Jeff Miller Completes Swim from Virgin Gorda to St. John

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Jeff Miller Completes Swim from Virgin Gorda to St. John

“Keep Left,” say the road signs in the Virgin Islands, reminding motorists which side of the road to drive on. It was also what Jeff Miller’s support team kept shouting to him as he swam from Virgin Gorda to St. John on Thursday.

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