Moments after the 2 o'clock start time and as the tides of the Peace started moving out towards Fishermen's Village, swimmers, paddlers, tubers and small boats launched from Charlotte Harbor just as the rains came.
Here are some of the highlights of the 2012 Freedom Swim from Charlotte Harbor to Punta Gorda across the Peace River in a photo slide show:
The two gentlemen who reached the dock at Fishermen Village first in about 40 minutes after the start are pictured.
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