{"id":191486,"date":"2015-02-10T04:10:48","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T18:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=191486"},"modified":"2015-02-10T04:10:48","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T18:10:48","slug":"jinnosuke-jin-ju-prevail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/jinnosuke-jin-ju-prevail\/","title":{"rendered":"Jinnosuke, Jin Ju prevail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saipan Swim Club\u2019s Jinnosuke Suzuki and Jin Ju Thompson emerged as the top finishers in the three-loop race of last Saturday\u2019s SSC Meek and Mighty Ocean Swim held in the waters off Pacific Islands Club.<\/p>\n

Nine-year-old Suzuki completed the more than one-kilometer course in 40:31 to place first overall and beat eight other male finishers, including several adult participants. Eleven-year-old Thompson came in second overall and first in the women\u2019s field after clocking in at 40:35.<\/p>\n

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Jinnosuke Suzuki, left, and Jin Ju Thompson moves out of the water during last Saturday\u2019s SSC Meek and Mighty Ocean Swim at the Pacific Islands Club. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Suzuki and Thompson finished ahead of Kaoru Takahashi (46:37), Tamio Nishikido (47:35), Tony Stearns (48:41), Suzy Kindel (48:51), Salofi Welch (50:30), Atsuko Sato (52:28), Joshua Berger (52:28), Kimiko McKagan (1:02:49), Rich Villagomez (1:03:07), and Tomomi Sato.<\/p>\n

Besides the three-loop contest, two other races took place last Saturday with 18 joining the one-loop event and seven completing the five-loop course.<\/p>\n

Conatsu Kaga ruled the female division in the one-loop course after submitting 13:08, while Kento Akimaro complete the race using the butterfly stroke and still topped the male\u2019s field with his 13:12. Lennosuke Suzuki also utilized his butterfly stroke and came in seventh overall after logging 15:25.<\/p>\n

Other finishers in the one-loop race were Rintaro Miyawaki (14:07), Taiyo Akimaru (14:08), Daino Sato (14:15), Coume Kaga (14:17), Akira (15:26) and Wataru (15:30) Kadokura, Jinie Thompson (17:13), Ayumi Kaga (17:52), Tiffany Lin (19:14), Mamiko Berger (19:24), Goshi Sato (21:29), Yumiko Mizuno (24:41), Susana (24:59) and Nieves (27:28) Villagomez.<\/p>\n

In the longest race of the day, 2014 Micronesian Games gold medalist Victoria Chentsova bested six others. She completed the five-loop course under one hour after recording 59:12 and surviving a jellyfish sting on her way for the last loop.<\/p>\n

Christian Villacrusis was also stung by the jellyfish, but still broke the one-hour barrier after tallying 59:45.<\/p>\n

VIllacrusis and Chentsova finished ahead of Taiga Sato (1:04:49), David Boyer (1:10:36), Carolyn Pierce (1:20:50), Gary De Guzman (1:25:27), and SSC president Emma Perez (1:37:47).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, SSC would like to thank Pacific Islands Club Saipan, Glenn Policare and other PIC staff, and Powerade\/Coca-Cola for supporting the weekend event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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