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We will be posting all are race reports and results here. A history of previous race reports and result can be found here.

OWS Aquathlon Race 3 – 20th June 2015

No.	First Name	Last Name	Gender	Age	Club (if applicable)	Swim Position	Swim Time	Run Position	Run Time	Overall Time
1	Michael	Fabes	Male	17	NEW RECORD	3	10:06	1	17:08	27:14
2	Kai	Furnell-Brennan	Male	15		4	10:13	5	19:14	29:27
3	Mel	Brookes	Femlae	44	Farnham Tri Club	8	12:44	4	19:08	31:52
4	Simon	Bowler	Male	49		10	13:24	3	18:35	31:59
5	Nick	Sheppard	Male	42	Farnham Tri Club	5	12:15	9	20:08	32:23
6	Jonathan	Gubb	Male	40	Tri20	9	12:59	11	20:40	33:39
7	Jan	Scott	Female	50	Eton Tri	7	12:37	13	21:16	33:53
8	Ian	Bennett	Male	32		11	14:02	10	20:18	34:20
9	Steve	Oliver	Male	55	Winchester & District AC	17	15:47	7	19:23	35:10
10	Lukasz	Lukasik	Male	32		25	18:04	2	17:53	35:57
11	Keith	Wiltshire	Male	36		12	14:15	16	21:55	36:10
12	Dafydd	Ravencroft	Male	24		13	14:17	18	22:08	36:25
13	Neil	Turner	Male	43		21	17:30	6	19:20	36:50
14	Rhys	Ravencroft	Male	27		16	15:07	17	21:57	37:04
15	Stassi	Bowler	Female	18		6	12:21	21	25:00	37:21
16	Simon	Robinson	Male	31		24	17:49	8	19:45	37:34
17	Mark	Stringer	Male	13	Eton Tri Club	18	15:51	15	21:52	37:43
18	Sophie	Timms	Female	41	Kingfisher Triathletes	15	14:51	20	23:32	38:23
19	John	Pryor	Male	51		23	17:36	12	21:10	38:46
20	Paul	Holmes	Male	45	Triathlon Training Centre	19	15:52	19	22:57	38:49
21	Sandra	Buckton	Female	46	Hampstead Tri	22	17:35	14	21:19	38:54
22	Lucy	Roper	Female	43	Reading Swimming Club (Masters)	14	14:25	24	27:30	41:55
23	Claire	Howard-Jones	Female	41		20	15:53	23	27:02	42:55
24	Sara	Stillwell	Female	27		26	19:07	22	25:58	46:05
25	Bob	Eltze	Male	51		27	25:29	25	32:39	57:58
26	India	Lee	Female	27	Triathlon Training Centre	1	9:55	Swim only
27	Hannah	Kitchen	Female	25	Triathlon Training Centre	2	9:57	Swim only

OWS Aquathlon Race 2 – 30th May 2015

 

A low mist on the lake greeted the first swimmers as they entered the water for their morning swim at the Triathlon Training Centre in Little Marlow. By the time the aquathletes were on the start line over an hour later, the lake was basking in sunshine on the most stunning morning of the season so far.

With the water temperature rising, it was Austin Swain (50+) who lead out of the water in 10:57 however nursing his plantar fascia on only his second run in 8 weeks, he was always going to be vulnerable on the fast and flat 5km run. Next to emerge from the still waters was Lucas Boardman (Junior) in a time of 12:03, some 40 seconds faster than his previous best. Not far behind Lucas was Clark Schofield 12:19 who looked strong going on to the run. First women out of the water and through transition was Louise Fox, taking a break from Xterra tour racing.

Out on the run and Austin’s lead was rapidly being eaten away by both Clark and Louise. Clarke, who had cycled to the race, managed to hold on for victory with a great 18:12 5km run. Louise, who could see Clark ahead but could not manage to close the gap, crossed the line in 2nd place overall and first female with a great 18:26 run. Lucas ran a PB (21:58) to win the junior race showing his father Greg Boardman a clean pair of heels in the process.

A special mention must go to our many first timer aquathletes and those tackling their maiden race at the Triathlon Training Centre. The OWS aquathlon series provides a great opportunity to experience the race environment, in a friendly relaxed setting. Join us on 20th June for the next race in the series – entries available online at http://www.triathlontrainingcentre.co.uk/aquathlonseries/.

The Triathlon Training Centre holds events and training sessions all summer long and is the home of OpenWaterSwim.co.uk – head to www.triathlontrainingcentre.co.uk for more information.

No.	First Name	Last Name	Gender	Age	Club (if applicable)	Swim Position	Swim Time	Run Position	Run Time	Overall Time
1	Clark	Schofield	Male	39	Hillingdon	5	12:19	1	18:12	30:30
2	Louise	Fox	Female			6	12:33	2	18:26	30:39
3	Austin	Swain	Male	51	Tri Training Centre	3	10:57	9	20:29	31:26
4	Sean	Stewart	Male	50	TVT & Tri20	10	13:29	3	18:50	32:19
5	Nick	Sheppard	Male	41		7	12:58	6	19:36	32:34
6	Mel	Brookes	Female	44	FTC	9	13:27	4	19:11	32:38
7	Matthew	Conrad-Jones	Male	45		8	13:04	7	20:19	33:23
8	Lucas	Boardman	Male	15		4	12:03	14	21:58	34:01
9	Ian	Bennett	Male	33		13	14:51	8	20:19	35:10
10	Richard	Haddock	Male	39		14	14:56	13	21:15	36:11
11	Simon	Herbert	Male	35		18	17:27	5	19:20	36:47
12	Gregory	Boardman	Male	45		16	16:09	12	20:45	36:54
13	Nick	Bartlett	Male	36		11	13:55	18	23:09	37:04
14	Mark	Gostock	Male	67		19	17:47	11	20:44	38:31
15	Rob	Engers	Male	54	Hillingdon	15	15:33	16	23:00	38:33
16	Michelle	Newman	Female	48		17	16:34	15	22:31	39:05
17	Lucy	Roper	Female	43	Reading Swimming Club (Masters)	12	14:23	22	26:31	40:54
18	Paul	Holmes	Male	45		20	18:00	20	24:18	42:18
19	John	Pryor	Male	51		21	19:17	17	23:04	42:21
20	Andrew	Salmon	Male	44		24	21:49	10	20:34	42:23
21	Sally	Waterman	Female	57	Tri20	23	20:19	19	23:27	43:46
22	Alice	Draycott	Female	33		22	19:32	21	25:15	44:47
	Hannah	Kitchen	Female	25	Tri Training Centre	1	9:42	swim only
	India	Lee	Female	27	Tri Training Centre	2	9:51	swim only

