Young Harry Stephenson from Florida won the 10K Little Red Lighthouse Swim in New York City in blazing fast time of 1:17:50, benefitting from a powerful current down the Hudson River. But Harry needed all the speed he could muster up with a much of experienced masters swimmers chasing after him, including the second-place finisher Rondi Davies in 1:21:34.

Reports came pouring in that the new Olympic distance of 10K was greatly appreciated. With a new start time and location – and the help of the wind – the flood tide started early and remained strong throughout the race which made for a very fast 10K time for the 213 finishers, especially the top 10 finishers:

1. Harry Stephenson (18 from Florida) 1:17:50:00
2. Rondi Davies (40 from New York) 1:21:34:00
3. Jessica Knapp (34 from Connecticut) 1:21:57:00
4. Bruce Brockschmidt (43 from New Jersey) 1:22:15:00
5. Evan Morrison (30 from Illinois) 1:23:04:00
6. Cedric Cheung-Lau (23 from New York) 1:25:44:00
7. Patrick Dougherty (19 from Pennsylvania) 1:26:25:00
8. Yair Zorea (38 from Israel) 1:26:43:00
9. Meaghan Casey (29 from Massachusetts) 1:27:04:00
10. Tobey-Anne Saracino (35 from New York) 1:27:29:00

Photo of Harry Stephenson by Lexie Swall of the Naples News.

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