Global Rankings Week 3: Competition Heats Up

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The Global Swim Series had a very busy weekend last week that featured 3 Canadian races.  All the races went smoothly despite some less than ideal weather at the 2 Ontario races.  This weekend is our first weekend with no races of the series but next weekend in Ottawa we will have the renowned Bring on the Bay Swim, one of the largest races in Canada (this year looks to have a record number of participants as well).

So now onto the rankings.  With 3 races held in Ontario this week we were able to see for the first time swimmers start to do more than one race.  With the Mine Over Matter Swim in Hamilton on Saturday and the North Shore Challenge in Lake Erie on Sunday, some of our competitors took advantage of the geography and did back to back races last weekend.  Notably Michael Kenny, Bud Seawright and Rhian Short all have now completed 3 GSS races and find themselves at the top of the standings.

In the Men’s Non-Wetsuit division Michael Kenny holds a lead over defending champion Bill Leonard thanks to an extra race (Caledon Quarry) where he was able to put up some important points early in the season.  This could change next weekend with Bring on the Bay as Leonard is from the Ottawa area and should be in attendance.  Chris Criswick finds himself in 3rd with 3 races.

Rhian Short’s perfect attendance in Ontario GSS races has allowed her to gain a hold of the top of the Female Non-Wetsuit divison (she’s also training for a Lake Ontario crossing at the end of summer so expect endurance vs speed to be her focus).

The Men’s Wetsuit division has already begun to get very competitive with Bud Seawright holding the lead in the Global Rankings over Trevor Connors and Gerry Kelly.  GSS’s very own Dylan Kent sits in 4th with former open water world champion Greg Streppel sitting just behind in 5th.

Mairi MacGregor of Oakville, Canada holds a very small 4 point over Anne Wilkie lead to own the Female wetsuit division for now.

Full Leaderboard for Week 3:

Male Non-Wetsuit Division
Rank Name Age Points # of Races
1 Michael Kenny          1433127697_Canada-Flag 40-49 222.10 3
2 William Leonard          1433127697_Canada-Flag 30-39 186.26 2
3 Chris Criswick          1433127697_Canada-Flag 50-59 167.85 3
Female Non-Wetsuit Division
Rank Name Age Points # of Races
1 Rhian Short          1433127697_Canada-Flag 20-29 158.83 3
2 Elissa Gelleny          1433127697_Canada-Flag 30-39 143.05 2
3 Sarah Gallagher          1433127697_Canada-Flag 20-29 137.55 2
Male Wetsuit Division
Rank Name Age Points # of Races
1 Bud Seawright          1433127697_Canada-Flag 40-49 284.39 3
2 Trevor Connors          1433127697_Canada-Flag 40-49 262.07 3
3 Gerry Kelly              1433127697_Canada-Flag 50-59 240.22 3
Female Wetsuit Division
Rank Name Age Points # of Races
1 Mairi Macgregor          1433127697_Canada-Flag 50-59 163.64 2
2 Anne Wilkie              1433127697_Canada-Flag 50-59 159.53 2
3 Gabrielle Fredette          1433127697_Canada-Flag 30-39 118.84 2

 

GSS LOGO FINALSwimmer of the Week:  This week’s honor is for Greg Streppel.  Streppel is a former world champion and one of Canada’s best open water swimmers of all time.  This past weekend Streppel took back to back wins at Mine Over Matter and then the RE7 North Shore Challenge less than 24 hours apart.  Also of note was his blistering fast 3.8km win at the North Shore Challenge where he clocked a 45 minutes 3.8km swim despite rough waves the whole way.  Streppel currently sits 5th in his division in the rankings and should be considered a serious contender for the GSS title.

 


 

Full Rankings

Male Non-Wetsuit

Female Non-Wetsuit

Male Wetsuit

Female Wetsuit

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