Beautiful night for a 1500m swim. Lucas Bell took off like a startled rabbit from the gun, giving no chance for Terry Bone to get his big engine wound up as the field headed south. Ben Marshall did his best to hang on. A couple of right turns took swimmers back up the harbour, with Lucas clinging to the lead …
A pre-race downpour and the threat of bluebottles didn’t deter the 41 swimmers who took on the full course, or the 20 short course swimmers, who covered about 1600m. Terry Bone was unchallenged to win the long course, while Kate Alexander put on a wetsuit to frighten the sea life and rocketed round the course to take second from Fraser …
The lineup of bluebottles along the shore was pretty scary before the race. In the event, there were a few stings, but most people escaped unscathed. Terry Bone shook off some recent upsets to resume normal service at the front of the long course. He was never challenged as he led a chase group around the 1400m course. By the …
What a brilliant day at Rabbit Island! Athletes tackled a mix of swimming, biking, running, and kayaking across triathlon, duathlon, and multisport events, with both long and short courses on offer. A huge thank you to Chia Sisters for their support and to all our amazing volunteers.
There’s nothing certain about this year’s competition. A low tide swim from the beach was never an attractive option, but it turned into a wonderful summer swim in warm, calm water. If that was an unpredictable scenario, so were the results of race 10. Mia Pugh is unbeaten in the women’s section this summer, but she went one further this …
Long swim, a bit choppy. Lucas Bell came up with his third win of the season, ahead of Terry Bone, who also has three. Ben Marshall, always consistent, was third to finish. Mia Pugh resumed her position at the front of the women’s field, ahead of Nia Linyard and Christina Harris. Interesting that the biggest age group this week was …
115 swimmers braved cold, rainy conditions at Tata Beach for an exciting day of open-water swimming. Congratulations to all participants and a big thank you to our sponsors, Rylock Windows & Doors, and the volunteers who made it possible.
Numbers down a bit, as many regular swimmers take a break elsewhere. Lucas Bell took his second win of the season, edging out Ben Marshall, who is getting faster every week. Tom Somerville was third, ahead of Australian triathlete Harry Lindbom, who saw a sign advertising the swim quite by accident when he was heading somewhere else. Austen Dean and …
You could have thrown a blanket over the first four swimmers to reach Tahuna Beach after the 2km swim from the Nelson Yacht Club in the 40th annual Eyebright Mile on Sunday. Hayden Squance crossed the line first in 25 minutes and 18 seconds, four seconds ahead of Connor Kemp, with two second gaps back to Oxford Bayley and Ben …
Calm swim, with more contradictory results. Terry Bone came out on top, ahead of Tom Somerville and Connor Kemp, with nationally ranked triathlete Kiri Atkin a surprise winner of the women’s race, finishing sixth overall, ahead of Nia Linyard and Flossie Van Dyke. Roger Matheson and Phoebe Diamond repeated their top finishes in the short swim. Results, click here Points, …