A swimmer from the Jersey Shore Swim Team, Kortnee Blair, recently participated in a 1.5 mile open water swim. The event was held at Nockamixon State Park in Quakertown, PA on July 11. The course distance was .75 mile, so the swimmers had to swim 2 laps. Kortnee believes her second lap went faster because she knew what to expect. She said the water was so murky that visibility was a mere 2 feet, which made it difficult to determine exactly where she was on the course; it also explained her inability to see the impending “attack of the seaweed” which slowed her progress a bit. In spite of those obstacles, Kortnee placed 66th out of 199 entrants with a time of 47:00:00. She was also the second youngest swimmmer in the event.
A portion of the approximately 300 swimmers at the start of the race.
Kortnee, nearing the end of lap 1, looking to see where to turn to begin lap 2.
Kortnee after completing the race. The orange buoys in the background are what established the parameters of the course.
[We prefer to believe they were there to cheer our “bullfrog” on!]
As submitted by Kortnee's mom.
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