Wayne Evans set a record in the 14°C (57.2°F) waters at the 1.9K Lake Te Anau crossing this weekend. His time of 22:42 water on Saturday morning came on the back of his scorching summer of fast pool swimming, but it also came as a pleasant surprise.

“I couldn’t quite believe it when I got out of the water,” especially since his four previous attempts at completing the race were halted when the event was cancelled because of poor conditions.

For more information on the race, click here at the Southland Times. Photo courtesy of Barry Harcourt.

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