NSW State Open & Age Open Water Championships – Penrith Regatta Centre

There was some great Open Water swimming over the weekend with some very tight finishes…who would think that after 10km the difference between the top 2 male finishes would be 0.24 sec! With officials being vigilant in keeping an eye on the water temp (taking measurements every hour) the swimmers dealt with the hot conditions both in and out of the water to record some great swims.

Men’s & Women’s Open, 17-18 Years 10km

• In the Men’s event visitor Dylan Murphy (Noosa) and Euan Liney (Coach Nick Dobson) from Knox Pymble fought hammer and tong with the lead changing multiple times throughout the race. In a sprint finish, with some OW tactics thrown in Dylan managed to out touch Euan to claim the Gold…Euan also claims the gold as the first NSW finisher. Dylan’s time was 1:58:08.90 to Euan’s 1:58:09.14. Congratulations to both Euan & Coach Nick.
• In the Women’s event Tayla Martin (Coach Chris Nesbit) from Carlile led from the starting hooter recording a convincing victory in 2:05:47.30. Congratulations to Tayla and Coach Chris.
• In the Men’s 17-18 Years 10 km Daniel Carter (Coach Josh Stapley) from the Hills Club won the gold in 2:02:11.99 from Noah Katehos (Coach David Proud) SLC Aquadot and Max Moylan (Coach Bec Wheatley) Cranbrook.
• In the Women’s 17-18 Years 10 km Chloe Brodwick (Coach Shannon Rollason) Cruiz won gold in 2:11:33.43 with Isabella Cox (Coach Lachlan Vane Tempest) St George claiming the silver medal.

Men’s & Women’s 15/16/17 Years 7.5 km

• Men’s: In the 15 Years 7.5 km event Kelly Oliver (Coach Tom O’Keeffe) Shore won the gold from Maclaren Derwent (Coach Alex Clark) Revesby Workers and Bodi Bone from Charlestown taking the bronze. In the 16 Years event Jack Sammut (Coach Teone Fava) Ripples St Mary’s won gold from Finn Sebire (Coach Josh Stapley) The Hills with Brydith Peters (Calum Timms) Trinity Grammar picking up the bronze. In the 17 Years event Nathan Williams (Justin McEvoy) Campbelltown won the gold in 1:35:16.46.
• Women’s: In the 15 years 7.5 km event Isobel Mulcahy (Coach Michaela Pattinson) Carlile swam a great race to win the gold in 1:37:11.66 from Ruby Carter (Coach Josh Stapley) The Hills and Lara Morgan (Coach Kerry Saunders) Hunter winning the bronze. In the 16 Years event Elisha Higgins (Coach Sarah-Jane Weir) Nepean won the gold from Jana Kowalski (Coach Paul Bruce) Sydney University with Stephanie Lake (Coach Michaela Pattinson) Carlile winning the bronze medal.

2024 NSW State Open & Age OW Championships: Top 10 Athletes by Total Points

1. Daniel Carter - 70 points
   • Event: Men 17-18 10k Open Water (1st place, 35 points) ​
   • Event: Men 17 Year Olds 5k Open Water (1st place, 35 points)
   • Club: The Hills; ​Coach: Josh Stapley

1. Chloe Brodrick - 70 points
   • Event: Women 17-18 10k Open Water (1st place, 35 points) ​
   • Event: Women 17 Year Olds 5k Open Water (1st place, 35 points) ​
   • Club: Cruiz; Coach: Shannon Rollason

1. Tayla Martin - 70 points
   • Event: Women Open 10k Open Water (1st place, 35 points)
   • Event: Women Open 5k Open Water (1st place, 35 points) ​
   • Club: Carlile; Chris Nesbit ​

1. Euan Liney - 70 points
   • Event: Men Open 10k Open Water (2nd place, 35 points) (First NSW) ​
   • Event: Men Open 5k Open Water (1st place, 35 points)
   • Club: Knox Pymble; ​Coach: Nick Dobson

5. Noah Katehos - 65 points
   • Event: Men 17-18 10k Open Water (2nd place, 30 points)
   • Event: Men 18 Year Olds 5k Open Water (1st place, 35 points)
   • Club: SLC Aquadot; Coach: David Proud ​

5. Nathan Williams - 65 points
   • Event: Men 17 Year Olds 7.5k Open Water (1st place, 35 points)
   • Event: Men 17 Year Olds 5k Open Water (2nd place, 30 points)
   • Club: Campbelltown; Coach: Justin McEvoy ​

5. Ruby Carter - 65 points
   • Event: Women 15 Year Olds 7.5k Open Water (2nd place, 30 points)
   • Event: Women 15 Year Olds 5k Open Water (1st place, 35 points)
   • Club: The Hills ​ Coach: Josh Stapley

8. Finn Sebire - 60 points
   • Event: Men 16 Year Olds 7.5k Open Water (2nd place, 30 points)
   • Event: Men 16 Year Olds 5k Open Water (2nd place, 30 points)
   • Club: The Hills; ​ Coach: Josh Stapley

8. Jana Kowalski - 60 points
   • Event: Women 16 Year Olds 7.5k Open Water (2nd place, 30 points)
   • Event: Women 16 Year Olds 5k Open Water (2nd place, 30 points)
   • Club: Sydney University; ​Coach: Paul Bruce

10. Maclaren Derwent - 56 points
    • Event: Men 15 Year Olds 7.5k Open Water (2nd place, 30 points)
    • Event: Men 15 Year Olds 5k Open Water (3rd place, 26 points) ​
    • Club: Revesby Workers; ​Coach: Alex Clarke

Congratulations to the Top 3 clubs:

1. Carlile – 441 points – Head Coach: Chris Nesbit
2. Nepean – 278 points – Head Coach: Sarah-Jane Weir
3. The Hills – 230 points – Head Coach: Josh Stapley

Please find all the medallists attached HERE.

Congratulations to all our medallists and their respective coaches…a great weekend of Open Water racing!

GO THE MIGHTY BLUES!