2007 Eyeline 1000 Ocean Swim

Posted on 2007-11-06 by Don

Conditions at Noosa’s main beach late Friday afternoon were perhaps a touch calmer than 2006. The organizers used smaller markers this year, which held their positions. Being the 25th anniversary of the Noosa Triathlon, entries in the Ocean Swim were definitely up. In the Men’s 40-49 age group 81 swimmers set out in, yet again, PINK caps.

I’m guessing the following image was shot within 15 seconds of the start of the race. The lead part of our group is underwater and the previous start wave is seen really spread out wide heading for the first marker:

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This next shot was taken 12 seconds later. We were hit by two big sand filled dumpers on the way out and I think this would be the second one approaching. I got a goggle filled by the first one when coming up a touch too quickly into the power section:

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Sixty-one seconds later … the swells were big heading out to the first marker making the swim a bit more challenging. With the right turn at the marker to a long-shore segment, swimming became much easier.

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Seven minutes and eighteen seconds after the first image (so close to 7:30 from the horn) I’m struggling with getting my legs going while my heart is wanting to blow up at the mid-point beach turn-around:

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Full results can be found on the USM Events Noosa Results Page, but here are some highlights:

  • Open Men’s and overall winner – DEV LAHEY 10:57
  • Open Women’s winner – MELISSA GORMAN 11:38
  • 12 and Under Boys winner – MACAULEY KIPPEN 15:12
  • 12 and Under Girls winner – ALEXANDRA NOLAN 15:26
  • Men’s 40-49:
    1st – SPOT ANDERSON 12:45
    2nd – TIM MANDEVILLE 12:58
    3rd – STEVE MELLSOP 13:17
    4th – MAX PETTIGROVE 13:17
    5th – NICK CROFT 13:24
    6th – PHILIP HUBBLE 13:36 (’05, ’06 winner)
    …
    32nd – DON BAUER 16:52
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2 Responses to 2007 Eyeline 1000 Ocean Swim

  1. Dorothy Kosciuch says:
    2013-09-12 at 10:11 am

    OMG – The waves!!! hard to believe a 12yr old can swim over those waves

  2. Don says:
    2013-09-13 at 9:46 am

    The key is going way under those waves and grabbing some sand! I came up too quickly into the flow from 2nd massive wave and had one goggle lens pulled up.

    There were 21 Girls and 13 Boys in the 12 and Under category for 2007. I’m not sure what the minimum age is, but they are tiny. Their “Nippers” coach would no doubt have the final say in whether they were ready.

    It is a great race – different every year. This Fall (2013) will be my 8th.

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