Bill Welzien Goes For His Diamond Swim

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.

Floridian Bill Welzien complete his #74th (20.1 km / 12.5-mile) circumnavigations around Key West on May 21st in 6 hours 52 minutes.

He will go for his 75th Diamond Swim on June 4th at the 40th Annual Swim Around Key West. “We have over 190 swimmers signed up to swim with about 100 are solo swimmers.”

Photo on left shows Welzien after the completion of his 73rd circumnavigation with his escort kayaker Doug Weeks.

For more information on the 12.5-mile Swim Around Key West, visit here.

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