<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Aquathlon - Tri247</title><link>http://www.tri247.com/index.html</link><description>Latest aquathlon articles from Tri247</description><item><title><![CDATA[INTRtri aquathlon report]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_9275.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[INTRtri (the INTR stands for I Need To Run) held its inaugural event this weekend at Plascurg Leisure Centre in Aberystwyth. With the inclement weather of late, organisers and participants were grateful to be able to take part in warm sunshine.

Racing got underway with visually impaired triathlete Hazel Jones competing in her first multi sport event as part of a relay team. As the event went on a further 38 athletes took to the water and there was some fast and furious racing.

First home in the senior men&rsquo;s category was Dylan Jones in a time of 22:09 followed by Owain Fychan in 23.59 and Stephen Owen in 24:31. The veterans category was won by Alan Cole in 23:16 and the vintage veteran was won by Elwyn Jones in a time of 32:20.

In the ladies race a Junior, Megan Turner, won in 26:05 while the senior trophy went to Karen Davies in 26:25 with Kate Treslove second in 31:40 and third was Mel Gaul in 32:42. The veterans trophy went to Jan Davies in 29:36 and Helen Williams collected the supervet&#039;s in 29:24.

The relay race was won in the best overall time of the day of 21:07 and went to Aled Middleton and Gethin Holland with Hazel Jones and her daughter Sian in second place.

The event was very well supported and the club organisers would like to thank all those who took part and helped out on the day, without you we could not have done it. Full results are online here.
]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clash of the Tritons Aquathlon report]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8971.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[177 adults  and a record 30 children competed in the 8th annual Clash of the Tritons  Aquathlon at Eltham   College on Saturday, 13th  August hosted by Greenwich Tritons Triathlon Club. 2011 is a special year for  the &#039;Tritons&#039; who are celebrating their 25th year anniversary.
This year&#039;s  race was sponsored by thetrilife.com, PhysioActive, RunBreeze, Buenos Aires  Caf&amp;eacute; and The Legal Director and the event comprises a 500m pool swim and a 5km  run around the playing fields of Eltham   College. For children  aged 11-14 there is a 250m swim and 2km run.
The race  was won by 15 year old Nathan Marsh from Sevenoaks Tri Club in a time of 22:54,  closely followed by Sarah Gailey from Ful-On-Tri who smashed the women&#039;s course  record with a time of 24:10. 
The first  male veteran to finish was Greg Lewis of Crystal Palace Triathletes in 24:39  and also from Crystal   Palace, James Lucas took  the Super-Vet prize in a time of 26:41. Sarah Wren took the women&#039;s veterans&#039;  prize with 29:13 while Andrea Sanders-Reece, Mornington Chasers, won Super-Vet  female cup with 30:02.
In the  children&#039;s race, Henry Choong took the boys honours in 12:21 while Leah Melvin  was the first girl across the line in a time of 12:49. 
The Clash  has become a firm favourite on the race calendar as it caters for multisport  novices and London League veterans and everything in between with a friendly,  welcoming atmosphere and a fantastic refreshment stand.
Greenwich Tritons thank  all the competitors for taking part and are already looking forward to the 2012  Clash!]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[British Youth and Junior Aquathlon Championships report]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8933.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Saturday evening&#039;s racing in Hyde Park finished with the British Youth and Junior Aquathlon Championships.
This is the third year that a British Championship has been staged in conjunction with the ITU World Championship Series London event, and the second year of the Aquathlon Champs at the London 2012 Olympic venue.
 This is important and very valuable in my eyes, as it gives real substance to the Youth and Junior Championships, and also exposes the young athletes to the big event feel - something that some of these talented youngsters will be looking at racing themselves over the next few years. By the time they arrive at World Cup and WCS events, they will be familiar with everything that goes with an event of this scale.
JUNIORS 
One athlete who has already experienced the WCS arena is Lucy Hall, and she dominated the Junior girls race with the fastest swim (as always!), but also the fastest run too. That completes a full-house of Triathlon, Duathlon and Aquathlon British Junior Championships for Lucy this season.
Gordon Benson has similarly dominated the Junior scene this year, and a powerful run left him well clear of 2009 British Youth Triathlon Champion Cameron Milne. Gordon was the 2010 Champion here in the Youth category too, so clearly enjoys the venue. 
YOUTH
2011 has been dominated by first year Youth Miles Burton. The son of Windsor and Bath Triathlon winner Steve Burton, who was also a European Duathlon Elite medal winner, Miles has clearly got great genes and is using them to good effect. Again, a clean sweep of 2011 Youth titles for Miles who still has a further year remaining in the Youth age group.
By contrast, the Youth girls Age Group has been more open this season, with Sky Draper mostly racing &#039;up&#039; as a Junior. Hyde Park this year saw Sophie Coldwell improve on her 2010 fourth place at this event to secure the gold 

