Claire Weinstein, Samuel Marsteiner Win Open Water Junior 5Ks

Claire Weinstein, Samuel Marsteiner Win Junior 5Ks at Open Water Championships

Claire Weinstein and Samuel Marsteiner received the women and boys junior 5-kilometer races Saturday on the 2022 Open Water Nationwide Championships.

The races fell on Day 2 of the three-day occasion at Lynn Corridor Seaside Park in Fort Myers Seaside, Fla. The highest two finishers will participate within the 2022 World Junior Open Water Championships, Sept. 1-4 in Beau Vallon, Seychelles.

Weinstein led the entire approach, pulling away late in a time of 1:06:08. Her time was greater than a minute up on Abigail Miller of Mission Viejo Nadadores. Cher Patrick of Space Tallahassee Aquatic Membership was third.

“It felt really good,” Weinstein stated in a USA Swimming launch. “It’s nice that we have (international_ trips since last year they were cancelled. It feels really good.”

Weinstein makes it two wins for Sandpipers of Nevada in two days, with Katie Grimes having won the women’s 10K race on Friday.

Marsteiner, simply 14 years outdated, received the boys race in 1:02.40. The highest 10 finishers had been clustered inside simply two and a half minutes.

“It was a lot of fun,” Marsteiner stated. “I haven’t swam in the ocean in a while, but I did do this meet last year as a 13-year-old. That was a learning experience that helped me a lot.”

Nathan Szobota of NOVA of Virginia surged within the ultimate lap to complete second. William Seigel completed third.

Women’ Junior 5K

1. Claire Weinstein (Port Jefferson, N.Y./Sandpipers of Nevada), 1:06:08
2. Abigail Miller (Mason, Ohio/Mission Viejo Nadadores), 1:07:19
3. Cher Patrick (Tallahassee, Fla./Space Tallahassee Aquatic Membership), 1:07:54
4. Sarah Larsen (Malverne, N.Y./Lengthy Island Aquatic Membership), 1:08:13
5. Aubrey Tuthill (Sarasota, Fla./Tampa Elite Aquatics), 1:09:07
6. Olivia Moore (Saint Johns, Fla./Planet Swim Aquatics), 1:09:31
7. Kaitlyn Latendresse (Tacoma, Wash./King Aquatic Membership), 1:09:41
8. Clarke Neace (Beavercreek, Ohio/SwimMAC Carolina), 1:09:56
9. Arabelle Johnson (Muncie, Ind./Fishers Space Swimming Tigers), 1:10:30
10. Samantha Anderson (Backyard Metropolis, N.Y./Lengthy Island Aquatic Membership), 1:12:54

Boys’ Junior 5K

1. Samuel Marsteiner (Raleigh, N.C./New Wave Swim Crew), 1:02:40
2. Nathan Szobota (Richmond, Va./NOVA of Virginia Aquatics), 1:02:56
3. William Siegel (Lengthy Island, N.Y./Lengthy Island Aquatic Membership), 1:03:31
4. Paul Mullen (Woodbridge, Va./Nation’s Capital Swim Membership), 1:03:41
5. Colin Jacobs (Sarasota, Fla./Sarasota Tsunami Swim Crew), 1:03:45
6. Patrick O’Hagan (Floral Park, N.Y./Lengthy Island Aquatic Membership), 1:04:37
7. Cody Sprague (Virginia Seaside, Fla./Sandpipers of Nevada), 1:05:03
8. Patrick Maldonado (San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Space Aquatic Affiliation), 1:05:05
9. Brandon Gear (St. Augustine, Fla./Saint Augustine Swim Crew), 1:05:07
10. Gabe Manteufel (Las Vegas, Nev./Sandpipers of Nevada), 1:05:10