Open water swimmers Chelsea Gubecka and Thomas Raymond were named the champions of the 2024 Noosa 5.0 at the annual Noosa Summer Swim Festival.
The event celebrated its 11th birthday on 17 and 18 February with an action packed weekend of bespoke events and ocean swims on Noosa Main Beach.
Both of the 5.0 winners are from the Sunshine Coast, and Thomas trains with Kareena Lee, former Olympic medalist at Noosa Aquatic Centre.
Chelsea was the first Australian athlete to be selected for next year’s Olympic Games in Paris.
The 25-year-old double World Championship medallist will race in the 10 kilometres event in the French capital.
There was plenty of action to see at the Noosa Summer Swim Festival with five different courses, starting and finishing on Noosa Main Beach.
Distances ranged from the 300m Junior Giants event, especially designed kids aged 8-16 years, to the big one, the Noosa 5.0 where the current crop of leading Australian open water swimmers went head to head.
