The Village Cycles Sprint Triathlon took place today under beautiful blue skies at Rabbit Island, making it a perfect setting for a day of friendly competition. With 80 participants, teams included, saw a mix of both newcomers and seasoned athletes coming together in a welcoming community atmosphere. Race Options: Participants took on various challenges, with options including the Sprint (long) …
Great swim of 1400m (long) and 400m (short). Hayden Squance, Terry Bone and Gus Marfell repeated their regular one-two three, while Lilly Claridge dominated the Linyard sisters, Keshia and Nia, ahead of Christina Harris. Rob Sheridan and Liliana Perrett topped the short course. Here’s tonight’s results Photos by Tom Young Points, click here Story on Sportzhub, by Peter Gibbs Marahau …
Beautiful swim of about 1400m. Hayden Squance, Terry Bone and Gus Marfell led from the start, retaining the same order right through and finishing within five seconds of each other. Lilly Claridge was seventh overall to lead the women’s section, with a difference, once again, of five seconds from Keshia Linyard. Christina Harris touched down a fraction of a second …
Perfect conditions but with the lowest high tide since the race began in 2008. Hayden Squance swam a solo race to win from the non-wetsuited Finn Bryant. Fraser Hill and Ban Van Dyke were next, ahead of the first woman, Lilly Claridge Here’s the results Here’s the archival record of winners over the years. Photos by Marie Claridge Story on …
Good number tonight with the addition of swimmers from Tasman Swim Club. Hayden Squance held on to win from Jack Love and Gus Marfell. Lilly Claridge continued to lead the women’s field, finishing narrowly ahead of Brooke Swan, making a welcome return to the sea, and Keshia Linyard. Mike Crowe sneaked in and burgled the short race from Liliana Perrett. …
The longest race of the season brought up the halfway point in the series. Hayden Squance, Terry Bone, Gus Marfell, Ben Marshall and Hamish Neill stuck fairly close together in a long slog south to the first buoy at just over 500m. With tide pushing north and wind pushing south, things got rough heading to the dolphin. The leaders spread …
Great swim at Tata Beach. It’s the first Tata swim in five years, with the tri club helping out the Takaka Swim Club to get it going again. Josef Scott won from Hayden Squance, while Keshia and Nia Linyard were the first two women. Tandia Fisher won the 600m swim from Zack Gibbs. Here’s the results. Here’s the photos, by …
The wind that’s plagued the season so far continued to be a factor, with the planned course shortened a little and kept closer to shore. Even so, swimmers took on a loop of just over a kilometre, heading north before a 500m leg south and the final slog of about 300m into the outgoing tide and wind. With the annual …
One of the nicest nights for a while, even though the low tide brought the usual stumbles getting in and out. Otago student Josef Scott set a cracking pace from the start and led over the opening leg of about 400m. After a right turn, it was a 200m leg to the ‘dolphin’ navigation marker and the combination of wind …
It wasn’t just the sea that was agitated, there was also a fair amount of churn in the starting lineup, as faces from the recent and more distant past appeared in the waters of Nelson Harbour on Thursday. There are no easy swims and no chance to take things for granted for those at the head of the field. Finella …