By Duncan Scott<\/p>\n
HARRINGTON SOUND, BERMUDA, December 20. JIM McNichols tells SwimInfo the Bermuda Open Water Swimmers (BOWS) have hosted another successful ocean swimming event this fall, as they have each year since their founding in 1989 by a hodgepodge of local athletes and Navy personnel then stationed in Bermuda. <\/p>\n
There are races at four different distances (2k, 4k, 7k, 10k) and multiple age groups(under 13, 13-39, 40-49, over 50). There\u2019s lots of opportunity for success to go around. <\/p>\n
The main race is the 10K, a full lap around Harrington Sound in a beautiful setting, with the other shorter distances (7.5K, 4K, 2K) swum simultaneously with a staggered start that brings most of the finishers in at roughly the same time, to aid spectators. The event is normally in mid-October when the average ocean temperature is a balmy 72-74 degrees, and is the concluding event of the fall age group championships that often include overseas age group competitors. <\/p>\n
While Rowdy Gaines and a few other past Olympians have participated in various years, it is largely a local amateur event. The Masters division gets strong local participation with the periodic appearance of a world class open water veteran. Being a true sprinter, the year Rowdy Gaines visited, he opted for the 2K! <\/p>\n
2004 Bermuda Round The Sound Swimathon
\nAge Group Results<\/p>\n
10 K distance<\/p>\n
Women 13 to 39
\nWinner: Sarah Manuel, 2:56:37
\nRunner Up: Lesley Balcome, 2:56:37<\/p>\n
Women 40 and over
\nWinner: Annette Hallett, 3:58:28<\/p>\n
Men 13 to 39
\nWinner: Kevin Insley, 2:22:13
\nRunner Up: Stephen Kenny, 2:39:28<\/p>\n
Men 40 to 49
\nWinner: Jim McNichols, 2:40:49
\nRunner Up: Henry French, 2:47:16<\/p>\n
Men 50 and over
\nWinner: Reeve Trott, 3:02:03
\nRunner Up: Chris Smith, 3:26:27<\/p>\n
7.25 K<\/p>\n
Men 13 to 39
\nWinner: Martin Danielak – 2:08:30
\nRunner Up: Nathan Frick – 2:09:04<\/p>\n
Men 40 to 49
\nWinner: Peter Weedon – 2:00:56
\nRunner Up: Steven Miller – 2:05:12<\/p>\n
Women 13 to 39
\nWinner: Annette Bosch – 1:59:42<\/p>\n
4.0 K<\/p>\n
Girls 12 and under
\nWinner: Kaitlyn Miller – 1:09:55
\nRunner Up: Nicole Yearwood -1:10:05<\/p>\n
Women 13 to 39
\nWinner: Chelsea Burns – 1:17:02
\nRunner Up: Nathalie Luthi -1:22:52<\/p>\n
Women 40 and over
\nWinner: Christina Westholm-Schroder – 1:22:39
\nRunner Up: Julia Hawley – 1:24:44<\/p>\n
Men 13 to 39
\nWinner: Connor Burns – 1:09:06
\nRunner Up: James Burrows – 1:12:08<\/p>\n
Men 40 to 49
\nWinner: Geoff Gardner – 1:09:09
\nRunner Up: Stephen James – 1:17:18<\/p>\n
2.0 K<\/p>\n
Girls 12 and under
\nWinner: Rebecca Sharpe – 30:52
\nRunner Up: Theresia Hinton – 33:41<\/p>\n
Women 13 to 39
\nWinner: Alexandra Jones – 33:20
\nRunner Up: Carolina Mitchell – 33:41<\/p>\n
Women 40 and over
\nWinner: Katie Kent – 36:14
\nRunner Up: Sue Sharpe – 38:47<\/p>\n
Boys 12 and under –
\nWinner: Nicholas Thompson – 29:38
\nRunner Up: Dorrian Armstrong – 33:16<\/p>\n
Men 13 to 39
\nWinner: Geoffrey Smith – 26:28
\nRunner Up: John Legge – 28:24<\/p>\n
Men 40 to 49
\nWinner: Jim Hinton – 28:15
\nRunner Up: Dale Harrison – 36:16<\/p>\n
Men over 50
\nWinner: Duncan Newby – 28:20
\nRunner Up: Arthur Jones – 35:12<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Duncan Scott HARRINGTON SOUND, BERMUDA, December 20. JIM McNichols tells SwimInfo the Bermuda Open Water Swimmers (BOWS) have hosted another successful ocean swimming event this fall, as they have<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-zzzzzzzzz"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\r\n