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WA\u2019S Man-Of-The-Moment Kyle Lee Adds Second Gold At Australian Open Water Championships<\/strong><\/p>\n

PARIS Olympian And World Relay Champion Kyle Lee<\/strong> has added gold medal number two to his 2026 Australian Open Water Championship collection, anchoring his WA North Coast team to victory in today\u2019s 4x1500m relay at Bunbury\u2019s Koombana Bay.<\/p>\n

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PRE-RACE: Kyle Lee full of confidence bef0re the 4x1500m relay in Bunbury. Photo Courtesy Adam Crane (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

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TOUCHDOWN:Kyle Lee touches home for North Coast WA. Photo Courtesy Adam Crane (Swimming Australia)<\/p><\/div>\n

The 23-year-old successfully defended his 10km National title yesterday in a thrilling finish with Thomas Raymond and today he combined with teammates Bianca Monaco, Eleanor Flowers <\/strong>and Adam Sudlow<\/strong> to claim the coveted relay gold in a time of 1:01:14.00.<\/p>\n

The North Coasters finished ahead of Moesha Johnson<\/strong>\u2019s Miami, QLD foursome, who clocked 1:01:14.00, Japan (1:01:14.10) and St Peters Western, QLD (1:04:03.30).<\/p>\n

It was yesterday\u2019s women\u2019s 10km champion Johnson who barged her way past Japan\u2019s Miro Uchimura <\/strong>to help secure silver for her Gold Coast teammates, holding off Japan who claimed bronze.<\/p>\n

Lee said: \u201cThe Japanese took it out last year and we knew we had some good competition coming into this one with Miami and Japan. Seeing how good my teammates performed up front, Bianca (Monaco), Eleanor (Flowers) and Adam (Sudlow) all got me into a good lead, (so) I tried my best to close it and get the result we did. We’re very happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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JOB DONE: Kyle Lee celebrates his second gold in North Coast’s win in the 4x1500m relay. Photo Courtesy Adam Crane (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

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TOAST OF THE COAST: North Coast’s Kyle Lee, Bianca Monaco, Eleanor Flowers, Adam Sudlow. Photo Courtesy Adam Crane (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

Johnson said the race plan was to hold the boys’ feet as long as possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cI probably chose the wrong boy’s feet … (but) it ended up being a fight to the finish line between (us) and the Japanese.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us particularly (with) Mia (Feltham) who is little bit new to open water\u2026.we wanted to try and give her some clean water and put me in with the boys instead and just mix it up a little bit, it’s always interesting (to) try a few things a little bit differently.\u201d<\/p>\n

The day\u2019s racing also featured aspiring LA and Brisbane 2032 Olympic talent in the 14-15 years\u2019 boys and girls 5km events as swimmers were chaperoned around the 1.25km course by a local pod of dolphins.<\/p>\n

Mia Hoo<\/strong> (Carlile, NSW) \u00a0won gold in the girls\u2019 14 years 5km; Adam Fruscalzo<\/strong> (Nambour, QLD) the corresponding boy\u2019s event; \u00a0Delinda Thompson<\/strong> (Nepean, NSW) the girl\u2019s 15 years and Mason Kopff (Sunshine Grammar, QLD) the boy\u2019s race.<\/p>\n

And in a landmark day for Para Swimming in Australia, an open water 3km race was conducted as a standalone National title, with 10 athletes competing across the S7 to S19 classifications.<\/p>\n

And it was Kate Wallington<\/strong> (S19, City of Perth, WA) who touched first in the women\u2019s race with Ky Millican<\/strong>(S19,Goodlife, QLD) claiming gold in the men\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Maddison Hinds<\/strong> (Hornsby, NSW), who finished fourth, used today\u2019s swim as part of her buildup to contest the World Cup in Sardina later this year.<\/p>\n

Para Head Coach Mel Tantrum<\/strong> said today\u2019s historic event was part of Swimming Australia\u2019s strategy to grow Para Open Water Swimming nationally, and to support World Para Swimming\u2019s push to host open water events at the World Championships.<\/p>\n

