Holly and William Orr

Winning special recognition for 9th place in the Texas Water Safari, 1st place in the male/female mixed class, and 1st place in the adult/child class are Holly and William Orr.

Their time in completing the race was 64 hours and 13 minutes. The obstacles they had to overcome to win were the overbearing heat, low water levels along the route, and making it across the choppy San Antonio Bay to the finish line without capsizing.

Moreover, a tragedy had struck the Orr family in March when a tornado damaged their home and business. Holly, a single mom of three children, found herself needing to relocate and a temporary home was found. Holly plans to rebuild on her land. She is grateful for all the help from the Water Safari community and her family’s home church. Her property is in Kingsbury, Texas outside of San Marcos.

Holly’s oldest son, William, wanted to enter the 2022 Water Safari which is held the 2nd weekend in June. Holly couldn’t say no to her son’s request. The rest is history! This was William’s first race. He is thirteen years old. (Way to go, William!)