Channel race set to celebrate 30 years

SAN REMO’S annual Channel Challenge on Saturday attracted 438 competitors and proved another huge success and plans are already underway for the events 30th anniversary celebration and the 50th Year of the Woolamai Surf Life Saving Club (WBSLSC) next year.
This year’s 550 metre swim and two kilometre run event saw Melbourne triathlete Mitchell Kibby the overall winner with a time of 11min 26sec ahead of second placed Jeremy Drake 11.30 and third Nathan Buschkuehl 11.34.
Last year’s winner Ben Anderson, 19 came across the line in fourth place with a time of 11.53.
Local competitor Luke Plant came in eighth overall with a time of 12.53 and was awarded First Senior Male local over the line, the title he holds from last year.
Always one to look for San Remo competitor Chloe Butt placed 11th overall and won first Senior female across the line with her time of 13.13 and second across the line in the locals section ahead of third placed Mark Rowe with a time of 13.30.
San Remo Channel Challenge is Victoria’s Premier Aquathon event hosted by the WBSLSC that offers a total of 41 prizes awarded to competitors in junior, senior, over 40 & over 50 categories for both males and females and open and local competitors.
First across the line took home $500 in cash and a total of $3,000 in cash and $2,500 in other prizes were presented after the race.
The race started at the scheduled 1.45pm time and the perfect blue skies and sunny, warm weather saw hundreds flock to the event, lining the San Remo to Newhaven bridge and jetties.
For the first time this year a Battle the Bridge run event was held for children 10 years and over and next year WSLSC administrator Lou Curtis-Smith said they are looking at introducing a special swim/run event for juniors.
Competitors were kept safe by the wonderful team of Woolamai Beach Surf Life Savers on duty for the event.
Sponsored by the San Remo and District Bendigo Community Bank the Channel Challenge event took on a festival atmosphere in San Remo with rides for the children, loads of delicious food, market stalls, a hole in one fundraiser and loads of fun activities.

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Posted by Jacob De Kunder on Feb 4 2014. Filed under Sport. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry