He not might be an open water swimming specialist, but he sure can imitate one. When the elite athlete run into the water at Sunday's State Capital Classic, 2012 London Olympian Dylan Dunlop-Barrett (shown above) will be a strong contender. The 22-year-old heads into the 3.3 km race as one of the main men after a strong performance in round one of 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
New Zealand’s Kane Radford is training in Australia now, but he came how to win the opening leg of the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series. The young man from Rotorua claimed the 2.9 km State Harbour Crossing with London Olympian Dylan Dunlop Barrett pushing him for the entire traverse across the Waitemata Harbour today. Radford and Dunlop-Barrett
1,700 individuals completed the 2.9 km State Harbour Crossing in today's opening leg of the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series. The participants included several well-known New Zealanders including athletes like former All Blacks winger and now Blues rugby coach Sir John Kirwan. He finished the race in 51:06 with former triathlon great Rick Wells, who
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
The waters off Auckland kick off some fast and furious swimming this weekend. New Zealand’s fastest open water swimmers will once again face Australia's best when the 2013/2014 State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series starts on Sunday morning at the State Harbour Crossing. New Zealand fastest man 23-year-old Kane Radford (shown on left) will face some pretty
Before the final stage and ultimate showdown at the New Zealand Ocean Swim Series at the State King of the Bays race, Ky Hurst had said he had a special motivation. "The [$20,000] prize money will into a bank account that I’ll be opening for my four-month old son,” said the 2-time Olympian. His son can now rest assure that his dad has provided him with a
When 5 open water swimming veterans dive into the waters of Milford Beach on Auckland’s North Shore on Saturday morning, they will be going for 10 out of 10. Of all the 1,600 participants in the 10th annual State King of the Bays Ocean Swim, these five will be the only ones to have swum in all ten of the 2.8 km races. 59-year-old John Thompson from
The richest cash prize in the history of New Zealand swimming is on the line this weekend at the 2.8 km State King of the Bays event. The final round of the 6-race State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series goes from Milford Beach to Takapuna Beach. The best open water swimming talent from both sides of the Tasman have been going at one another throughout the
2009 world 5 km champion Australian Melissa Gorman finds herself uncharacteristically in sixth place going into the final race at the New Zealand Ocean Swim Series. But she does not intend to stay in that position. Especially with $20,000 on the line. If Gorman wins the 2.8 km State King of the Bays event this Saturday, the 2008 and 2012 Olympian and
