Josie Cuda, 22, of Bluffton, was the first female finisher during the Beaufort River Swim with a time of 56:38. Cuda, a former 200- and 300-meter freestyle swimmer with the Florida State swim team, said this was her third race in the Beaufort River. Photo by Bob Sofaly.
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