  
    JUNIOR
  
  
    Medal
    Boys
    Girls
  
  
    Gold
    Gordon Benson 26:34 
    Lucy Hall 28:58 
  
  
    Silver
    Cameron Milne 26:58 
    Georgia Taylor-Brown 29:56 
  
  
    Bronze
    Marc Austin 27:08 
    Victoria Johnston 30:34 
  
  
    Youth
  
  
    Medal
    Boys
    Girls
  
  
    Gold
    Miles Burton 15:20 
    Sophie Coldwell 16:04 
  
  
    Silver
    Christopher Perhams 15:38 
    Ellen McArthur 16:25 
  
  
    Bronze
    Sean Watson 15:42 
    Megan Withers 16:54 
  

FULL RESULTS
YOUTH or triVIEWER 
JUNIOR or triVIEWER ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[British Aquathlon Champs report]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8903.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mick Dicker from  Raw Energy Pursuits (www.rawenergypursuits.co.uk) reports on the British Aquathlon Championships which was held at Littlehampton Marina on Saturday. 

British Aquathlon  Championships, Littlehampton Marina, West Sussex
  Saturday 30th  July 20111
750m River Swim +  5km Run
Raw Energy Pursuits  were the proud hosts of the BTF&#039;s British Aquathlon Championships which they  held at Littlehampton Marina in West Sussex.   The small marina is a great venue where spectators and athletes can see  the swim start, swim exit, T1 and finish chute all within one area with the  added benefit of The Boat House Restaurant on the banks.  
The waved swim  starts took place in a period of &#039;slack&#039; water just after high tide.  The water is generally slack for 30 minutes  before it starts to flow out to sea and as the River Arun is the second fastest  flowing river in the UK, timing is everything.   Even in the pontoon slipway athletes had to maintain a stroke to stay on  the start line, but once under way and keeping close to the bank they soon  reached the turn point and made up ground in the middle of the river on the way  back to the marina. The fastest swim of the day was by elite athlete James Lock  from Cycle Works who was into T1 in 10:12.   He was followed by Guildford&#039;s Deon Coetzee and George Brear from  Manchester Tri Club. Top junior and race favourite Greg Turner from Ayrodynamic  Triathlon Club Glasgow was hot on their heels. The women were led by Cardiff  dietician Eloise Crowley in 11:58, Hereford student Vicki Frith and veteran  Paula Dewar from VO2 Maximum race team. 


The 5km run was an  out and back course on dead flat roads alongside wheat fields.  Once again the fastest run split was by Lock  in 16:33 as he steamed through the opposition and used the race as a warm up  for the elite&#039;s race at London the following day! As expected racing was tight  and Glasgows Turner moved up two places to take second ahead of Exeter Tri&#039;s  Peter Wilby.  Kate Robson from  Basingstoke romped through the field to clock the fastest run in 18:10 and move  her up to third, whilst Polly Mosley from local club Tuff Fitty Tri continued  her good form and finished second.   Crowley managed to hold on to her lead though and take the title. 
Prizes were awarded  by the BTF Major Events Director Ian Braid. 
Overall positions:
1st         James Lock       Cycle Works                                          27:13
  2nd        Greg Turner      Ayrodynamic Triathlon Club Glasgow       28:42
  3rd         Deon Coetzee    Guildford                                               29:06
1st         Eloise Crowley   Cardiff                                                   31:43
  2nd        Polly Mosley      Tuff Fitty Tri Club                                   32:10
  3rd         Kate Robson      Basingstoke                                           32:31
The gold medal  winners:

  20-24 Polly Mosley &amp;amp; Jack       Grundy
  25-29 Eloise Crowley &amp;amp; James       Lock
  30-34 Kate Robson &amp;amp; Gary       Kurth
  35-39 Helen Mussen &amp;amp; Deon       Coetzee
  40-44 Beverley Mason &amp;amp; Paul       Smoothy
  45-49 Sharon Hill &amp;amp; Paul       Jennings
  50-54 Caroline Whittaker &amp;amp;       Kevin Partridge
  55-59 Jo Lewes &amp;amp; Kevin       Chesham
  60-64 Elaine Scott &amp;amp; Ted       Hamilton
  64-69 Carol Killick &amp;amp; Tony       Rhodes
  70-74 Daphne Belt. 


