45-year-old Ildy Szekely (@swimplifly) top the charts on the Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 individual stage races at the 3-day, 3-stage Tex Robertson Highland Lakes Challenge in Austin, Texas this last weekend.

Race director Sandy Neilson said, “It was a beautiful day in the 90°F’s with water temp in the mid-70°F’s. We had a wonderful mix of teenagers and adults on Sunday, Day 3.  Fun was had by all. Pie at the famous Blue Bonnet Cafe topped off a great day.”

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Days 1 + 2 + 3 Weekend Warrior final rankings

1. Ildiko Szekely (45, shown below) 1:16:43 + 48:13 + 1:26:53 = 3:31:49
2. Mike Lucero (53) 1:22:14 + 49:38 + 1:29:24 = 3:41:16
3. Seth Huston (60) 1:20.57 + 51:17 + 1:32:01 = 3:44:15
4. Donald Parsons (54) 1:31:14 + 55:16 + 1:40:31 = 4:07:01
5. Mike McCarthy (48) 1:30:37 + 57:08 + 1:50:18 = 4:18:03
6. Veronica McKee (28) 1:39:51 + 1:04:10 + 1:57:21 = 4:41:22
7. Emily Young (31) 1:58:19 + 58:40 + 1:45:43 = 4:42:42
8. Timothy Murphy (54) 1:48:34 + 1:04:25 + 1:52:39 = 4:44:38
9. Emma Blanco (51) 1:54:18 + 1:10:35 + 2:09:04 = 5:13:57
10. Jodi Oates (59) 1:58:38 + 1:14:26 + 2:14:35 = 5:27:39
11. Karen Watt (61) 2:05:21 + 1:24:19 + 2:36:10 = 6:05:50

Day 2: 5.5 km Swim the Canyon at Marble Falls results

1. Edmund Droege, 17 1:16:10
2. Koen Farmer, 18 1:16:55
3. Luke Petric, 16 1:18:36
4. Mackenzie Corbin, 15 1:21:03
5. Joel Schawe, 28 1:21:28
6. Carissa Witte, 17 1:23:46
7. Georgia Wimberly, 17 1:25:50
8. Gabi Aegerter, 16 1:26:01
9. Ildiko Szekely, 45 1:26:53
10. Elisabeth Lange, 14 1:28:08
11. Olivia Leuschner, 16 1:28:30
12. Riley Scherman, 15 1:29:14
13. Mike Lucero, 53 1:29:24
14. Ashley Hickok, 16 1:30:19
15. Juliet Petric, 14 1:30:56
16. Seth Huston, 60 1:32:01
17. Westin Hughes, 14 1:33:15
18. Cathleen Pruden, 30 1:38:16
19. Ben Hirsch, 35 1:39:05
20. Daryl Salyards, 54 1:40:31
21. Donald Parson, 54 1:40:31
22. Nathaniel Sun, 17 1:41:43
23. Kyle McMorries,44 1:43:56
24. Matthew Beauregard, 45 1:43:47
25. Cheryl Hubbard, 57 1:43:57
26. Javier Maldonado, 40 1:44:47
27. Emily Young, 31 1:45:43
28. Mike McCarthy, 48 1:50:18
29. Timothy Murphy, 54 1:52:39
30. Daniel Rodriguez, 27 1:54:16
31. Erik Cozadd, 44 1:54:24
32. Evi Dugas, 28 1:55:15
33. Michelle Weinfeld, 50 1:56:44
34. Veronica McKee, 28 1:57:21
35. Lucca Incerpi, 17 2:00:20
36. Abhijeet Kulkarni, 30 2:01:53
37. Alexa Arcos, 33 2:02:28
38. Emma Blanco, 51 2:09:04
39. Kerry Yonushonis, 49 2:10:24
40. Maor Schaal, 56 2:13:44
41. Jodi Oates, 59 2:14:30
42. Anna Mod, 61 2:20:43
43. Karen Watt, 61 2:36:10

The Weekend Warrior Challenge includes the following 3 stage races, founded by Dr. Keith Bell:

• Friday, October 25th: 5 km in Inks Lake
• Saturday, October 26th: 3.5 km in Lake LBJ
• Sunday, October 27th: 5.5 km in Marble Falls

For more information about the race, visit the Facebook page here or the Winning Isn’t Normal website page here.

For more photos, visit @win_swim_events/

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