2019 AUSTRALIAN OPEN WATER SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- January 26th-28th, 2019
- Brighton Jetty, Adelaide, South Australia
- Event Site
- Qualifying Times
- Event Schedule
- Start List
- Results – Senior
- Results – Age Group
- What’s at stake
On the 2nd day of action in the 2019 Australian Open Water Swimming Championships, 4 swimmers claimed a 2nd national title at these championships. Ruben Rees won the boys 16 5k with a final time of 59:59.06. He secured this race by about 30 seconds, after winning the 7.5k yesterday. Similarly, Kyle Lee won the boys 17 5k after winning the 7.5 k on day 1. Lee finished in 59:45.91, just under 2 seconds ahead of runner-up William Thorley (59:47.79).
Sara Tazaki won the girls 16 5k, also defending her title in the 7.5k yesterday. She was in another close race, touching just ahead of Hayley Rowlands, 1:06:28.62 to 1:06:31.63. There was about a 2-and-a-half minute gap between the top 2 and the rest of the field. Reilly Kennedy was another title-defender on day 2, following up his win in the 7.5k with a 58:17.48. He. yet again, touched just ahead of Riley Clout (58:18.81).
Other Gold Medalists
- 8-year-old Byron Kimber claimed Gold in the boys 5k, following his Bronze performance in the 10k on day 1.
- Ashleigh Allred won the girls 17 5k, touching in 1:04:39.65
- Robert Thorpe claimed victory in the boys 15 5k, swimming a 1:02:07.08
- Lucas Miller won the boys 14 5k, swimming a 1:02:42.08
- Finella Gibbs-Bealwon the girls 15 5k in 1:03:23.65
- Josslyn Wishart won the girls 14 5k in 1:07:41.26
