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
Charlotte Webby convincingly dominated the 3.3 km State Capital Classic in Wellington, round three of the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series today. After swimming together at the start with her archrival Cara Baker, Webby stepped up the pace at the 1000m mark and won by just over a minute. Her victory was a big boost for her, after some disappointing
New Plymouth (New Zealand) local Keith Allum is fighting fit for life and for the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series underway. Whether it is the State Harbour Crossing in Auckland in November, the State Paihia Classic in Bay of Islands in December, the State Capital Classic in Wellington in January, the new La Grand Swim in Akaroa, Christchurch in
