Montpelier Marlins record holder, Meredith Stakem, won the women’s division at the 26th edition of the Traversee Dakar -Goree. The 5.2 km race stretched from Thiaroye to La Voile d’Or in Senegal, which saw swimmers from Senegal, Nigeria, Mali and Gambia participate. Congratulations Meredith!
Meredith, the Regional Technical Advisor of Nutrition and Maternal/Child Health at Catholic Relief Services in Dakar, said, “This is my first participation in this race. I swam as fast as I could. I did three times the other stages organized by the Senegalese Swimming Federation after arriving in Senegal in January, so it’s been nine months that I’m here.”