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WA Results from Townsville: Cross Duathlon & Aquathlon

WA Results from Townsville: Cross Duathlon & Aquathlon

Date: 23 Aug 2024
Posted: 3 months ago

The past two days of racing have been monumental, with the Cross Duathlon on Thursday followed by the Aquathlon on Friday in Townsville as part of the 2024 World Multisport Championships. Australia celebrated plenty of podium finishes, including three impressive results from Western Australian athletes.

CROSS DUATHLON TOP 5’s:
Bart Hollemans (representing NED) achieved a 2nd place finish in the 50-54 Male Age Group in the cross duathlon with a time of 01:43:52. Paul Cochrane secured a strong 5th place in the 55-59 Male Age Group, while Alison Ramm also represented WA with a 5th place finish in the 50-54 Female Age Group.

AQUATHLON TOP 5’s:
Greg Salter claimed the title of World Aquathlon Champion with a 1st place finish in the 70-74 Male Age Group, clocking a time of 00:41:49. In the Elite Men’s race, Luke Bate claimed 2nd place, and Reece Harris secured 4th place. Katya Anderson finished strong with a 5th place in the 35-39 Female Age Group. Congratulations to all the athletes who raced!

WA Athlete Results

Athlete Name (A-Z)EventCategoryResultTime
Simone AllenAquathlon45-49 Female AG15th00:45:21
Katya AndersonAquathlon35-39 Female AG5th00:36:14
Craig ApplebyCross Duathlon50-54 Male AG18th02:10:57
Luke BateAquathlonElite Men2nd 🥈00:28:22
Richard BurnellAquathlon65-69 Male AG10th00:47:17
Paul CochraneCross Duathlon55-59 Male AG5th01:55:57
Reece HarrisAquathlonElite Men4th00:28:45
Bart Hollemans (NED)Cross Duathlon50-54 Male AG2nd 🥈01:43:52
Bart Hollemans (NED)Aquathlon50-54 Male AG25th00:42:48
Rowan KerrAquathlonElite Men
U23
21st
7th
00:33:59
Emma LeonardAquathlon50-54 Female AG7th00:42:30
Alison RammCross Duathlon50-54 Female AG5th02:18:07
Marcus RooneyCross Duathlon45-49 Male AG11th01:57:27
Marcus RooneyAquathlon45-49 Male AG13th00:41:02
Greg SalterAquathlon70-74 Male AG1st 🥇00:41:49

UP NEXT

This Sunday marks the final day of competition, with the Aquabike and Long Distance Triathlon events kicking off from The Strand Beach. Good luck to our members racing:

AquabikeLong Distance
Hayley FerrisCaroline Anderson
Jacqueline ForbesPeter Brozicevich
Matt HunterMatt Burton
Alex KraanAbigail Bygrave
Cameron WatsonIan Nokes
Alison WhitemanAdie Richardson
Oliver Terry