Open water awards
Special to the Breeze
Eight members of Cape Coral’s Swim Florida team participated in the Open Water Festival last weekend on Fort Myers Beach. Encountering schools of stingrays and jellyfish, participants swam between 400 meters and 2.5 K. In the Junior Olympic events, Jason Tillotson (left), 11, finished sixth in the 1500-meter swim; Sarah Schultz, 6, placed first in the 10-under duathlon (1.5 K run, 400m swim and another 1.5 K run); and Kaitlyn Hauser (right), 11, finished seventh in the girls’ 1500-meter swim. Schultz also teamed up with her father, Daniel, to win the combined parent/child award. Other Cape swimmers participating were Sarah Dostie, Monica Jaeger, Michaela Steakley, Collan Herby and Mike Zizzamia.