John Kenny kicked off his second season of the Upper Merion Open Water Swim Series in the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania.
“Race #1 went off on Tuesday night. Although thunderstorms were in the forecast, the weather stayed clear and the race went off at 7 pm as planned. River temperature was a balmy 76°F (24°C); most racers elected to forego their wetsuits with all 67 swimmers finishing.”
Kenny is happy with the improvements in the swimmers and triathletes participating in the 6-race weekday evening series. “Not only were there more participants, but those who raced were quite a bit faster than we’ve seen in previous years. 12 swimmers broke 12 minutes for the 800-meter swim. The overall men’s winner was 14-year-old Ivan Puskovitch from Episcopal Academy. The overall female winner was Casmera Wick, a swim coach at Villanova University.”
The next race is scheduled for 7 pm on June 9th. For more information, visit here.
Race #1 results:
1 Ivan Puskovitch 9:33 (20 points)
2 Casmera Wick 9:59 (19) – first female
3 Laurie Hug 10:27 (18) – second female
4 Evan Smith 10:42 (17)
5 Kim Dale 10:45 (16) – third female
6 Hunter Proctor 10:49 (15)
7 Dan Feeney 10:54 (14)
8 Ryan Hegna 10:59 (13)
9 Max Fennell 11:30 (12)
10 Alex Hosey 11:40 (11)
11 Rob Jones 11:43 (10)
12 Brad Kirschner 11:59 (9)
13 Cole Larson-Whittaker 12:21 (8)
14 Luke Davis 12:25 (7)
15 Laura Kenny 12:26 (6)
16 Federico Andino 12:37 (5)
17 Tony Alessi 12:42 (4)
18 Sean Reynolds 12:45 (3)
19 Ashley Forsyth 12:50 (2)
20 Jennifer Biener 12:58 (1)
21 Barb Burke 13:03 (1)
22 Glen Albertson 13:04 (1)
23 James Cooper 13:08 (1)
24 Tom Duffy 13:08 (1)
25 Allison Spreng 13:14 (1)
26 Justin Capetola 13:18 (1)
27 Hannah Plimpton 13:20 (1)
28 Norm Balchunas 13:31 (1)
29 Jesse Sturino 13:35 (1)
30 Jeff Hudson 13:46 (1)
31 Rob Cellucci 13:50 (1)
32 Connor Unger 14:05 (1)
33 John Nolan 14:10 (1)
34 John Loughin 14:56 (1)
35 Jill Swavely 15:04 (1)
36 Nathan Thomas 15:23 (1)
37 Nicole Werner 15:48 (1)
38 Don Manlutac 15:52 (1)
39 Maureen Pinkerton 16:00 (1)
40 Lysa Jones 16:05 (1)
41 Abby Blake 16:10 (1)
42 Sue Downing 16:16 (1)
43 Guy Griffiths 16:24 (1)
44 Roman Gokhman 16:28 (1)
45 Mari Schaefer 16:32 (1)
46 Katie Fague 16:43 (1)
47 Ashley Tappan 17:15 (1)
48 Jacob Guzman 17:24 (1)
49 Kristen Zado 17:28 (1)
50 Jana Nogowski 18:29 (1)
51 Dan McCarel 18:30 (1)
52 Jon Domers 18:50 (1)
53 Laurence Gillston 18:55 (1)
54 Desiree Benson 19:00 (1)
55 Paula Nangle 19:13 (1)
56 Suzanne Angelaccio 19:15 (1)
57 Ginger Balchunas 19:21 (1)
58 Dee Gavlick 19:31 (1)
59 Mary Kay Costello 19:54 (1)
60 Wendy Pippin Fesmire 21:00 (1)
61 Todd Laverty 21:07 (1)
62 Mike Patterson 22:16 (1)
63 Melissa Caruso 22:34 (1)
64 Ruth Ann Subach 23:05 (1)
65 Sanita Carter 23:12 (1)
66 Joe Freiberg 23:24 (1)
67 Dan Klein 23:34 (1)
© 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
“to educate, enthuse, and entertain all those who venture beyond the shoreline“
A World Open Water Swimming Federation project.
