Regatta Returning to Lake Monroe Nov. 9
Seminole Herald; Sanford, Fla.; Oct 23, 2002; Copyright 2002

The gator Chaser Head Race presented by Greenberg Traurig Law (formerly know as the Head of Lake Monroe Regatta) will return to Sanford for a second consecutive year on Saturday, Nov. 9.

The head race will take place on Lake Monroe and is expected to attract more than 1,500 rowers.

The day-long event will feature top competitors from high schools, college and masters level rowers from the entire Southeast.  Olympic hopeful and Rollins College alumni Gavin Frase will also be participating in the race. Frase finished second in the U.S. National Team Tryouts on Aug. 20 in the lightweight men’s single event.

With the help of the Greenberg Traurig Law firm in downtown Orlando, Mitty Events brought back competitive rowing to Lake Monroe for the first time in 25 years at last year’s race.  The race featured 14 teams, including local high schools such as, Lake Brantley High School and Edgewater High School.

“Thanks to the generous participation of Greenberg Traurig Law firm and in response to the enthusiastic feedback we received from the rowing community, Mitty Events is please to present the Second Annual Gator Chaser Head Race,” Said Mitty Events Partner Ezra Simmons.  “We look forward to continuing this annual event and becoming the preeminent fall head race regatta in the southeast”.

More than 2,500 participants, coaches, families and friends are expected to attend this event.  For more information regarding the Gator Chaser Head Race 2002, log onto www.mittyevents.com