Kenna Smallegange Touches Out Elizabeth Fort At UANA Championships
Kenna Smallegange Touches Out Elizabeth Fort At UANA Championships
Photo courtesy of Ian MacNicol of Swimming Canada, Lake Andrea, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, USA.The UANA Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Lake Andrea, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin kicked off with a great race.
16-year-old Kenna Smallegange touched out Cadence Fort of the USA in the 14-17 year-old 7.5 km race in 1:38:24.37.
Canadian head coach Mark Perry lauded Smallegange, “Kenna Smallegange swam a very mature race, slowly working her way through to first position and using the race tactics that she has been taught to great effect. It took the judges a long time to confirm the result because it was so close.”
Women’s 14-17 Year Old 7.5 km Race:
1. Kenna Smallegange (16, Canada) 1:38:24.37
2. Cadence Fort (14, USA) 1:38:41.69
3. Carlie Rose (17, USA) 1:39:00.11
4. Paige Kuwata (15, USA) x1:39:01.37
5. Candela Giordanino (15, Argentina) 1:39:15.83
6. Alicia Davie (17, USA) 1:39:25.53
7. Kate Sullivan (16, Canada) 1:39:29.25
8. Lola Mull (17, USA) 1:39:55.63
9. Victoria Culotta (16, USA) 1:39:56.16
10. Maggie Graves (16, USA) 1:41:13.55
11. Leslie Cabezas Morocho (16, Ecuador) 1:43:51.54
12. MaryGrace King (14, USA) 1:44:53.87
13. Julia Johnson (17, USA) 1:48:06.65
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