Caroline Longo of Rockville Centre is first woman finisher in UJA run

Congratulations to 15-year-old Rockville Centre athlete Caroline Longo, who was the first woman finisher overall in the third annual UJA-Federation of New York Summer’s Not Done Aqua Run, consisting of an 800 meter swim and 3 mile run, held at Tobay Beach on Sept. 14.

Longo completed the swim leg of the event in 12 minutes, 6 seconds, and followed up with a run leg of 24 minutes, 49 seconds, giving her a total finishing time 36 minutes, 55 seconds, getting her to the finish line a scant two seconds in front of runner-up Rachel Ripley of new York City.

Also winning an award in the aqua Run was 58-year-old Peter Skelos of Rockville Centre, who finished in 11th place overall and was the second Master (age 40 plus) to cross the finish line.

The entire net proceeds of the Aqua Run go to benefit UJA-Federation of New York, together with its 60,000 contributors and 100 agencies, and its efforts to transform the lives of 4.5 million people in New York, Israel and around the world. The world’s largest community-based philanthropy, UJA-Federation raises funds that sustain the activities of health, human service, educational and community-building agencies, enabling it to help the sick and the hungry, connect children to their Jewish roots, and offer humanitarian relief to communities devastated by a crisis.