First Annual Coho Festival Open Water Swim a roaring success!

Coho Festival Press

As the sun rose on a stunningly beautiful day last Sunday Sept 11th the first annual Coho Festival Open Water Swim starting shot sounded at 8am and the race began. 39 Swimmers from around the lower mainland and beyond participated – 22 swam the 3KM option 17 swam the 1.5 KM option. Appropriately, returning salmon were seen occasionally jumping high out of the water as the swimmers competed around the 1.5KM marked course that formed an elongated triangle of 1.5 KM. As the swimmers turned around the swim flugel close to John Lawson Park they headed directly into the rising sun and current of the out flowing tide struggling to complete the course and chart a direct line to the finish.

For more information http://www.cohosociety.com/coho-swim

English Channel and Salish Sea Swimmer Rod Craig of North Vancouver came in with the winning time for the 3KM distance in 40:00.20 min. Rachael Shoeler of North Vancouver came in with the best Female time for the 3KM at 46:51.30 min.

Top female and male times for the 1.5KM distance went to Deborah Robertson from North Vancouver with 23:48min. and Rick Gustavson from West Vancouver with 24:37 min.

Kudos to Eiko Sakamoto aged 71 of West Vancouver, who completed the 3KM course in 1:28:51.00  2:58 min.

Race Director,

Ron den Daas

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