By Peter Andersen<\/p>\n
RICCIONE, Italy, June 10. THE competition moved from the pool to the open water today at the FINA Masters World Championships in Riccione, Italy, but it was just as fierce.<\/p>\n
Italians dominated the 3-km. open water swim, winning six of the eight men's age groups from 45-49 and up. S. Seguiti, 45-49; L. Marugo, 50-54; M. Paterini, 60-64; F. Momoni, 65-69; A. Casolino, 75-79; and E. Delpino, 80-84 each scored victories for the home team. Only D. Uijtenbogaart of The Netherlands (55-59) and the USA's Frank Brunstad (70-74) — the only American male to win — could blunt the Italian onslaught. Later this summer, Brunstad, Connecticut Masters, will attempt to become the oldest person to swim the English Channel.<\/p>\n
In the 50-54 age group, the USA's Scott Lautman, Federal Way, fell just shy of upsetting Lorenzo Marugo, who already had won five events in the pool. Lautman's 35:14.2 was just half a second behind the fleet Italian.<\/p>\n
A Moreno of Mexico, swimming in the 35-39 age group, had the fastest time at 33:01.5.<\/p>\n
The medals were more evenly distributed on the women's side, with US expatriate Susan Skiff Italy's only winner; she took the 50-54 age group.<\/p>\n
Suzanne Heim-Bowen (35:45.2, to win the 45-49 age group), Walnut Creek Masters, and Marcia Barry (45:26.1 to take the gold in the 55-59 division), Virginia Masters, were the only American winners. Amazingly, Heim-Bowen, at 46, had the fastest time in the women's event.<\/p>\n
Britain's Jane Asher, winner of five golds in the pool, made it six with a solid triumph in the 70-74 age group.<\/p>\n
RESULTS<\/p>\n
WOMEN 3-Km. Open Water
\n75-79 anni – H. Mc Kenzie (AUS) 1h 06'54"4
\n70-74 anni – J. Asher (GBR) 53'54"9
\n65-69 anni – M. Schulze (GER) 52'49"2
\n60-64 anni – C. Wannel (AUS) 47'12"7
\n55-59 anni – M. Barry (USA) 45'26"1
\n50-54 anni – S. Skiff (ITA) 45'10"1
\n45-49 anni – S. Heim-Bowen (USA) 35'45"2
\n40-44 anni – N. Muir-Cochrane (GBR) 36'01"2
\n35-39 anni – A. P. Grilo Mendes (POR) 37'32"1
\n30-34 anni – M. Smet (BEL) 35'48"2
\n25-29 anni – D. Baumgardt (GER) 36'46"9<\/p>\n
MEN 3-Km. Open Water
\n80-84 anni – E. Delpino (ITA) 1h 10'54"3
\n75-79 anni – D. A. Casolino (ITA) 53'51"9
\n70-74 anni – G. Brunstad (USA) 46'58"3
\n65-69 anni – F. Momoni (ITA) 42'14"5
\n60-64 anni – M. Paterini (ITA) 40'26"4
\n55-59 anni – D. Uijtenbogaart (NED) 37'17"9
\n50-54 anni – L. Marugo (ITA) 35'13"7
\n45-49 anni – S. Seguiti (ITA) 33'38"9
\n40-44 anni – I. Vazhenin (RUS) 33'38"6
\n35-39 anni – A. Moreno (MEX) 33'01"5
\n30-34 anni – J. Cordier (FRA) 34'21"4
\n25-29 anni – G. Rivas Rodriguez (VEN) 33'22"6<\/p>\n
Full resuts available at: http:\/\/62.101.83.30\/masters2004\/index.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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