{"id":30806,"date":"2014-03-27T13:34:41","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T05:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tribune.ctsi-logistics.com\/?p=30806"},"modified":"2014-03-27T13:34:41","modified_gmt":"2014-03-27T05:34:41","slug":"141-join-ssc-ocean-swim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/141-join-ssc-ocean-swim\/","title":{"rendered":"141 join SSC Ocean Swim"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Swimmers<\/a>
Swimmers competing in the 2.5-kilometer swim head to the waters off Saipan World Resort during last Sunday?s 36th Annual SSC Ocean Swim. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 36th Annual Saipan Swim Club Ocean Swim had a huge turnout, as 141 swam in the waters off the Saipan World Resort last Sunday morning.<\/span>
\nThis year\u2019s number of participants surpassed the 2013 record (119), as the Marshall Islands\u2019 Kwajalein Swim Club, Guam\u2019s Manukai Athletics Club, Manhoben Swim Club, Tsunami Guam, and Andersen Marlins, and three Palau swimmers joined the SSC, Tsunami Saipan, and other local tankers in the weekend race.<\/p>\n

As for the results, the host club and Tsunami Guam went on to take the most first place honors (three each) in the youth races.<\/p>\n

Taiyo Akimaru led SSC\u2019s 1-2-3 finish in the boys U8 600m swim after timing in at 12:42.<\/p>\n

Teammate Jonnusuke Suzuki and Leo Takahashi clocked in at 12:54 and 13:26, respectively. Conatsu Kaga gave SSC its second first place finish in the youth division as her 17:55 in the girls 9 to 10\u2019s 1K race defeated the 17:56 of Tsunami Saipan\u2019s Sophia Gauran and Aika Watanabe\u2019s 18:21. Taiyo\u2019s older brother, Kento swam the longest course\u2014the 2.5K\u2014and bested nine others in the boys 13 to 14 age group after tallying 35:18. Joining Kento in the Top 3 were Manukai\u2019s Alexander Gonzales (35:34) and Tsunami Saipan\u2019s Kaito Yanai (35:38).<\/p>\n

Kaito\u2019s younger sibling, Ryuto, prevailed in the boys 9 to 10\u2019s 1K race after completing the one-loop course in 15:05 and topping SSC\u2019s Lennosuke Suzuki (15:07) and Tsunami Guam\u2019s Chucky White (17:37). Tsunami Saipan\u2019s second first place finish was courtesy of Nanaka Watanabe, who ruled the girls U8 600m swim with her 13:21. She outclassed teammate Ashley Dangol (15:02) and SSC\u2019s Jinie Thompson (17:15).<\/p>\n

In the 11 to 12\u2019s 1.3K race, Manhoben and Tsunami Guam split top honors. Manhoben\u2019s Mineri Gomez clocked in at 21:17 to finish ahead of Tsunami Guam\u2019s Leivani Koiwa (21:27) and Tsunami Saipan\u2019s Miku Tammy (21:28). In the boys division, Tsunami Guam\u2019s James Hedrix submitted 19:02 to edge Manhoben\u2019s Santiago Poppe (19:14) and teammate Caleb White (19:17).<\/p>\n

Tsunami Guam\u2019s two other top finishers came in the longest race of the day, the 2.5K, with Hannah White and Emma Rione winning their respective age group. White recorded 36:30 in the girls 13 to 14 division to triumph over Manhoben\u2019s Amanda Poppe (40:00) and teammate Katelee McCormic (44:34). In the girls 15 to 19 division, Rione timed in at 35:43 to dethrone SSC\u2019s Victoria Chentsova. The SSC bet may have dropped to second place, but her 35:53 was better than her winning time last year (36:10).<\/p>\n

Still in the 15 to 19 age group, Manhoben\u2019s Tommy Imazu lorded it over against 11 other swimmers after completing the two-loop race in 35:00. He foiled Tsunami Guam\u2019s bid for first place, winning over Soujyu Usui (35:15) and Keigo Kitadate (35:16).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, 36 adult swimmers completed the 2.5K race with Carol Lynn Pierce and Vener Urena posting the fastest times in the women\u2019s and men\u2019s divisions, respectively. Urena clocked in at 44:42 to win the men\u2019s 40 to 49 age group, while Pierce also made the 50-minute barrier with her 49:44 and topped the 50 to 59 age group.<\/p>\n

Other first place finishers in their respective age groups were Kaitlin Mattos (56:02), Shawna Brennfleck (52:19), Brad Ruszala (49:13), Kimiko McKagan (1:03:35), Ron Gonzales (50:02), and Joshua Berger (56:36).<\/p>\n

In the adults\u2019 1.3K race, the top finishers were Aleksandra Doroukskikhi (25:27), Yurie Lorange (29:30), Bruce Lorange (34:42), Colin Thompson (21:30), Kaoru Takahashi (27:19), Mary Cisler (40:41), and Mark Staal (23:58).<\/p>\n

Last Sunday\u2019s ocean swim capped SSC\u2019s hosting of a three-day competition. The club had its international swim meet last Friday at Saturday at the Kan Pacific Swimming Pool.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of Saipan Swim Club, thank you; si yu\u2019us ma\u2019ase; ghillisow; shieh shieh; domo arigato; mesulang, and kommol for your participation, encouragement, and support. We look forward to seeing you all again and hopefully more swimmers and participants next year,\u201d SSC president Robert Torres said in an email to the participating teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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