{"id":501955,"date":"2022-04-02T13:05:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T20:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=501955"},"modified":"2022-04-02T13:05:20","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T20:05:20","slug":"claire-weinstein-samuel-marsteiner-win-junior-5ks-at-open-water-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/claire-weinstein-samuel-marsteiner-win-junior-5ks-at-open-water-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"Claire Weinstein, Samuel Marsteiner Win Junior 5Ks at Open Water Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"

Claire Weinstein, Samuel Marsteiner Win Junior 5Ks at Open Water Championships<\/strong><\/p>\n

Claire Weinstein<\/strong> and Samuel Marsteiner<\/strong> won the girls and boys junior 5-kilometer races Saturday at the 2022 Open Water National Championships.<\/p>\n

The races fell on Day 2 of the three-day event at Lynn Hall Beach Park in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. The top two finishers will take part in the 2022 World Junior Open Water Championships, Sept. 1-4 in Beau Vallon, Seychelles.<\/p>\n

Weinstein led the whole way, pulling away late in a time of 1:06:08. Her time was more than a minute up on Abigail Miller<\/strong> of Mission Viejo Nadadores. Cher Patrick<\/strong> of Area Tallahassee Aquatic Club was third.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt really good,\u201d Weinstein said in a USA Swimming release. \u201cIt\u2019s nice that we have (international_ trips since last year they were cancelled. It feels really good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Weinstein makes it two wins for Sandpipers of Nevada in two days, with Katie Grimes<\/strong> having won the women\u2019s 10K race on Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Marsteiner, just 14 years old, won the boys race in 1:02.40. The top 10 finishers were clustered within just two and a half minutes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a lot of fun,\u201d Marsteiner said. \u201cI haven\u2019t swam in the ocean in a while, but I did do this meet last year as a 13-year-old. That was a learning experience that helped me a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nathan Szobota<\/strong> of NOVA of Virginia surged in the final lap to finish second. William Seigel<\/strong> finished third.<\/p>\n