Ivan Puskovitch, Casmera Wick Win Race #1 In Schuykill
John Kenny kicked off his second season of the Upper Merion Open Water Swim Series in the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania.
“Race #1 went off on Tuesday night. Although thunderstorms were in the forecast, the weather stayed clear and the race went off at 7 pm as planned. River temperature was a balmy 76°F (24°C); most racers elected to forego their wetsuits with all 67 swimmers finishing.”
Kenny is happy with the improvements in the swimmers and triathletes participating in the 6-race weekday evening series. “Not only were there more participants, but those who raced were quite a bit faster than we’ve seen in previous years. 12 swimmers broke 12 minutes for the 800-meter swim. The overall men’s winner was 14-year-old Ivan Puskovitch from Episcopal Academy. The overall female winner was Casmera Wick, a swim coach at Villanova University.”
The next race is scheduled for 7 pm on June 9th. For more information, visit here.
Race #1 results:
1 Ivan Puskovitch 9:33 (20 points)
2 Casmera Wick 9:59 (19) – first female
3 Laurie Hug 10:27 (18) – second female
4 Evan Smith 10:42 (17)
5 Kim Dale 10:45 (16) – third female
6 Hunter Proctor 10:49 (15)
7 Dan Feeney 10:54 (14)
8 Ryan Hegna 10:59 (13)
9 Max Fennell 11:30 (12)
10 Alex Hosey 11:40 (11)
11 Rob Jones 11:43 (10)
12 Brad Kirschner 11:59 (9)
13 Cole Larson-Whittaker 12:21 (8)
14 Luke Davis 12:25 (7)
15 Laura Kenny 12:26 (6)
16 Federico Andino 12:37 (5)
17 Tony Alessi 12:42 (4)
18 Sean Reynolds 12:45 (3)
19 Ashley Forsyth 12:50 (2)
20 Jennifer Biener 12:58 (1)
21 Barb Burke 13:03 (1)
22 Glen Albertson 13:04 (1)
23 James Cooper 13:08 (1)
24 Tom Duffy 13:08 (1)
25 Allison Spreng 13:14 (1)
26 Justin Capetola 13:18 (1)
27 Hannah Plimpton 13:20 (1)
28 Norm Balchunas 13:31 (1)
29 Jesse Sturino 13:35 (1)
30 Jeff Hudson 13:46 (1)
31 Rob Cellucci 13:50 (1)
32 Connor Unger 14:05 (1)
33 John Nolan 14:10 (1)
34 John Loughin 14:56 (1)
35 Jill Swavely 15:04 (1)
36 Nathan Thomas 15:23 (1)
37 Nicole Werner 15:48 (1)
38 Don Manlutac 15:52 (1)
39 Maureen Pinkerton 16:00 (1)
40 Lysa Jones 16:05 (1)
41 Abby Blake 16:10 (1)
42 Sue Downing 16:16 (1)
43 Guy Griffiths 16:24 (1)
44 Roman Gokhman 16:28 (1)
45 Mari Schaefer 16:32 (1)
46 Katie Fague 16:43 (1)
47 Ashley Tappan 17:15 (1)
48 Jacob Guzman 17:24 (1)
49 Kristen Zado 17:28 (1)
50 Jana Nogowski 18:29 (1)
51 Dan McCarel 18:30 (1)
52 Jon Domers 18:50 (1)
53 Laurence Gillston 18:55 (1)
54 Desiree Benson 19:00 (1)
55 Paula Nangle 19:13 (1)
56 Suzanne Angelaccio 19:15 (1)
57 Ginger Balchunas 19:21 (1)
58 Dee Gavlick 19:31 (1)
59 Mary Kay Costello 19:54 (1)
60 Wendy Pippin Fesmire 21:00 (1)
61 Todd Laverty 21:07 (1)
62 Mike Patterson 22:16 (1)
63 Melissa Caruso 22:34 (1)
64 Ruth Ann Subach 23:05 (1)
65 Sanita Carter 23:12 (1)
66 Joe Freiberg 23:24 (1)
67 Dan Klein 23:34 (1)
© 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
“to educate, enthuse, and entertain all those who venture beyond the shoreline“
A World Open Water Swimming Federation project.