Simon blitzes the field
Simon Carlton, an 18-year-old from Geelong Grammar School at Corio, absolutely streeted the field in the Moorpanyal Park 1000 swim in Corio Bay, Geelong,on March 1.
Carlton mixed it early with Brett Ricchini and Chris Lee, then churned away over the second half to score by more than a minute, Ricchini holding off Lee by just four seconds. Carlton's time for the 1000 metres was a sparkling 12.19.
In the women's section, regular open water swim placegetter Alyssa Coe, of East Geelong, broke through to score. Coe had chased home Sarah Warrior, a two time winner, last year, and was delighted to go one better.
The ninth annual swim attracted 100 contestants. It began in 2000 with just 14 starters.
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Tight competition - in all age groups
The racing this year was keenest in the 40-49 age group, with Robin Asher and Anthony McDonald separated by just two seconds, with Brian Hepworth breathing down their necks.
Ian Rea took the 50-59 honors, Harry Horsley 60-plus and Declan Behan under 15 male. Kayla Gates was first under 15, Alanna LeGuier under 18, Lynette Newman 40-49 and Dianne Gorman 60-plus. Check here for detailed results.
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2008 Moorpanyal 1000 finishing order
Simon Carlton 12.19, Brett Ricchini 13.20, Chris Lee 13.24, Josh Dew 13.27, Robin Asher 13.31, Anthony McDonald 13.33, Ian Rea 14.31, Brent Durran 14.54, Brian Hepworth 14.55, Harry Horsley 15.05, Drew Larkin 15.29, John Semmens 15.30, Tom O'Connor 15.32, Alyssa Coe 15.32, Peter Terry 15.59, Nic Valpied 16.00, Damien Arnold 16.06, Bruce Harvey 16.12, Alan Grant 16.12, Peter Byrnes 16.16, Rory Wilson 16.21, Rob Dorris 16.24, Ken Isaac 16.30, Chris Hudgell 16.42, Alanna Le Guier 16.48, David Hall 17.03, Justin Higgins 17.09, Graham Travers 17.12, Kayla Gates 17.15, Barry Hunt 17.18, Steve Higham 17.21, John Lidstone 17.24, Greg Brooks 17.27, Shivaun Brown 17.30, Michael Peel 18.00, Paul Bladen 18.32, Owen Beggs 19.04, Dianne Gorman 19.09, Rhys Dempsey 19.23, Matt Connolly 19.30, Andrew Hunt 19.36, Damian Withers 19.48, Steven Robinson 20.00, Kevin Krastins 20.06, Merv Thomas 20.11, Felicity Backwell 20.16, Blake Sullivan 20.19, Alexander Yeo 20.20, Jeff Hunter 20.21, Lynette Newman 20.22, Shane Lowther 20.23, Paul Sidstrom 20.33, Brooke Connolly 20.36, Lee Prosser 20.48, Oliver Robertson 21.06, John Smith 21.13, Ben Kersten 21.21, Timothy Lim 21.32, Pippin Rigby-Day 22.05, Michael Semjanov 22.28, Elisabeth Halikos 22.33, John Clatworthy 22.34, Sue Tyler 23.15, Mick Kearney 23.21, Jason Katanch 23.27, David Mewett 23.32, David Harrison 23.34, Geoff Wilks 23.35, Brendan Bolton 24.00, Douglas Bowie 24.05, Mick Kramer 24.33, Margaret Sawyer 25.15, Dale Jennings 25.26, Nicole Seligman 25.27, Emily Cross 25.29, Simon deMoor 26.05, Agnes Campbell 26.16, Chris Conroy 26.26, Veasna Pochard 26.30, Cami Summers 26.36, William Patterson 26.42, David Gordon 26.48, Mark Sheahan 27.00, Declan Behan 27.09, Carly Palmer 27.11, Chris Behan 27.14, Penelope McBain 27.22, Alistair Forland 27.23, Georgie Swan 27.26, Brian Woods 27.34, Hugh Palmer 28.03, Aris Noerhadi 29.10, Jack Martin 29.12, Kevin Miletic 31.01, Penelope Chirnside 32.11, Rachel Evanson 34.08, Katrina Gorman 34.09.
