Alex Meyer Defends Open Water 5K National Title

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Photo Courtesy: Tyler Fenwick

Alex Meyer, now swimming for Tennessee Aquatics, led a Tennessee 1-2 in the men’s 5K open water event at the 2015 Open Water Nationals held at Miromar Lakes in Florida.

That’s Meyer’s second win in the event, having won a year ago.

Meyer snagged the victory today in 57:43.94 after taking third in the 10K event behind Northwestern’s Jordan Wilimovsky and Club Wolverine’s Sean Ryan. Meyer missed out on second place during the 10K in a photo finish with Ryan by six one-thousandths of a second.

Tennessee’s David Heron placed second today in the 5K with a time of 57:44.229, while NCAP’s Andrew Gemmell finished just outside the top two with a 57:44.393.

Meyer clinched a berth on the World Championship roster with the win.

Florida’s Arthur Frayler toko fourth in 57:48.610 with North Carolina’s Chip Peterson rounding out the top five in 57:49.247.

Saint Petersburg’s Robert Finke was the youngest top finisher as the 15-year-old swam to seventh in 57:51.006.

2015 USA Swimming Open Water Nationals, Full Results – Results

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