Târgu Mures 2019: GB Age-Group medals, European Aquathlon Championships

Team GB Age-Group Aquathlon Euro Champs results from Transilvania

Slightly later than planned on this one (I’m blaming the seemingly absent connectivity on North Norfolk this past weekend for that), the next update from the ETU Multisport European Championships Triathlon Festival features the ETU Aquathlon European Championships.

Just under 200 Age-Group athletes for this one, with the Brits contributing 135 of those. The Age-Group medal collection was another whopper, 47 in total including 18 Gold.

Team GB also had the fastest Age-Group athletes overall in both the men’s and women’s races, thanks to Michael Lewis and Tina Wilson. Both Michael and Tina were also the fastest Brits at the same championship last year in Ibiza.

Check out all the reports and news from Târgu Mures on these links:

Târgu Mures ETU Aquathlon European Championships – Friday 5th July 2019
1km swim / 5km run

FASTEST BRITISH AGE-GROUP ATHLETES OVERALL

Men

1st – Michael Lewis (20-24) – 30:14 – fastest AG athlete overall
2nd – Ben Rawlins (16-19) – 30:32 – 3rd fastest AG athlete overall
3rd – James Calliss (16-19) – 30:44 – 5th fastest AG athlete overall

Women

1st – Tina Wilson (40-44) – 33:34 – fastest AG athlete overall
2nd – Henrietta Tarasewicz (35-39) – 34:09 – 2nd fastest AG athlete overall
3rd – Hannah Dodwell – 35:52 – 3rd fastest AG athlete overall

GB Age-Group Medals (47)

Gold (18)

• Lara Greggs – 16-19 Female AG
• Ben Rawlins – 16-19 Male AG
• Phoebe Lloyd Evans – 20-24 Female AG
• Michael Lewis – 20-24 Male AG
• Hannah Dodwell – 25-29 Female AG
• Jessica Thorpe – 30-34 Female AG
• Henrietta Tarasewicz – 35-39 Female AG
• Yiannis Christodoulou – 35-39 Male AG
• Tina Wilson – 40-44 Female AG
• Liam Goldie – 40-44 Male AG
• Sarah Richardson – 45-49 Female AG
• Jacqui Phillips – 50-54 Female AG
• Sharon Hill – 55-59 Female AG
• Julie Robertson – 60-64 Female AG
• Sandra Main – 65-69 Female AG
• Neil Arundel – 65-69 Male AG
• Ted Hamilton – 70-74 Male AG
• Peggy Crome – 75-79 Female AG

European Aquathlon Champion in my Age Group 😊🥇

Pretty shocked but over the moon about it😊😊😊

Thank you to all my coaches, family, friends, sponsors & you guys for all the support over the years.

WE DID IT! #ukrunchat ad #uktrichat #parkrun #runchat #bibchat #Aquathlon pic.twitter.com/85r4szer64

— Yiannis Christodoulou (@Yiannis_83) July 5, 2019

Silver (14)

• Eleanor Mason – 16-19 Female AG
• James Calliss – 16-19 Male AG
• Rachael Vatter – 20-24 Female AG
• Dan Elliot – 20-24 Male AG
• Alex Hemsley – 30-34 Female AG
• David Boyd – 35-39 Male AG
• Samantha Lake – 40-44 Female AG
• Nigel Gaskin – 40-44 Male AG
• Rob Jamison – 45-49 Male AG
• Kate Ross – 55-59 Female AG
• Beverley Childs – 60-64 Female AG
• Stirling Farmer – 60-64 Male AG
• Graham Le Good – 65-69 Male AG
• Michael Smallwood – 70-74 Male AG

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Today was the 5th time I’ve represented TeamGB at the ETU Aquathlon – This year it was held at Târgu-Mureş, Romania. . I have also managed to podium four years in a row and today I made that 5 by finishing in 2nd place. I’m feeling really chuffed with my result. 2nd fastest age group athlete in Europe 👌🏻 . I managed to get out to the front on the swim and remained in the top group of four swimmers. Steven Paine had a great swim and took the early lead of our 35 – 45 age group wave. I exited the water in 3rd place (40-44) and started to chase down first and second position. By the 3rd lap of the 4 lap run I had managed to get myself into 1st place, I held this for a short while before I was chased down by a super quick Liam Goldie, who then took the age group (40-44) and the wave win. . Congratulations to everyone who raced today, the weather conditions made it a very difficult race – #TeamGB #Believeinyourself . #onceaswimmeralwaysaswimmer #triathlete #triathlon #triathlontraining #ironman703nice #allworldathlete #ironmanbarcelona2019 #swim #run #ashmei #ashmeirun #IRaceZone3 #Greeperslaces #swimmer #runner #europeanchampionship #aquathlon . @ashmei @zone3official @greeperlaces @brotherton_cycles @rudyproject @adidas @garminuk

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Bronze (15)

• Hannah Campbell – 16-19 Female AG
• Rhys Davies – 16-19 Male AG
• Thomas Kerfoot – 20-24 Male AG
• Rebecca Wetten – 25-29 Female AG
• Nicola Pollard – 30-34 Female AG
• Nick Flower – 30-34 Male AG
• Emma Price-Stephens – 35-39 Female AG
• Jamie Hockley – 35-39 Male AG
• Louise Croxson – 40-44 Female AG
• Steven Paine – 40-44 Male AG
• Tracey Hare – 45-49 Female AG
• Ian Scott – 45-49 Male AG
• Eric Wardle – 55-59 Male AG
• James Howard Jeffrey – 65-69 Male AG
• David Girling 70-74 Male AG

Amazing time at the ETU European Aquathlon Championship in Romania, 3rd in age group. Great to catch up with everyone especially my podium buddy Lara Greggs. Diolch @Rhyso75 for the open water training and @mikesbikeshw pic.twitter.com/nFDwTclsRd

— Rhys Davies (@RhysDavie2001) July 5, 2019