The Citizens wave  was won by Jenny Philips (Midhurst) &amp;amp; Nick Harris (RAF Triathlon) in 38:57  &amp;amp; 29:37 respectively.
Triathlete Christian  Powell was looking to continue his season&#039;s good form but withdrew shortly  after the swim after his wedding ring came off. Not deterred, he returned to  the river at low tide and together with his wife they recovered the ring!
To celebrate the  first British Championships in West Sussex, Team Raw Energy offered athletes a  great value package for their &amp;pound;20 entry free which included a race T Shirt,  free Gourmet Burger, free Race Photos, Glaceau Vitamin Water and Clif Bar. All  category winners received a pair of BLOC sunglasses and an engraved trophy from  sponsor L Guess Jewellers in addition to the BTF medals.
Sunday 14th  August is Raw Energy Pursuits next event for the 1km and 2km Birdman Sea Swims  at Worthing Pier in West Sussex. The event precedes the International Birdman  Rally which regularly has 25,000 spectators &amp;amp; Sky TV covering the event. 
(Images are copyright www.sussexsportphotography.com) ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[OWS Aquathlon 2011: Race #4]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8864.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Former World Aquathlon World Champion Richard Stannard reports from Race #4 in the OWS Aquathlon Series which was held yesterday at Liquid Leisure, Datchet.
FULL RESULTS / WATCH IN triVIEWER 

Open Water Swim.co.uk Aquathlon Race 4 23rd July  2011
With the water crystal clear and the sun peeking out from  behind the clouds the OWS Aquathlon Race 4 was set up for fast times and  furious racing. With Richard Stannard hoping to go to Beijing for the World  Aquathlon Championships in September, he was looking to improve on his time  from the previous race. Deon Coetzee having been beaten into third last time  was looking for improvement and Kate Robson unbeaten this season was looking to  break the 30min barrier for a third time!
As the race started Richard Stannard pulled into the lead  closely followed not by Deon but by Sky Draper who had asked to participate in  just the swim section of the race to prepare for her London racing in the next  two weeks, Deon was next with Mark Yeoman in hot pursuit.
Richard Stannard exited the water with a good lead but then  struggled with his wetsuit in transition; a jammed zip saw him tearing his  wetsuit from his shoulders! Sky draper had a great swim to finish in 9:20 and  Deon was out of the water in third. With Tamsin Neal and Kate Robson not sure  whether Sky was planning to run they both set off in hot pursuit of youngster.
Richard made up for the shocking 1st transition  with his fastest run of the season to finish in 26:11 Deon followed in 2nd  with Mat Clarkson running through the field into 3rd. With Richard  not taking series points Deon continues to extend his lead in the series with  Mat Clarkson and Mark Yeoman rounding out the podium places in today&#039;s race.

In the women&#039;s race Kate  Robson caught and passed Tamsin unaware that Sky was not running she continued  to accelerate and finished in a personal best time of 29:53 (18:27 run). Tamsin  Neale finished in second 30:27 with Jennifer Hewitt in her first OWS Aquathlon  finishing third (32:14).
In the age group racing it  was Jon Wood in his first Aquathlon, who came out on top not only winning the  50 plus age group but beating those on the 40 plus too! In the women&#039;s Angela  Basit won the 40 plus age group and Sarah Butcher the 50plus.
The next race is on the 20th  August and could prove excellent preparation for those who are in the Great  Britain Team for Beijing, enter online at www.openwaterswim.co.uk. ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[OWS Aquathlons 2011: Race #3]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8721.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Former World Aquathlon World Champion Richard Stannard reports from Race #3 in the OWS Aquathlon Series which was held today at Liquid Leisure, Datchet.
FULL RESULTS / WATCH IN triVIEWER  

