Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.

The 2015 Venezuela Open Water National Championships (XIV Campeonato Nacional de Aguas Abiertas) is being held in Naiguatá this weekend with 2 km, 3 km, 5 km and 10 km races. The top spots enabled the fastest swimmers to qualify for the South American Beach Games that will be held in December in Peru.

Paola Pérez [shown above] and Diego Vera won the featured 10 km marathon swim, 8 loops in a rectangular course on Playa Manza.

Pérez, who recently won the silver medal in the Pan American Games, finished in 2:11:15, 5 seconds ahead of Liliana Hernández who was followed closely by Astrid Iturbe in third.

In the men’s division, Diego Vera on in 1:58:22, 3 seconds ahead of Wilder Carreño and third place Juan Segovia.

14-16 year Female 10 km Division Results:
1 Karelis Clemant 2:11:22
2 María Cova 2:20:54
3 Yatlenis Ramos 2:20:59
4 Karina Clemant 2:25:07
5 Fabiola Carrasquel 2:26:43
6 Yangeris Rodríguez 2:26:44
7 Eymilin Piedra 2:30:23
8 Claudia Aranguren 2:33:44
9 Hecleny Rebeti 2:37:28
10 María Arenas 2:37:29
11 Elba Jiménez 2:39:57
DQ Maria Albornoz
DNF Daniela Cote
DNF Dariana Alvarado
DNF Génesis Bordones

17-18 year Female 10 km Division Results:
1 Astrid Iturbe 2:11:21
2 Guadalupe Aponte 2:17:11
3 Yaneidys Querales 2:33:48

19-24 year Female 10 km Division Results:
1 Paola Pérez 2:11:15
2 Liliana Hernández 2:11:20
3 Claudia Travieso 2:21:48
DQ Rosa Martínez
DNF Fabiana Vázquez

14-16 year Male 10 km Division Results:
1 Julian Iturbe 2:11:55
2 Alejandro Herrera 2:12:22
3 Maikol González 2:12:45
4 Johnson Barrera 2:15:06
5 Daniel Juarez 2:15:07
6 Julio Vasquez 2:18:34
7 Diego Pares 2:21:46
8 Miguel Pacheco 2:23:04
9 José Perdomo 2:23:12
10 Luis Yary 2:26:24
11 Carlos Rodríguez 2:27:57
12 Ronaldo Zambrano 2:28:00
DQ Yiovanner Parra
DQ Miguel Juarez
DQ Carlos Calderón
Darwin Fonseca
DQ Isaac Pérez
DQ Giancarlo Bárbara
DQ Luis Sánchez
DQ Manfred García
DNF Alí Rodríguez
DNF Crisvy Escalona
DNF Ángel Herrera
DNF Marcos Torrealba

17-18 year Male 10 km Division Results:
1 Juan Morles 2:06:06
2 Leonardo Morán 2:18:33
3 Agustín Lara 2:23:35
4 Bryan Machuca 2:28:07
DNF Ronal Finol
DNF José Perdomo
DNF Rubén Malpica
DNF Jesús Rodríguez

19-24 year Male 10 km Division Results:
1 Diego Vera 1:58:22
2 Wilder Carreño 1:58:24
3 Juan Segovia 1:59:09
4 Luis Bolaños 2:03:25
5 Gabriel Parada 2:04:27
6 Moisés Rodríguez 2:12:50
7 Luis Rodríguez 2:23:21
8 Daniel Chacón 2:26:13
DNF Sergio Torres

25+ year Male 10 km Division Results:
1 Johndry Segovia 2:00:11
2 David Carrillo 2:07:08
DNF Eduardo Molina

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