- Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team

5 km
category	first name	last name	gender	time	pl	cat pl
M 0-49	Cory	Dimmer	MALE	01:19:45	1	1
F 0-49	Claire	Mantle	FEMALE	01:21:57	2	1
M 0-49	Peter	Johnson	MALE	01:30:56	3	2
M 50-59	Steve	Cole	MALE	01:34:20	4	1
F 50-59	Marita	Basham	FEMALE	01:36:03	5	1
M 0-49	Lee	Walsh	MALE	01:41:41	6	3
M 0-49	Aaron	Walker	MALE	01:48:33	7	4
M 0-49	Charles	Nicoll	MALE	01:56:10	8	5
M 60-69	Alec	Gray	MALE	01:58:20	9	1
M 60-69	Russell	Wenholz	MALE	01:58:35	10	2
F 50-59	Pauline	English	FEMALE	02:03:20	11	2
F 50-59	Helen	Rubin	FEMALE	02:11:56	12	3
M 50-59	Stephen	May	MALE	02:13:25	13	2
M 70+	Geoff	Llewellyn	MALE	02:24:31	14	1

2.5 km
category	first name	last name	gender	time	pl	cat pl
M 0-49	Josh	Donnelly	MALE	00:36:26	1	1
F 0-49	Melanie	Wellenberg	FEMALE	00:37:46	2	1
F 0-49	Jessica	Hancock	FEMALE	00:39:15	3	2
M 50-59	Tim	Booth	MALE	00:44:35	4	1
M 0-49	Steve	Whan	MALE	00:44:55	5	2
M 0-49	Chris	Kime	MALE	00:45:37	6	3
M 50-59	Craig	Kentwell	MALE	00:46:56	7	2
M 60-69	Terry	Dixon	MALE	00:47:14	8	1
M 0-49	Damien	Kime	MALE	00:47:28	9	4
M 50-59	Jim	Crotty	MALE	00:48:59	10	3
M 0-49	Kent	Maxwell	MALE	00:49:15	11	5
F 0-49	Tara	Booth	FEMALE	00:49:34	12	3
M 0-49	Jordan	Kime	MALE	00:50:41	13	6
F 0-49	Rochelle	Basham	FEMALE	00:51:58	14	4
F 0-49	Jessica	Bowers	FEMALE	00:52:00	15	5
M 0-49	Jeremy	Wells	MALE	00:57:17	16	7
M 0-49	Jeremy	Reading	MALE	01:05:52	17	8
F 0-49	Penny	Warwick	FEMALE	01:09:20	18	6
F 0-49	Angela	Cheung	FEMALE	01:09:34	19	7
M 60-69	Geoff	Barker	MALE	01:18:36	20	2
M 70+	Lachlan	Lewis	MALE	02:19:10	21	1

500m
category	first name	last name	gender	time	pl	cat pl
F U 17	Sarah	Kurthi	FEMALE	00:11:22	1	1
M 17+	Phillip	Livingstone	MALE	00:11:44	2	1
M U 13	Charlie	Kurthi	MALE	00:12:48	3	1
M U 13	Joel	Mantle	MALE	00:12:52	4	2
M 17+	Jeremy	Hawes	MALE	00:15:02	5	2
F 17+	Joanna	Guilfoyle	FEMALE	00:15:15	6	1

Race Photos

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In many ways, this yearâ€™s Sri Chinmoy Lake Swims were a fresh experience.

Among other things, the Canberra climate becomes more unpredictable with each successive season â€“ resulting in the third change of venue in as many years. It seems to be like so many much larger regular sporting events, with a different section of Lake Burley Griffin (or in this case, Lake Ginninderra in Canberraâ€™s north) â€œhostingâ€ the event each time. Many swimmers commented that they much preferred the calm and less busy waters of Ginninderra â€“ which is just as well. Who knows when we might need to return to these waters?!

Another new (or at least, rare) experience was the weather: cloudy and cool, unlike the usual hot, sunny days that this race usually supplies. This made little difference to the water temperature, which was warm and pleasant. Almost nobody needed wetsuits. But not until the last swimmers came in, and the course was being packed away, did some rain (much-needed in Canberra) start to fall.

Cory Dimmer easily won the 5km race in a time of 1hr 19mins 45secs. The first woman, Claire Mantle, was close behind on 1:21:57. They were followed by Peter Johnson (1:30:56), the first over-50 male Steve Cole (1:34:20) and the first over-50 female Marita Basham (1:36:03).

In the 2.5km race, the fastest men were Josh Donnelly (36mins 26sec), Tim Booth (44:35) and Steve Whan (44:55). Apologies for previous incorrect listing of top three finishers! Twin brothers Damien and Jordan Kime, foregoing â€œeasyâ€ age-group trophies in the 500-metre race, took up the challenge of the 2.5km swim instead. Damien came fourth, and Jordan came a respectable sixth. The fastest females, meanwhile, were Melanie Wellenberg (37:46), Jessica Hancock (39:16) and Tara Booth (49:34).

The 500-metre â€œsprintâ€ race was won by Sarah Kurthi (11mins 22secs), whose trophy was in the under-17 female category. She was followed by her younger brother Charlie (11:44), the first under-13 male, and the first adult male, Phillip Livingstone (12:48).

Results have been published, and also a photo gallery.

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