Davide Giardini, Lexie Kelly, Kai West, Kelly Harrigan Win 5K, 10K North Shore Swims
Courtesy of Chris Gardner, North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii.
Today on the North Shore of Oahu on the renowned surfing spot of Waimea Bay, a pair of 30-somethings – Davide Giardini and Lexie Kelly – went shoulder-to-shoulder for much of the the Aqua Sphere North Shore 5K Swim course.
Giardini, a triathlete originally from Desenzano del Garda, Italy and currently training in Boulder, Colorado, won in 1:04:43.6 with a strong push towards the end.
All the 10 km marathon swimmers finished the course which went from Waimea Bay to Sunset Beach and back to Waimea Bay. Race director Chris Gardner reported, “We had 2 legendary Hawaiian watermen – Carl Kawauchi and Ulrich Klinke, both 75 years young, who competed. We are so proud of these two and all our swimmers.”
Top 10 Finishers – 5 km Results:
1. Davide Giardini (31) 1:04:43.6
2. Lexie Kelly (32) 1:05:41.1
3. Luis Pena (15) 1:06:28.6
4. Michael Lucero (48) 1:09:51.5
5. Michael Koehne (45) 1:11:32.4
6. Adam Kirchgessner (23) 1:14:22.4
7. Eney Jones (58) 1:14:47.3
8. Peter Mucciarone (13) 1:16:20.9
9. Mitchell Green (11) 1:16:39.5
10. John Townend (64) 1:16:41.0
10 km Results:
1. Kai West (17) 2:28:38.3
2. Kelly Harrigan (35) 2:30:38.3
3. Sandie Easton (50) 2:31:55.4
4. Calvin Taetzsch (37) 2:36:42.0
5. Stefan Reinke (61) 2:41:47.1
6. Cara Marie Manlandro (35) 2:45:00.2
7. Steven Minaglia (46) 2:48:25.0
8. Harm-Jan Steenhuis (52) 3:04:23.8
9. Michael Kosiorek (61) 3:05:11.8
10. Jason Stephens (51) 3:11:39.9
11. Megan Russell (21) 3:13:58.4
12. Ulrich Klinke (75) 3:31:33.7
13. Carl Kawauchi (75) 3:41:36.0
14. John Irwin (42) 3:56:22.9
15. James Velier (23) 4:05:17.7
All 15 finishers of the North Shore 10K Swim
The Aqua Sphere North Shore 5K Swim started in 2014 and concludes the open water swims on the North Shore Swim Series.
For more information on the event that attracted 105 swimmers to the 5 km race and 15 swimmers to the 10 km ocean marathon, visit www.northshore5kswim.com.
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