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OPEN WATER SYNCHRO: High five changeovers \u00a0in the 4x1500m relay.Photo Courtesy Adam Crane (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

2026 Australian Open Water Championships, RESULTS Day 2: <\/strong><\/p>\n

GIRLS<\/strong><\/p>\n

5km<\/strong><\/p>\n

14 years<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mia HOO Photo Courtesy Adam Crane (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

1. Mia Hoo (Carlile, NSW) 1:02:22.10<\/p>\n

2.Melina Dimitriadou-Pierce (Fenix, WA) 1:04:47.60<\/p>\n

3. Evie Nagy (Nepean, NSW) 1:05:37.00<\/p>\n

15 years<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Delinda Thompson Photo Courtesy Adam Crane (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

1.Delinda Thompson (Nepean, NSW), 1:02:53.10<\/p>\n

2. Hannah Jamieson (Carlile, NSW), 1:02:55.30<\/p>\n

3.Mackenzie Wyeth (Rocky City, QLD), 1:03:23.00<\/p>\n

3km Multi Class<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kate Wallington Photo Courtesy Adam Crane (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

1.Kate Wallington S19 (City of Perth, WA) 35:21.40<\/p>\n

2. Amie Holwill S19, (Bunbury, WA) 37:01.80<\/p>\n

3. Amelia Steiner S19, (St Andrews, QLD) 43:14.90<\/p>\n

BOYS<\/strong><\/p>\n

5km<\/strong><\/p>\n

14 years<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.Adam Fruscalzo (Nambour, QLD) 59:29.30<\/p>\n

2. Willem Botha (SLC Aquadot, NSW) 1:02:57.80<\/p>\n

3. Noah Morphett (Nepean, NSW) 1:03:47.90<\/p>\n

15 years<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mason Kopff \u00a0Photo Courtesy Adam Crane (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

1.Mason Kopff, (Sunshine Coast Grammar, QLD), 59:08.10<\/p>\n

2. Ashton Bone (Gosford Stingrays, NSW), 59:15.10<\/p>\n

3. Kobi Mead (SLC Aquadot, NSW), 59:15.30<\/p>\n

3km Multi Class<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ky Millican Photo Courtesy Adam Crane (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

1.Ky Millican S19, (Goodlife, QLD) 37:38.40<\/p>\n

2. Daniel Lill S14, (Camden, NSW) 38:57.70<\/p>\n

3. Ben Morrison S14, (Miami, QLD) 39:09.00<\/p>\n

MIXED<\/strong><\/p>\n

4×1.5km Relay<\/strong><\/p>\n

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DREAM BELIEVERS: North Coast, WA, Adam Sudlow, Eleanor Flowers, Biano Monaco, Kyle Lee, winners of the 4x1500m. Photo Courtesy Adam Crane (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

1. North Coast, WA (Bianca Monaco, Eleanor Flowers, Adam Sudlow, Kyle Lee), 1:00:06.40<\/p>\n

2. Miami, QLD (Dougal Richmond, Mia Feltham, Moesha Johnson, Bailey Armstrong), 1:01:14.00.<\/p>\n

3. Japan (Sachika Kajimoto, Kiyomi Tani, Miro Uchimura, Taishin Nakagawa), 1:01:14.10; 3*.<\/p>\n

3*. St Peters Western, QLD (Macy Beuzeville, Ella Reynolds, Riley Meares, William Thorpe), 1:04:03.30<\/p>\n

*Third placed Australian relay team<\/em><\/p>\n

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TOUCH AND GO: Miami, QLD (left) and Japan go down to the wire in Bunbury in the 4x1500m relay. Photo Courtesy Adam Crane (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n

Race Recap: 10K<\/a><\/p>\n

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BAYWATCH: Koombana Bay, Bunbury, site of the 2026 Australian OW Champs Photo Courtesy Adam Crane (Swimming Australia).<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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