OWS Aquathlon Series – Race 1 – 9th May 2015

A blustery spring morning greeted the athletes at The Triathlon Training Centre in Little Marlow. The first race of the series is always the hardest with the water still warming up and the run surface a little softer than during summer. However, this did not deter the 2014 Series Champions from returning to defend their crowns.

Last years 2014 series winners, Michael Fabes and Mel Brookes, both toed the start line (or more accurately palmed the start line) for the 750m swim and 5km run. Also racing was Kai Furnell-Brennan, 2014 Junior Series Champion and elite athletes India Lee and Hannah Kitchen, the 2013 and 2012 Series Champions. Kai, a member of Maidenhead Marlins swimming club along with India Lee, who was fresh off the plane from qualifying for the Rio Olympic Games Triathlon selection race later this year, both had excellent starts. But it was Michael Fabes who took the early lead.

After the first turn buoy a clear front pack developed of Michael, India, Hannah, Kia and, having a great swim with those half his age, Austin Swain (men’s 50-55). The rest of the field, including several first timers, were making excellent progress in the wind swept waters.

India pulled into the lead just before halfway with Hannah hot on her heels and the rest of the group strung out behind. As the swim progressed so did the speed of the race and with 50m to go Hannah took the initiative and pulled to the front and into transition, shortly followed by India, Austin, Michael and Kai. Fabes then took the lead and with Kai not wanting to get left behind, he flew out of transition and headed after Michael, catching him towards the end of the first lap and leading into the second. With Hannah, India and Austin sitting out the run due to future race commitments, the door was opened and Bev Holmes and Sharkie Jaggard stepped straight through, with Bev taking the early lead on the run in the women’s race and Sharkie holding 3rd in the men’s. However, it was 2014 series champion Mel Brookes who used her run strength to catch Bev and take victory in the women’s race with Bev in second and Faye Bartlett in third (in her first ever Aquathlon after giving birth just seven months ago!). In the men’s race Michael managed to catch Kia and take the victory, with Kia holding on to second while Clarke Schofield moved into third with a great run performance.

Some standout performances today including from Kai Furnell-Brennan who, at aged 14, not only came second overall and first junior but also smashed his swim, run and overall personal best times on this course – which is a tough feat at the start of the season when the water is only 13.5 degrees! Special mention also must go to Neil Turner, Steve Oliver and Andrew Fox and all our other first time multi-sport competitors. With five races left in the series it will be great to see how fast they can all go!

The aquathlon series provides a great opportunity to experience the race environment, in a friendly relaxed setting. Our next aquathlon is on Saturday 30th May – enter online here.

The Triathlon Training Centre holds events and training sessions all summer long see www.triathlontrainingcentre.co.uk for more information.

Overall Position	First Name	Last Name	Gender	Age	Club (if applicable)	Swim Position	Swim Time	Run Position	Run Time	Overall Time
1	Michael	Fabes	Male	17		4	10:40	1	17:42	28:22
2	Kai	Furnell-Brennan	Male	15		5	10:46	2	18:35	29:21
3	Clark	Schofield	Male	39	Hillingdon triathletes	7	11:55	3	18:21	30:16
4	Sharkie	Jaggard	Male	46	Thames Valley Triathletes (TVT)	6	11:44	4	20:38	32:22
5	Nick	Sheppard	Male	41		10	13:29	5	19:05	32:34
6	Mel	Brookes	Female	44		9	13:23	6	19:17	32:40
7	Bev	Holmes	Female	40	Burnham joggers	8	12:49	7	21:34	34:23
8	Christian	Taylor	Male	35		20	14:36*	8	20:33	35:09
9	matthew	conrad-jones	Male	45		11	13:52	9	21:18	35:10
10	Faye	Bartlett	Female	34		14	14:34	10	20:37	35:11
11	Alan	Lightfoot	Male	48	Thames Turbo	13	14:30	11	20:59	35:29
12	David	Walker	Male	41	Chiltern Tri	12	14:27	12	21:06	35:33
13	Rob	Purkiss	Male	31		16	17:09	13	20:22	37:31
14	Neil	Turner	Male	43		18	18:36	14	19:49	38:25
15	Ben	Miller	Male	36		15	17:05	15	21:41	38:46
16	Andrew	Fox	Male	52		17	17:50	16	21:51	39:41
17	Steve	Oliver	Male	55	Winchester & District AC	19	18:59	17	20:56	39:55
18	Hannah	Kitchen	Female	25	Tri Training Centre	1	9:56	Swim only
19	india	Lee	Female	27	Tri Training Centre	2	10:07	Swim only
20	Austin	Swain	Male	51	Tri Training Centre	3	10:18	Swim only

A history of previous race reports and result can be found here.