The was held on Sunday, January 22, 2022, at 2 pm CST in the Lazy River pool at the Holiday Inn Resort, Pensacola Beach, FL. It was a tough and hard run race with water guns, water balloons, and sharks causing havoc. The winners from three heats faced off for the grueling no-holds-barred final battle. The finalists were:

Finalists: 1st place #52 for Amanda Evans, 2nd place #90 aka US Cruiser Olympia for Hunter Whitehead, 3rd place #165 aka MAHS-5 for Maritime Archaeology and Heritage Society

Special thanks to the organizers Della Scott-Ireton, Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN), and Amy Mitchell-Cook, University of West Florida, and to Mike Thomin, FPAN, for editing the final video. Nicole Grinnan (FPAN) captured the action and provided the photos.

We sold 187 ducks this year! Many thanks to everyone and supporting the ACUA student travel awards.  Watch all the races!

3rd Sort-of-Annual Noble Duck Race

Della Scott-Ireton, chief obstacle wrangler, gets ready to cause havoc during the race. No duck is safe! Photo courtesy of Nicole Grinnan
The winners! Thank you everyone for entering the race and supporting students. Photos courtesy Nicole Grinnan.