HANALEI — The Namolokama O‘Hanalei Canoe Club hosted its 4th annual Open Water Swim this weekend at Hanalei Bay. Under partly cloudy skies the swimmers took to the water at 9 a.m., a news release states. Prior to the start
HANALEI — The Namolokama O‘Hanalei Canoe Club hosted its 4th annual Open Water Swim this weekend at Hanalei Bay.
Under partly cloudy skies the swimmers took to the water at 9 a.m., a news release states.
Prior to the start of the race, Naomi Yokotake gave the pule and Koko Kanealii was emcee.
There were 164 participants from keiki to the elite to seniors competing in this event. All the islands were represented, as well as swimmers from Australia, Canada, Georgia, California and Texas.
The Open Water Swim joins the list of sporting events on the Garden Isle that draws athletes from around the world, and the numbers and events keep growing each year, the release says.
There was a new timing system this year which really streamlined the event and presented the swimmers with printout cards of their times and placings in their division and overall.
Jim Lovell of Kona provided this service. He flies all over the world with his timing expertise, and it made everything flow with accuracy, the release says.
First-place winners were:
8 and Under Girls: Malia Splitstoesser
8 and Under Boys: Matt Burrell
9 to 12 Girls: Kate Machorek
9 to 12 Boys: Ka‘eo Kruse
1/2 Mile Women: Emma Rausch
1/2 Mile Men: Tomas Sodini
1 Mile Women: Kellie Rolston
1 Mile Men: Jonathan McMullen
2 Mile Women: Anya Littlefield
2 Mile Men: Billy Brown
Namolokama Canoe Club began hosting the Open Water Swim in 2007, as a club fundraiser and community service.
This event was so successful that there is a 5th Open Water Swim in the works for late July 2011, the release says.
Visit www.jtltiming.com or www.namolokama.com for more results and information.
