Agius and Vella Wood prevail in difficult race
Michelle Vella Wood The 2013 Open Water Swimming Championships, organised by Birkirkara St Joseph Sports Club and sponsored by Vileda, opened recently with a difficult race due to the prevailing weather conditions. The race was held in the sheltered...
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The 2013 Open Water Swimming Championships, organised by Birkirkara St Joseph Sports Club and sponsored by Vileda, opened recently with a difficult race due to the prevailing weather conditions.
The race was held in the sheltered Salina Bay with 92 swimmers setting off on two one-kilometre laps.
Neil Agius and Michelle Vella Wood convincingly won their respective categories.
Agius finished the distance in 27 minutes, 27 seconds ahead of Roberto Demicoli (29:31) and Graham Borg (29:38).
In the women’s category, Vella Wood was unchallenged to finish in a time of 33 minutes, 46 seconds.
However, the swimmers in Vella Wood’s wake were logged in a sprint finish, with Maria Camilleri hitting the finishing buoy in 35 minutes, 1 second, just ahead of Margaret Seguna (35:02).
The second race from the championships, organised under the auspices of the Aquatic Sports Association of Malta, will be held today.