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Bodden wins Foster’s Food Fair 800m
- Updated: 19 September 2017
John Bodden approaches the finish.
The 2016-17 Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association (CIASA) open water season started with a splash on Saturday, 16 September, with John Bodden picking up where he left off last season and comfortably winning the 33rd Annual Foster’s Food Fair IGA 800m Sea Swim.
Bodden led the lead group of four Stingray Swim Club swimmers down the home stretch off Governor’s Beach, pulling away as he neared the finish line of the event, which is the longest running sea swim on the CIASA calendar.
Bodden completed the swim and dashed to the finish line on the sand to end with a time of nine minutes and 51 seconds – the only swimmer of the 84 competitors under 10 minutes – to defend his 2016 title.
“Open water is always fun. You have the opportunity to race outside of the pool setting and do it with your friends. It’s always extra competitive but it is also nice that we can all do something together,” Bodden said, playing down his dominance in the open water in recent years.
Top finishers: L-R: Liam Henry, Alex Dakers, John Bodden.
Trailing him home was Alex Dakers in 10:05, with the pair of Liam Henry and Zachary Moore next up. The due sprinted to the finish, matching each other stride for stride in the water. As they hit land, Henry surged past Moore to take the third spot in 10:09, with Moore finishing in 10:10.
“That was something else…so I said whatever I do, I have to beat him [Moore] on the sprint,” Henry told CaymanSportsBuzz.com.
Jake Bailey was fifth and Jordan Crooks sixth, just ahead of Avery Lambert, the first female finisher. Raya Embury-Brown was the second female finisher and eighth overall. Rory Barrett was ninth and Elana Sinclair, the third female, rounded out the top 10.
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- Avery Lambert led all females to the finish.
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- Liam Henry and Zachary Moore race to the finish.
After the 800m race was completed, younger swimmers took part in a 400m event closer to shore to get them a taste of the open water competition and prepared for future competitive events over a longer distance.
Below is a list of top finishers for the different age groups.
Female
10 & under
1 Kathryn Lambert-Wragg 14:16
2 Leila Kirkconnell 14:44
3 McKenzie Pearson 14:55
11-12
1 Raya Embury-Brown 10:57
2 Jillian Crooks 11:57
3 Harper Barrowman 12:19
13-14
1 Avery Lambert 10:43
2 Stephanie Royston 11:05
3 Jasmine Lambert-Wragg 11:49
15 – 19
1 Elana Sinclair 11:04
2 Ria Plunkett 11:13
3 Alison Jackson 11:40
20-29
1 Abi Drummond 14:24
2 Claire Fletcher 16:13
30 -39
1 Catherine Ouriach 15:10
2 Sarah Gavin 15:59
3 Rebecca Wall 16:08
40-49
1 Sarah Trott 14:07
2 Nadine Gram 17:30
3 Elissa Costello 19:43
50 – 59
1 Jackie Hickey 19:30
2 Gail McLeod 24:18
Male
10 & Under
1 Phin Ellison 14:40
2 Jack Clark-Terrell 17:27
3 Dominic Gunn 18:12
11-12
1 Stefano Bonati 11:42
2 Aam Dakers 13:01
3 Will Sellars 13:25
13-14
1 Jake Bailey 10:37
2 Noah Hill 13:18
15 – 19
1 John Bodden 9:51
2 Alex Dakers 10:05
3 Liam Henry 10:09
20-29
1 Guy Rodgers 12:05
2 Michael Lockwood 15:20
3 Samuel Young 16:10
30 -39
1 Stuart Bray 12:02
2 Shane Donovan 12:17
3 Jimmy Dontas 16:45
40-49
1 Marius Acker 11:54
2 Martin Trott 11:58
3 Tim Dawson 13:01
50 – 59
1 Richard Hew 16:24
2 Fergus Dignan 20:55
3 Dave Bailey 21:22
60-69
1 Victor Thompson 16:25
2 Frank Flowers 17:07
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