John Jeha Sure Doesn't Look Or Act 50

John Jeha started his 50-in-50-in-50 challenge last November on behalf of the Challenged Athletes Foundation and is wrapping his solo venture next week.

The San Francisco Bay area athlete, starting on his 50th birthday, aimed to complete 50 different endurance events involving running, biking and/or swimming over the course of 50 weeks.

His first event was a 5K pool swim in New York City and he gradually stepped up since then with at least one endurance event every weekend including a Boston Marathon, 129-mile Markleeville Death Ride in Lake Tahoe, the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon, the Half Vineman Ironman and the Couer d'Alene Ironman Triathlon in Idaho under his belt. With 49 events completed, John has swum 29.8 miles, biked 813.8 miles and run 277.1 miles with an estimated 5,000 total miles for the year including his training.

John said one of the most fun was the 2.7-mile Donner Lake Swim, "I improved my time by 12 minutes, almost a half-mile faster...I was probably in my best shape in 15 years."

More details on John's accomplishment and an interview with Carl Steward here at the Mercury News.

10K Champions In The Hazelwood Sauna Swim

The 19th annual Hazelwood Sauna Swim was held last weekend in conjunction with the Victorian State Open Water Championships.

The races included 1K, 3K, 5K and 10K championships in Hazelwood Pondage, a man-made lake.

19-year-old Stacey Hansford of Bankstown Sports NSW won the women's open 10K in 2:10:15.5 and 17-year-old Max Thorn of Surrey Park Swimming Club won the men's division in 2:03:35.5. The top age-group finishers in the 10K races included the following swimmers:

Female 14 years 10K Results
1. Bethany Robertson (Surrey Park) - 2:13:16.6
2. Mia Roberts (Henley & Grange) - 2:35:45.7
3. Mikayla Williss (Henley & Grange) - 2:37:02.7

Female 15 years 10K Results
1. Erin Suters (Campbelltown NSW) - 2:18:49.3
2. Chloe Palmer-Simpson (Picton Swim Club NSW) - 2:22:54.4
3. Courtney Hansford (Bankstown Sports NSW) - 2:25:59.3

Female 16 years 10K Results
1. Samantha Watts (Cherrybrooke Carlile NSW) - 2:22:23.9
2. Jessica Silvester (Bayside) - 2:33:56.6
3. Isabelle Robinson (Firbank Aqaustars) - 2:34:10.9

Female 17-18 years 10K Results
1. Lauren McNamara (Surrey Park) - 2:16:37.7
2. Yvonne Artis (Henley & Grange) - 2:22:39.9
3. Cara Davidson (Surrey Park) - 2:23:28.0

Male 14 years 10K Results
1. Kien-Anh Ngo (Surrey Park) - 2:16:35.5
2. Sam Warrick (Surrey Park) - 2:23:48.3
3. Bradley Moore (Altona SC) - 2:23:50.2

Male 15 years 10K Results
1. Eugene Tee (Surrey Park) - 2:14:46.3
2. Thomas Boatman (Oasis Otters) - 2:26:50.8

Male 16 years 10K Results
1. Mun Hon Lee (Surrey Park) - 2:09:54.7
2. Brad Horrey (Sea's the Limit Swim Club NSW) - 2:17:56.5
3. Harry Thorn (Surrey Park) - 2:19:31.1

Male 17-18 years 10K Results
1. Andrew Roberts (Maribyrnong Mantas) - 2:03:42.0
2. Max Halson (Surrey Park) - 2:04:13.8
3. Zach Hansford (Bankstown Sports NSW) - 2:05:33.2

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.