Holtsville Biathlon Results - June 28 and July 26

Triathlete and TVSC swimmer Esteban finishing his race with the fastest time
Benjamin right behind him

One Novice A and 44 Junior swimmers competed in the end-of-the-summer Holtsville Biathlon.

Seven 9-year-olds participated including Novice A swimmer Genni Bonsignore.

Results of the June 8 (first summer) biathlon

Results of the June 8 (first summer) biathlon

Saturday morning 6 AM when most people are still sleeping,
TVSC junior team athletes are getting ready for the second Holtsville Biathlon of the summer

Warmup first

10 & unders waiting for the start of their 1000 meter swim

10 & unders waiting for the start of their 1000 meter swim

10 seconds before the start of the 1000 meter swim for Junior 2s

 

 

 

Transition

 

 

Start of run for always smiling Aiden

 

 

 

Sadie, Ula and Maddie did not do the swimming part and only would get bagels
and juice if they ran two laps on the Holtsville track (about 2.7 miles) 

 

 

Jack, an triathlete, was the first one to finish
(he had a 2 minute head start of the fastest group)

 

 

June 28 and July 26 biathlon winner triathlete Esteban (14)

 

 

Jack (11) third, Ben (11) fourth, Bryce (10) fifth and Katie (13) second

 

 

10th place for Holly (12)

 

 

Allie (12) and Grant (11)

 

 

Brothers Dylan (10) and Luke (12) finishing their run

 

 

Azzurra (12)

 

 

Brooke (12) improved her time from June by almost 6 minutes!

 

 

Novice swimmer Genni (9) finsihed in 38th place - Great job!

 

 

 

Luke Chen (9)

 

 

Coaches Jason (standing on his tippy toes), Danny, Mike and Peter

 

 

Still smiling (for the camera)

 

 

Juniors checking their times and if they were faster than last time

 

 

Twins Austin and Alex and Dylan 

 

 

Coach Rita with 9-year olds Genni and Michelle

 

 

Coaches Peter, Oisin and Rita

 

 

Getting bagels and juice afterwards is worth doing the Biathlon (seniors don't fall for this anymore . . . . . )

 

 

 

The boys are warming down playing volleyball

 

 

Coach Danny and photographer Katya

 

 

Katie talking to Coach Peter. Katya making more pictures in the back

 

 

 

 Holtsville Biathlon June 28

Near perfect conditions (including some rain) for the first summer Holtsville Biathlon. 49 competitors! Eight 9-year olds (!!!), three 10-year olds, 16 11-year olds, eight 12-year olds and 14 13 & Overs competed.

Holtsville - Saturday moning 5:55 AM  - Getting ready for the biathlon

6:42 AM - Biathlon swimming part in lanes 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in full swing

6:43 AM - Bryce, Alex and Ben were the first 3 completing the swimming part

6:44 AM - Holtsville Biathlon - Rain-or-Shine - Transition from swimming to running in the rain

6:53 AM - Ben was the first one to cross the finish
but he started 2 minutes before Esteban running in the back

6:53 AM - Esteban finishes his race with the fastest time

6:54 AM - Competitors did not care about the rain

6:55 AM - Vivian finishing her biathlon

6:57 AM - Elliot finishing her race with her twin sister, Aidan, and Lauren in the back 

7:02 AM - Pasha finishing

7:03 AM - Jocelyn (9) finishing her first biathlon