By DARRYN SMITH
MORE than 800 competitors and hundreds more spectators crowed Noosa Main Beach for the Icon Events Noosa Summer Swim leg of the Queensland Ocean Swim series on Saturday.
Providing much needed distraction from the State Election, series ambassador Michael Klim hit the water with a few friends for a bit of fun in the Noosa 3.0 race.
Michael said he was pleased with the success of this year’s Noosa Summer Swim.
“When Icon Events approached myself and Milk and Co to be a part of the event we thought it was a great fit,” Michael said.
“Our brand is all about the outdoors and healthy active lifestyles, that’s what these swims are, a little bit challenging but they take you out of your comfort zone … it’s about introducing people to ocean swimming and trying something a bit different.”
Dylan Mason blitzed the Noosa 3.0 event with a time of 35:51 with Sarah Windsor being the fastest women with a time of 41:06.
In the Noosa 2.0 event, Nick Sloman won with a time of 22:26, while Phoebe Hines took out the women’s division with a time of 24:17 in a pool of 276 competitors.
Pheobe Hines continued her winning streak in the Noosa 1.0 event beating the boys with a time of 12:37, while Trent McArdle won the men’s division with a time of 12:42.
The 300m Kids Dash came down to the wire with Zane Wolsey beating Kayleigh Foster by only .8 of a second with a time of 5:05.
In the Teams Relay, Icon Events Team won with a time of 09:11, narrowly beating the Ferny Team M who came over the line with a time of 09:13.
