Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. New Zealand Ocean Swim Series participants Liam Albery and Emma Robinson won today’s 3.3 km Capital Classic swim in Wellington, where 1,250 registered participants also took competed in multiple swim distances (300m ‘Give it A Go’, 1 km ‘Step It Up’, and 200m ‘OceanKids’ for 14 & unders). The Capital
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 2014 Commonwealth Games rivals Emma Robinson of New Zealand and Laura Crockart of Australia were stroke-for-stroke for much of the 3.3 km State Capital Classic in Wellington, New Zealand. But the 20-year-old Aussie edged into a body-length advantage as she rounded the iconic Pt Jerningham Lighthouse at the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The leader of the State Ocean Swim Series and winner of the first 2 races on the series, Yasui Hirai of Japan [shown on left], is sitting out the next stage, the State Capital Classic in Wellington on January 25th. With the Japanese Olympian focusing on training, his absence opens up the possibilities for
As close as the men's race was in yesterday's State Capital Classic in New Zealand, the women’s race, meantime, was dominated by 18-year-old Wellingtonian Emma Robinson. Robinson, who won the 5 km New Zealand open water national title earlier this month, pulled away right from the start, immediately deflating the expected head-to-head battle with the
With the top 4 point leaders not competing in this weekend's State Capital Classic in New Zealand, the 3.3 km race is set to be a battle between New Zealand’s two best up-and-coming long-distance freestyle specialists. 18-year-old Wellingtonian Emma Robinson (shown above in orange cap) who represented New Zealand at last year’s FINA World Championships in
While the men's race was close to the very end in the opening leg of the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series, the women's race was a different story. The 2.9 km race was dominated by pre-race favorite Charlotte Webby. While Webby was expecting a close race with Wellington’s Emma Robinson and talented Australian Jessica Walker, she won comfortably by 32
New Zealander Charlotte Webby who always performs well on the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series has specific goals, shared by many swimmers of all ages at the State Harbour Crossing. “I’m going to go out, go hard and have fun. I’m keeping it really simple," says the competitive swimmer from Taranaki about participating on one of the world's top open
"As boring as it sounds, it’s just going towards paying the bills. I love swimming and it’s just amazing that I can earn a living from it," said two-time Olympian Melissa Gorman after receiving $20,000 for winning the 2012-2013 State New Zealand Ocean Series Series. Melissa Gorman earned the biggest cash prize in New Zealand swimming history after a