OpenWaterSwim.co.uk Aquathlon Race 3 - Tri4Japan  Charity Race
The Third Race in the OpenWaterSwim.co.uk  Aquathlon Series was dedicated to raising money for the Tri4Japan Charity. The  charity set up by Mike and Rieko Trees for Kamaishi Village in Japan which was  devastated by the recent earthquake and tsunami. (For full details about the  amazing work been done to help the unfortunate people of this once beautiful  village please log on to www.tri4japan.com)  All the staff volunteered their time for free and all the entry fees have been  donated to this worthy cause.
The race itself saw both Mike Trees and  Richard Stannard, OpenWaterSwim.co.uk owners compete along side all the  entrants. The race was dominated by five-time World Champion Richard Stannard who  lead from the gun however, he did make it clear he was not involved in the  series points as he organizes the race! Mike Trees competed in a relay with his  14 year old son Tommy, who was swimming with a broken hip and then handing over  to Mike for the run section. 
In the main race for the series trophies it  was newcomer Sam Wade and undefeated Kate Robson who took the honours.  Sam exited the swim with the lead group of  former Champion and series leader Deon Coetzee and triathlon stalwart Mark  Yoeman, this group stayed together on the run until the last lap where Sam  tightened the screw and got the gap to come home first with Deon in second and  Mark in third. In the women&#039;s race Kate dominated from the start leading out of  the 750m swim and then extending her lead on her favoured discipline the 5km  run. Rounding out the podium was Claire Hydes and Sally Stubbs.
The event has managed to raise over &amp;pound;2000  for Tri4Japan and any further donations can be made at www.tri4japan.com. Mike and Rieko would like  to thank all those involved in the race and will keep the website updated with  how the money is spent in this almost unique charity where 100% of your money  goes to those who need it!
The next race in OpenWaterSwim.co.uk  Aquathlon is on 23rd July enter on line at www.openwaterswim.co.uk ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[OWS Aquathlons 2011: Race #2]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8581.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Richard Stannard reports from the OpenWaterSwim.co.uk  Aquathlon Series Race 12 which took place on Saturday at Liquid Leisure, Datchet.
FULL RESULTS 

Another fantastic sunny day down at Openwaterswim.co.uk, a perfect  setting for Aquathlon Race 2. 
The men&#039;s race saw our 2009 series champion Deon Coetzee and  Sigma Sport athlete Mark Yeoman battling it out for the first place. It was  Deon who lead from the gun to exit the 750m swim first closely followed by  Yeoman, Wallace and Alexander. Deon was first through transition and clocked a  solid 5km run time to take the overall win in a seasons best of 27:49.
The remaining two  places on the podium were still up for grabs and it was the former series  champion David Chapman and Mark Yeoman who fought it out for second  Place. Mark, in his debut race finished second overall in 28.07 with David only  2 seconds behind taking third.
The women&#039;s race saw series leader Kate Robson (BRAT) breaking  the women&#039;s course record in a fantastic 29.58, 30 seconds faster than her  previous time, closely followed by Tamsin Neale (Eton Tri Club) also with a  personal best of 30.30, 48 seconds faster than in race #1. Debut athlete  Caroline Coates took third place. 
The third race in the Aquathlon Series is on Saturday 25th  June; enter online www.openwaterswim.co.uk 

]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kingfisher Aquathlon report]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8510.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Richard Parker reports from today&#039;s Kingfisher Aquathlon, which was part of the Zone3 Triathlon London League.
FULL RESULTS

Kingfisher Aquathlon Sunday 8th May  2011 
With glorious sunshine over the last  few weeks the heavens decided to open over the race weekend, making for  uncertain weather conditions for the 2011 Kingfisher Aquathlon (formerly Morden  6n6).  After a heavy downpour first prior to race start, the rain  disappeared and the sun shone on the 10th anniversary running of the  race. 
A record 160 participants completed  the 400m pool swim and 6 mile (approx) park run.
Top male honours went to Andrew  Greenleaf (Serpentine) in 36:53.  Second place went to James Lock (Thames  Turbo) in 38:02, with third place taken by Andrew Young in 38:44.
Tope female honours went to Becky  Woodland (SLH Tri Club) in 42:20.  Second place went to Sophia Saller (Optima  Racing Team) in 43:50, with third place taken by Ruth Hutton (Thames Turbo  Powerbar) in 45:18.
Well done to everyone who took part  in this years race and hope to see you again next year!

