
Cruising Kryds Isefjorden In Denmark

77 out of 97 people completed Kryds Isefjorden (Isefjord Crossing), known as Denmark toughest open water competition.
“The event was held on a day where the weather gods pulled the brake.” reported organizer Peter Schultz of Nextchallenge.dk. “The conditions were really tough with strong head current and waves of up to 1 meter. Last year’s male competition was won in 1 hour 32 minutes. In comparison, this year’s winner, Casper Nordahl-Meyer, completed the course in 1 hours 55 minutes.
Johanne Bak, the top female, took 2 hours 25 minutes.”
Kryds Isefjorden is a 6 km crossing of of the largest fjord of the island of Sealand, the island of Copenhagen. It is part of the Rørvig Åbentvandsfestival and also includes a 150m kid’s swim and 1.5 course.
Top 25 Results:
1 Casper Nordahl-Meyer 1:55:23 [shown above]
2 Anders Thomsen 2:01:00
3 Torben Ottosen 2:21:03
4 Tore Tvarnø Lind 2:25:53
5 Johanne Bak 2:25:58 [first woman, shown above]
6 Mette Friis-Olsen 2:26:52
7 Martin Solgaard Andersen 2:27:36
8 Erik Brandsma 2:28:30
9 Torben Persson 2:28:36
10 Frank Christoffer Nielsen 2:33:44
11 Poul Diemer-Harild 2:42:18
12 Jonas Nielsen 2:44:01
13 Niels Damkær 2:45:23
14 Brian Krogh 2:47:03
15 Ole Bisleth 2:47:29
16 Palle Schwanenflügel 2:49:18
17 Kate Worsley 2:49:51
18 Peter Conrad Holgersen 2:52:56
19 Flemming Olsen 2:53:25
20 Martin N. Andersen 2:55:04
21 Gustav Sørensen 2:55:34
22 Åge Møller 2:55:54
23 Henrik Schilling 3:02:34
24 Stefan Eydal Kristjansson 3:03:09
25 Nadja Joy 3:03:44
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