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Noosa Blue Water Swim… 17.05.09

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Probably doesn’t require a caption…

A pod of 6 dolphins kept the crowd entertained as the first swimmers approached the last buoy.
I’m sure they were dolphins…

I could use a hat like that.

And the lens…

3652 Thomas Evans, Marcus Hall and Brenden Hall (Paralympian) are the first three to hit the beach - only a short run to the finish…
Thomas Evans wins 20-29 category in 25:30 – Marcus Hall wins 13-15 category in 25:32

3654 Brenden Hall approaching the chute – Jack Burnham chasing

3657 Brenden Hall – 30 metres to go…

3658 …and falls – 2m short of the line…
Jack Burnham closes

3659 Brenden LEAPS in the air – leaves his crutches – and hops for the line…
Jack finishes second in 13-15 category in 25:59

3661 Brenden Hall 3rd in 13-15 category in 26:00
I get caught up in the sheer ‘guts’ of this effort - forget the camera – and applaud… totally miss Adrian van der Zant 2nd in 20-29 in 27:03

More on Brenden Hall here

3666 I turn back to the race…
There’s a familiar face – already in the chute - rip off 10 shots -  and actually get one in focus…
John Polson takes 3rd place in 20-29 category in 27:40

3688 One for his Mum…
Don’t know why he’s puffed – he’s not taking the pictures…

3700 Back to the race…

That’s NOT me – my camera can’t swim!

3705 John Mainwaring 4th 60-69 in 32:17

3707 Jae Marr 2nd 30-39 in 27:03

3708 Gerrad Duffy 30th 20-29 in 40:09

3710 Chris Holt 5th 60-69 in 33:22

3711 Brian Cairns 6th 60-69 in 33:55

3713 Nicolas Lecordier 31st 20-29 in 41:17

3715 Gareh Beacham 5th 30-39 in 29:38

3717 Steven Bacon 14th 30-39 in 30:03

3718 Not sure who he is – but he’s being chased by the first group of the ladies… Emily Seymour 2nd 13-15 in 25:25

3719 Rahel Schnetzier winning 20-29 in 25:18

3722 Lina Evans 2nd 16-19 in 26:34

3723 Simon Newton 42nd 30-39 in 34:41

3725 (L) Emily Duncan 8th 13-15 in 28:04 chasing (R) Dragan Mitrovictoria 45th 30-39 in 35:03

3726 Robert Beatty 17th 60-69 in 41:56 – being chased by a cast of thousands

3733 Marcelina Kosmala 15th 13-15 in 31:26

3737 Meg Atkin 16th 13-15 in 32:00

3740 Amelia Jane Cole 16th 20-29 in 32:25 and Richard Bell 21st 60-69 in 45:31

3742 Stacey Bitz 8th 30-39 in 32:30

3749 Emily Glegg 17th 20-29 in 32:46

3753 Tanya Revell 11th 30-39 in 33:27

3756 Naomi Weaver 17th 13-15 in 33:51

3757 Benita Greiner 15th 30-39 in 34:31

3783 First Elite swimmers reaching the beach

3783 Same shot – zoomed in on Trent and Codie Grimsey – Melissa Gorman and Danielle Defrancesco are right behind them

3803 Wide shot of Noosa beach and the finish area – as Open Males enter the shute

3817 Trent Grimsey wins the Open Male in 22:21

 

RESULTS:
OPEN MALE
1.  Trent Grimsey  22:21
2.  Codie Grimsey  23:04
3.  David Browne  23:08
OPEN FEMALE
1.  Melissa Gorman  23:06
2.  Danielle Defrancesco  23:38
3.  Stacey Hansford  23:47

MORE RESULTS BELOW…

 

DESIGN PAGE:

 

 

MALE 11-12y
1.  Nik Green  29:01
2.  Mathew Barclay  29:18
3.  Elliott Green  30:04
FEMALE 11-12y
1.  Stacey Lawford  27:07
2.  Jessica Bayliss  28:31
3.  Ruby Wilson-Tucker  36:58
MALE 13-15y
1.  Marcus Hall  25:32
2.  Jack Burnham  25:59
3.  Brenden Hall  26:00
FEMALE 13-15y
1.  Kareena Lee  25:24
2.  Emily Seymour  25:24
3.  Taylor Lupton  26:35
MALE 16-19y
1.  Mathew Dyer  26:13
2.  Brayden Tucker  28:03
3.  Jackson van der Zant  29:09
FEMALE 16-19y
1.  Caitlin Zillman  25:28
2.  Lina Evans  26:33
3.  Kirsty Jackson  27:15
MALE 20-29y
1.  Thomas Evans  25:30
2.  Adrian van der Zant  27:03
3.  John Polson  27:40
FEMALE 20-29y
1.  Rahel Schnetzier  25:17
2.  Kristy Somers  28:37
3.  Nicola Johnstone  28:44
MALE 30-39y
1.  Robert van der Zant  26:17
2.  Jae Marr  27:02
3.  David Allder  29:17
FEMALE 30-39y
1.  Yolanda Brady  28:54
2.  Katrina Egan  30:29
3.  Georgie Harwood  30:36
MALE 40-49y
1.  Tim Mandeville  26:11
2.  Nick Croft 26:25
3.  Brett Jackson  27:33
FEMALE 40-49y
1.  Robyn Sauktry 29:04
2.  Maureen Cummings  31:01
3.  Gina Lynch  31:11
MALE 50-59y
1.  Roger Muspratt  26:57
2.  Lawrence Reele  27:36
3.  Ross Sanderson  29:21
FEMALE 50-59y
1.  Wendy Abbott  32:43
2.  Linda Kenny  32:48
3.  Kay Jorgensen  35:01
MALE 60-69y
1.  Greg Reddan  29:52
2.  Greg Swan  30:59
3.  Jonathan Patterson  31:07
FEMALE 60-69y
1.  Janice Croft  33:36
2.  Barbara Gruber  37:14
3.  Lauris Tyrrell  39:45
MALE 70-79y
1.  John Havilah  38:03
2.  Ted Puller  44:33
3.  Fred Banks  49:33