Tom Allen won the Great North Swim 5 km race held in Windermere this weekend over a slew of international competitors including Chris Bryan of Ireland and Christian Reichert of Germany.
The official results:
1. Tom Allen 54:10
2. Chris Bryan 54:20
3. Christian Reichert 54:20
4. Mark Deans 54:21
5. Caler Hughes 54:21
6. Jan Posmourny 54:22
7. Oliver Tennant 54:22
8. Chris Guggitt 54:22
9. Seren Meisgner 54:23
10. Thomas Nelson 54:27
11. Toby Robinson 54:27
12. Tim Shuttleworth 54:33
13. Michael Shiel 55:04
14. Archie Mitchell 55:38
15. Reece Worth 55:56
16. Vasco Gaspar 57:29
17. Ashley Hogg 57:31
18. Mario Bonanga 57:43
19. Jack Bedloes 1:00:13
20. Thomas Millburn 1:02:57
21. Nathan Bentley 1:03:54
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