Boys in the 7- to 8-year-old division take off from the starting line during the Norwich Splash and Dash Youth Aquathon, a run-swim-run race, at Mohegan Park on Saturday. New London Recreation hosted the event, which was the second of the "Triple Crown" of the Southeastern Connecticut Park and Recreation Department fitness events. The third event in the series will be the Proud to TRI Youth Triathlon, a swim-bike-run race on Sept. 15 at Camp Harkness in Waterford. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Tyler Bousquet, 11, runs through the arbors at Mohegan Park as he nears the finish of the Norwich Splash and Dash Youth Aquathon, a run-swim-run race, Saturday, June 16, 2018. Bousquet placed third in the boys 11- to 12-year-old division. New London Recreation hosted the event, which was the second of the "Triple Crown" of the Southeastern Connecticut Park and Recreation Department fitness events. The third event will be the Proud to TRI Youth Triathlon, a swim-bike-run race on Sept. 15 at Camp Harkness in Waterford. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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Roslyn Hall, 6, center, is told by a volunteer where to run next as she exits the water after completing the swimming leg at Spaulding Pond during the Norwich Splash and Dash Youth Aquathon, a run-swim-run race, at Mohegan Park on Saturday, June 16, 2018. Hall placed third in the girls 5- to 6-year-old division. New London Recreation hosted the event, which was the second of the "Triple Crown" of the Southeastern Connecticut Park and Recreation Department fitness events. The third event will be the Proud to TRI Youth Triathlon, a swim-bike-run race, on Sept. 15 at Camp Harkness in Waterford. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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