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Open Water Champs Pictures by Sian Grosskopf's dad (pw: tvsc)
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Another beautilful summer morning for the Open Water Championsips in Huntington Bay
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Head of the Bay Club on Huntington Bay
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Jaclyn before her 5K real open water race having doubts .....
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Jaclyn's personal escort craft with Jaclyn's dad and TVSC alumni Michael Chang.
There were some questions about that Jaclyn had to tow the kayak back to shore during the race, but they were able to hang on during her 1 hour and 27 minute race.
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Jaclyn: " Did I really sign up for doing the 5K? What was I thinking ...."
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The master swimmers are in the water and swimming to the starting line by the sail boot - It is so clear you can see Connecticut on the other side of the Sound
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TVSC swimmers waiting for the start of their race. Erin is yawning and I guess she is not nervous at all ..... or she went to bed late
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The open swimmers (male and female) are going down the ramp to get ready for their race
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She is still not sure about this ....
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The open swimmers are in the water and are swimming to the start line
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The open swimmers on the starting line waiting for the starting gun - actually the current in the bay moved the whole group past the starting line before the start of the race
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The ten TVSC 10 & Unders and future champions squinting in the sun for photographers
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Ryan
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Daniel
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11-12 girls waiting before start of their race
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Pre-meet briefing by meet driector Bea Hartigen for age group swimmers
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10 & Unders getting ready
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Get ready!
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.... and there they go
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The 11-12 age group is walking down the ramp to the floating dock
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Hard to see but the ripple in the smooth water is Ryan on the way back with a huge lead for 10 & Under racers
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10 & Under winner for boys: Ryan in 15:20.13
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2nd place finisher Daniel
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3rd place finisher Shane
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Daniel and Shane after finishing their 1,000 race
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10 & Under girls Rita (2nd), Dominque (3rd) and Alexa (1st)
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Sian afetr finishing her race in 4th place, asking the officials for her time
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Lara, finishing 5th, still smiling for the camera
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Kate (12) turning around for leg #3 in her 2,000 yard race
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Phoebe half way right before touching the dock
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Zach half way
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Elizabeth almost half way in her first open water race
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... and the 13-14s are off for their 3,000 yard race
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First 11-12s are coming in for the finish with Ryan leading after he was drafting behind Kristen, half his size, for 3/4 of the race - Kristen is still in 2nd place while Kate is in 3rd
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Kate (2nd), Kristen (1st) and Ryan (1st)
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Julia Stobbie (4th) and Sam (3rd)
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Chase finished 2nd in 11-12 boys
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Phoebe was 5th
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Kim (6th) still thought the water smelled ....
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Sarah, Mary and Kaleigh still smiling after finishing the 2,000 yard race
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Matt 6th
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Allana and Crystal
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Erin and Nancy
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Greta of Old Westbury
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Noah and Zach
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Bridget
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Elizabeth
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Greenwood swim club swimmers sharing race stories after completing 5K open
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Candic (never again) and Kira still smiling after finishing their race
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Master swimmer after finishing his 5K
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Jonathan in 3,000 yard race
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Jaclyn and escort craft coming in to finish of 5K
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Jaclyn made it ....
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... and the escort craft made it (they did not have to be towed to shore) And where are life jackets?
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Jaclyn climbing out of the water
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Master swimmers finishing the 5K
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Jimmy (on right) coming into finish in the lead of his 3,000 yard race
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Jimmy is almost there ....
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Great job Jimmy, next year the 5K!
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Hadley of PSDY in Connecticut winning the 3,000 for 13-14 girls
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Head of the Bay Club
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Christina finished 2nd
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Joanthan squinting in bright sun light after finishing in 2nd place
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Emily and Anna finishing the 3,000
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Emily and Anna posing for camera after finishing
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Marissa after finishing her 3,000 race
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This master swimmer prepared for 5K open water race by training in his "end-less" pool and he made it
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picture of endless pool
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Final master swimmers guided by escort crafts are finishing their race after swimming more than two hours
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Ryan is starting to look like his older brother and 2008 graduating senior Simon
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Matt
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Chase
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Lara
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Shane
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Anna and Michael
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Sam and Kristen
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Ryan's sister Erin will compete in Open Water Champs next year
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Waiting for award ceremony
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Zach finished the 2,000 this year ....
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Daniel not only medaled in 1,00 free, he is also a record holder in solving the Rubic's Cube
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10 & Under medal winners Shane, Ryan and Daniel
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Australian Open Water pioneer and International Hall of Fame swimmer Shelly Taylor-Smith talking about the new 10K open water at the 2008 Olympics
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11-12 medal winners Kristen, Kate and Samantha
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11-12 medal winners Ryan, Chase and Daniel Needham
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13-14 medal winners Hadley Merrill, Christina and Anna
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 13-14 medal winners Jimmy, Jonathan and Sean Bartlett
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Female open medal winners with Shelly Taylor-Smith: Eva Fabian, Rachael DeSanctis and Lindsey Hagens
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Male open medal winners with Shelly Taylor-Smith: Mike Trevor, Mitch Dnasky and Adam McNally
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