TREASURE CAY, Abaco -- The 2012 Great Abaco Family Fitness Weekend took place from Friday March 23rd to Sunday March 25th. Competitors from across the nation and from countries as far away as the UK, as well as Canada and the United States, were in attendance at race headquarters, the Coco Beach Bar at the Treasure Cay Resort & Marina.

The first event, a one mile open water swim in the serene waters of Treasure Cay Beach, kicked off on Friday at 5pm. Seven competitors participated from the Bahamas and the UK. 
The winner, with a time of 24:07, was Peter Wagner of Nassau, Bahamas, who decided 5 minutes before the start to participate. 
Gina Wilcox, a Treasure Cay second-home owner from the UK, won the women's division. Wilcox is associated with an open water swim club in the UK and was very impressed with the swim event.

The main events of the weekend, the triathlons, started early Saturday morning. Following a glorious sunrise on a picture-perfect day, at 7:30am the gun went off and the swimmers entered the again tranquil waters of Treasure Cay Beach.
The Olympic competitors swam 1500m, biked 40 km, and ran 10km. Greg Lowe of Nassau won the event with a time of 2:53:25, with Peter Wagner and Carlo Chee-A-Tow taking second and third.

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