BRITS TAKE OPEN WATER HONOURS DOWN UNDER
A small squad of British swimmers picked up a medal a piece
at the Australian Open Water Championships in Melbourne.
Alan Bircher (University of Bath) and Cassie Patten (Stockport
Metro) both collected silver in their respective 10km events,
while Kerri-Anne Payne (also Stockport Metro) took bronze
behind teammate Patten.
Bircher fought off tough competition in the sprint finish
to take silver in 1 hour 59.11 minutes - just five second
separating second and fourth position. Four-time Australian
iron man champion Ky Hurst took gold in 1:59.01.
In the women's event, open water newcomers Patten and Payne
finished second and third in 2:08.12 and 2:08.56.
The Australian meet has provided the British trio with a
valuable test run ahead of next year's World Championships,
which take place at the same course on St Kilda Beach.
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