lyons 3:25:55
Top 21 Women:
1. Heather Roka 2:50:23
2. Lisa Broadfield 2:53:46
3. Larissa Carmichael 2:54:08
4. Julie Babin 2:57:10
4. Sarah Kwon 2:58:41
5. Rachel Bowman 3:01:42
6. Jen Baker 3:03:14
7. Ann von Spiegelfeld 3:08:11
8. Carlene Messinger 3:08:40
9. Lynn Ascione 3:08:59
10. Kelly Reed 3:13:11
11. Julie Salvetti 3:16:49
12. Jennifer Creel 3:30:41
13. Erica Bergstrom 3:34:32
14. Linda Hargreaves 3:39:43
15. Susan Kirk 3:43:09
16. Laura Whitbeck 3:46:37
17. Susan Stidham 3:50:33
18. Tiffany McQueen 4:00:51
19. Samantha Zaino 4:12:50
20. Flavia Medlin 4:24:42
21. Niki Wilson 4:29:12
Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Daily News of Open Water Swimming and founder of WOWSA. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010).
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