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In a stunning finish, Australian teammates\u00a0<strong>Ethan Owens\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Lachlan Colquhoun<\/strong> tied for first in the men&#8217;s 5K. The two delivered matching times of 1:00:04.82 for the gold medals. New Zealand&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>David Boles<\/strong> rounded out the top three finishers with a 1:02.13.88.<\/p>\n<p>The podium on the women&#8217;s side was swept by the Australians.\u00a0<strong>Phoebe Hines<\/strong> led the charge with a final time of 1:03.17.20, while teammates\u00a0<strong>Ebony Blackstone<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Phoebe Walker<\/strong> were second and third with times of 1:03:40.01 and 1:05:54.71 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The Oceania Championships began in 1993 to bring each of the sovereign nations located within the Oceania region together for competition. Since the first edition of the championships were held in Noumea, New Caldonia, there have been 11 other championships. Since the 2000 edition, the meet has been held every two years on the even year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/results\/pdf\/2018-oceania-swimming-championships-5k-ow-results-international-elite-2018-06-25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Click here to view the full results from the 5K Open Water swim at the 2018 Oceania Swimming Championships.\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of #ThrowbackThursday, the Swimming World staff would like to highlight the semi-recent accomplishments of the open water events at the 2018 Oceania Championships. 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