Top Pan American Open Water Swimming Masters

176 masters swimmers participated in the third Pan American Masters Swimming and Open Water Championship (3º Campeonato Panamericano de Natación y Aguas Abiertas Masters)) in Mocambo Beach in Veracruz, México.

Complete results can be seen here.

Additional photos can be seen here at Natación Rosario Master and here at Mauro Charvey's gallery.

The top three finishers in each age group were as follows:

25-29 Women - 3K (see photo of women's start above)
1. Ana Rodal Rosas (Club Casablanca) - 44:06:91
2. Nancy Hernandez (Futurama de México) - 49:54:22
3. Arhani Ledesma Bernal (Acuatica Nelson Vargas) - 51:54:78

30-34 Women - 3K
1. Rosa del Carmen Flores (Acuatica Nelson Vargas) - 52:19:59
2. Veronica Gomez (Aqua Master Azteca) - 55:10:56
3. Michelle Rubio Ponce (Acalli) - 55:57:42

40-44 Women - 3K
1. Nora H. Toledano (Club Casablanca) - 44:15:09
2. Patricia Kohlmann (Sport City) - 46:17:17
3. Leticia Flores (Acuatica Nelson Vargas) - 47:05:00

45-49 Women - 3K
1. Edna Llorens (Club Casablanca) - 49:18:06
2. Regina Maria Curbelo (Acuatica Nelson Vargas) - 52:22:07
3. Adriana Lorena (Club Casablanca) - 56:42:45

50-54 Women - 3K
1. Ma. de los Angeles Limonchi (Sport City) - 49:41:19
2. Barbara Randolph A. (L.S.) - 51:56:69
3. Araceli Rodriguez (Acuatica Nelson Vargas) - 54:25:23

60-64 Women - 3K
1. Lilia Vaca Hernandez (Sport City) - 56:44:78
2. Ma. Cristina Morales y (A.O.Z.) - 1:04:33:31
3. Leonor Garcia Tinajero (Acuatica Nelson Vargas) - 1:07:28:02

65-69 Women - 3K
1. Edna de Saracho Araiza (Club Casablanca) - 1:04:30:34
2. Guillermina Christy (Sport City) - 1:07:43:03
3. Ma. del Pilar Silvia (Club Casablanca) - 1:14:41:83

70-74 Women - 3K
1. Margarita Kemay Ruus (Remeros Santos) - 1:31:52:47
2. Maria Luisa Morales (Toltitlan) - 1:35:22:03

25-29 Men - 3K
1. Luis Alberto Saulny (Club Casablanca) - 41:24:03
2. Ruben Pacheco Lopez (Club Casablanca) - 47:08:28
3. Oscar Monge España (La Sabana) - 50:20:28

30-34 Men - 3K
1. J. Antonio Moreno (Acuatica Nelson Vargas) - 46:40:62
2. Ricardo Duron Molina (Sport City) - 47:20:36
3. Cesar Solar Aguirre (Acalli) - 51:29:55

35-39 Men - 3K
1. Juan Manuel Calderon (Sport City) - 44:55:94
2. Marco Aurelio (Y.M.C.A.) - 46:03:64
3. Carlos Komori Martinez (Club Casablanca) - 47:44:59

40-44 Men - 3K
1. Alex Ovalles Alba (Dominicana Master) - 44:38:92
2. Fernando Quintana (Club Casablanca) - 44:51:52
3. Hector Ramirez Teuffer (Sport City) - 50:45:16

45-49 Men - 3K
1. Francisco Fernando (Acuatica Nelson Vargas) - 46:33:73
2. Javier Romero Cuevas (Sport City) - 48:26:47
3. Jose Antonio Gris Fraga (Orcas de Chiapas) - 53:46:28

50-54 Men - 3K
1. Enrique Cruz Camacho (Acuatica Nelson Vargas) - 49:29:52
2. Jorge Villegas Perez (Club Casablanca) - 49:38:02
3. Francisco Arjona (Club Casablanca) - 54:13:41

55-59 Men - 3K
1. Carlos D. Morgan (Jockey Club) - 54:15:73
2. Jorge Hernan Aguilera (Delfines) - 56:21:06
3. Guillermo Garza (Acalli) - 1:01:15:72

60-64 Men - 3K
1. Jose Augusto Fraga (I.M.S.S. Morelia) - 58:39:53
2. Armando Soto (Master de Sonora) - 1:03:12:83
3. Gregorio Manuel Franco (I.M.S.S. Morelia) - 1:09:34:52

65-69 Men - 3K
1. Martin Vicario Veloz (Club Casablanca) - 1:06:36:86

70-74 Men - 3K
1. Javier Garcia (Club Casablanca) - 1:06:34:05
2. Nicanor Gorraez Galvan (Mundet) - 1:13:17:75
3. Jose Cuellar Hernandez (Acalli) - 1:45:43:91

80-84 Men - 3K
1. Emiliano Llano Salas (G-3) - 1:35:06:86

Photo courtesy of Dr. Jim Miller, former president of US Masters Swimming.

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