2016 Buzzards Bay Swim

240 swimmers dove into outer New Bedford Harbor to show their support for a clean and healthy Buzzards Bay by taking part in the 23rd annual Buzzards Bay Swim on June 25, 2016. The event raised over $120,000 to support the Coalition's education, conservation, and advocacy work.

Fastest Swimmers

Fastest Overall (Male): Henry Keegan, 15, of Needham (22:40)
Fastest Overall (Female): Morgan McCarthy of East Orleans (24:10)
11-13: Jason Bernard, 13, of Westport (28:01) and Ava Sirignano, 13, of Needham (38:19)
14-17: Henry Keegan, 15, of Needham (22:40) and Molly Jordan, 14, of Mendon (25:41)
18-22: Eric Pauls of Westport (22:58) and Elizabeth Krane of St. Louis, Mo. (25:07)
23-35: David Lamoureux of Lakeville (25:55) and Morgan McCarthy of East Orleans (24:10)
36-45: Brett Pacheco of New Bedford (27:22) and Meredith Gilson of Falmouth (25:13)
46-59: Frank Wuest of Boston (24:10) and Patty Gaynor of Falmouth (27:38)
60-69: Joe Hebert of Amherst (25:40) and Helen Ederer of Vero Beach, Fla. (32:37)
70+: Jim Dorsey of Westport (38:02) and Nancy Smith of Dartmouth (47:38)

View full results from the 2016 Swim.

2016 Buzzards Bay Swim Wheeler Cup winners

2016 Wheeler Cup winners, the Salty Sea Dogs

Award Winners

Wheeler Watershed Challenge Cup (Fastest Team)

Salty Seadogs: Alex Gallant of Lakeville, Nick Graca of East Freetown, and Trevor Ragas of Lakeville (average time of 25:51)

Quicks Award (Fastest Youth Teams)

Boys: MetroWest Aquatic Club (Boys): Henry Keegan, 15, of Needham, Samuel Dawley, 15, of Dover, and Benjamin Zeng, 14, of Weston (average time of 25:12)
Girls: MetroWest Aquatic Club (Girls): Molly Jordan, 14, of Mendon, Charlotte Moynihan, 14, of Needham, and Riley Correll, 15, of Dover (average time of 29:51)

Cuttyhunk Award (10-Year Participants)

Tom Dunlop of Camas, Wash.
Kimberly Fletcher of Wellesley
Alexander Orr of Wrentham
Brett Pacheco of New Bedford
Matt Poyant of Fairhaven
Bryan Robertson of South Dartmouth
Laura Robertson of Brooklyn, N.Y.

Six Mile Award (5-Year Participants)

Grover Baxley of Cataumet
Sonya Beausoleil of Fall River
Melissa Dyer of Wareham
Diane Elander-Keys of Norfolk
Bruce Ford of Basking Ridge, N.J.
Pat Furrey of South Dartmouth
Alex Gallant of Lakeville
Greg Glavin of Marion
Frank Mark of Cambridge
Jocelyn Mitchell of Dartmouth
Mia Morgan of New Bedford
Korrin Petersen of Middleborough
Denise Rollinson of Boston
Chris Schlesinger of Cambridge
Kevin Shea of Westport
Mary-Jane Strom of Somerville
Rob Thieler of Falmouth
Ashley Vandiver of New Bedford

Top Fundraisers

Top Individual Fundraisers

Larry Fish of Falmouth ($5,000)
Bill Muldoon of Mattapoisett ($3,506)
Dan Vasconcellos of Pembroke ($2,900)
Top fundraiser for a first-time swimmer: Rebecca Williams of Rochester ($2,420)