The Annual Swim for Alligator Light  is an 8 mile open-water race through some of the clearest water in the Keys, but it is challenging. You can go solo with a support kayaker or split the distance with a relay team of 2 to 4 swimmers. For most, watching from the shoreline is enough excitement!  

When World Renowned Artist, Lighthouse Larry decided to swim, to Alligator Lighthouse and back, alone, his friends thought he was crazy. But when he declared “every open water swimmer should experience this,” Larry became the anchor to the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse.

The Fighting Manatee Swim Club, a Founders Park  Masters swim club, took on the challenge.  And since 2013 they have put on a world class open water swim.