]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[OWS Aquathlons 2011: Race #1]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8509.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Richard Stannard reports from the OpenWaterSwim.co.uk  Aquathlon Series Race 1 which took place this morning at Liquid Leisure, Datchet.
FULL RESULTS

OpenWaterSwim.co.uk  Aquathlon Series Race 1 - 7th May 2011
With record lake temperatures for this time of year and  stunning weather for the opening two weeks of the season the first event in the  OpenWaterSwim.co.uk Aquathlon race series was set to be a classic. The men&#039;s  race saw the champions of the last three seasons David Chapman 2011, Deon  Coetzee 2010 and Mat Clarkson 2009 battle it out for the series lead. It was  Deon who lead from the gun to exit the swim first closely followed by the fast  starting Peters, Eggeling and Huber. Deon was first through transition  and clocked a solid run time to take the  overall win in 28:17. The remaining two places on the podium were still up for  grabs and it was the former series champions David and Mat who stormed through  the field on the run to clock the second and first fastest runs respectively.  David finished second overall 20 seconds behind Deon and Mat a further 23 behind  David in 29:03.
The women&#039;s race was the all about a new comer to the  series. A group of four girls exited the swim in close contention but it was  first timer Kate Robson (BRAT) who was fastest through transition and first out  onto the run. With several parkrun wins to her name Kate was always going to be  tough to catch, and so it proved as she crossed the line in 30:29. Tamsin Neale  (Eton Tri Club) always in the front group held on for second place in 31:18 and  rounding out the podium was Deborah Coyle (Greenwich Tritons).
The second race in the Aquathlon Series is on Saturday 21st  May; enter online www.openwaterswim.co.uk 


]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frosty Aquathlon 2011 report]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.tri247.com/article_8260.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[Clive Harvey from Tuff Fitty Tri Club (www.tuff-fitty.co.uk) reports from the Frosty and Frostbite Aquathlons which took place today at Littlehampton Swimming Pool. 

Frosty (800m / 10km) Aquathlon Results 
Frostbite (400m / 5km) Aquathlon Results 


Frosty Aquathlon 6th  March 2011
Held annually on the first Sunday in March, dawn brought  cold weather, but as the run course is along the seafront promenade, it was  good to see conditions were dry and calm and another good level of entrants participated.
The first race is the Frostbite; a 400m swim and 5k run.  First person out the Pool was Matt Lambert with a swim split of 5:51 including  transition. Richard Hobbs (Tuff Fitty Tri) achieved the fastest run split of  18:30 and whilst he closed the gap, Matt crossed the line 24 seconds ahead to  record a consecutive hat-trick of wins.
The Ladies race was much clearer with Michaela Furlong  the first lady out of the swim. Adding this to the fastest female run split and  Michaela, representing Bodyworks XTC, finished first in a time of 27:40, over  two minutes ahead of the next female. Making it a Bodyworks one, two, second  female went to Suzanne Standen-Payne.
First Junior prize went to Henry Teague-Smith who  produced a scorching 5k run of 18:49 to finish 5th overall in his  first multisport event.
Now in its 16th year the Frosty retains the  unusual format of wave pool starts, which means the leading competitors can see  where the competition is as they race around the Frosty course of an 800m swim  and 10k run. 
Polly Mosley of the host club Tuff Fitty Tri, achieved the fastest  swim split of just 11:50 (including transition) closely followed by Kev Pearson  (Tuff Fitty), Phil Couch, (Mid Sussex Tri) and Paul Standen Payne (Bodyworks  XTC) who all exited the pool building in under 12 minutes.  Around the local park and out onto the  seafront it was Tom Hopkins from Brighton Phoenix who stamped his authority on  the race with the quickest run split of just 34:24 to cross the line first in  46:40, a convincing winner. A superb performance from Polly Mosley whose strong  run brought her home second overall and first female to retain her Frosty  title. Erica Martin, Brighton Phoenix was second female with Nicole Patterson  (Tuff Fitty ) third.  Kriss  Nicolson &amp;amp; Phil Couch were the 2nd and 3rd placed men.   Rory Bryan (Royal Navy) &amp;amp; Martine Burke  (A2) took vet honours.
Bodyworks XTC were well represented with Nigel Gates  gaining the Male Supervet prize and Debbie Evers from Brighton Phoenix first  female supervet.  Running alongside the  individual event is a team competition and once again it was Brighton Phoenix  who prevailed. They have an impressive record in the team event having won it  more times than any other club.
All competitors earned their memento of a Frosty Aquathlon  Snood which many were wearing as they ventured back out  into the cold.]]></description></item></channel></rss>
