Paul and Kathryn Vroomen made their mark in the Vineman half-Aquabike competition in Sonoma County over the weekend.
Paul Vroomen, 56, was the top Santa Cruz-area finisher in 18th overall, and Kathryn Vroomen, 49, was 24th among women [73rd overall].
Paul Vroomen finished 13h among men and second in the men’s 55-59 age division, completing the 1.2-mile swim and 56-mile bike race in 3 hours, 22 minutes, 18 seconds. He did the swim in 34:58 and the bike in 2:43:23.
Ventura’s Mike Shaffer, 47, won the race in 2:47:57.
Kathryn Vroomen finished the swim in 36:13 and the bike in 3:20:05 en route to a 4:00:37 finish. She was sixth in the women’s 45-49 age division.
The women’s overall winner was Whitney Garcia of Boulder, Colo. Her time was 3:00:05.
Results in this report are from RaceResults360.com.
Santa Cruz resident Sam Shimomura swam the fastest time of anyone at the 39th annual Rough Water Swim — a one-mile swim around the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf — and took the junior and masters titles on Saturday, according to preliminary results on bigskyendurancesports.com.
The 18-year-old arrived at the finish line on Cowell Beach in 17 minutes, 16.30 seconds — 15 seconds ahead of runner-up Trevor Gillis [Los Altos-Mountain View] in the masters division and almost two minutes ahead of runner-up Caleb Cripe [unattached] in the junior division. Cripe, 13, crossed the finish line in 19:28.20.
Sandy MacDonald [Sierra Marlins Swim Team] was third in the master men’s race in 18:38.15, and Jonah Silva [unattached] was third in the junior boys race in 20:58.15.
Slug swimmer Janey Heyman, 16, was the junior girls winner, crossing the finish line in 21:00.20. She was followed by runner-up Maddie Stander of Seaside, who finished in 21:10.56, and third-place finisher Mary Welton [Valejo Aquatic Club], who finished in 21:13.45.
Stanford’s Susan Preston, 50, won the masters women’s race in 17:50.50. She was followed by Lynn Jolly [The Olympic Club] in 20:58.30 for second place and Stephanie Rebro [UNAT] in 21:09.85.
In the wetsuit divisions, Margaurite Meyers [TOC] won the women’s race in 20:18.65 and Matthew Benoit [TOC] won the men’s race in 18:35.45.
The Harvey West Pool has opened for the summer and will remain open until Aug. 25. Please find the details below:
Recreational Swim: Monday-Saturday, 12:30 – 3:00 pm, $4.00 or $10.00 for family of 4
Lap Swim: Monday-Friday, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm and 5:00 – 7:00 pm; Saturday, 11:00 am – 2:30 pm, $5.00
Water Fitness: Monday-Thursday, 5:30 – 6:30 pm, $6.00
H2O Yoga: Saturdays, 5:00 – 6:15 pm, $12.00
Jim Booth Swim School Swim Lessons: Monday/Wednesday and Tuesday/Thursday lessons. Sessions start June 18, 19; July 16, 17; August 13, 14; (also in fall) September 17, 18; October 15, 16. Eight 1/2 hour classes. Cost $96.00 plus $18 per year registration fee. Call 831-722-3500 to register.
Harvey West Pool is located at 275 Harvey West Blvd in Santa Cruz adjacent to Harvey West Park. For details on City adult lap swim, recreational swim, water fitness and H2O yoga, call 831-420-5270or visit http://www.santacruzparksandrec.com. To register for Jim Booth Swim School call 831-722-3500.
Aptos resident Tommy Zaferes placed fifth in the Cremona ITU Sprint Triathlon European Cup in Italy on Sunday.
Zaferes finished the race in 55 minutes, 47 seconds, coming in 50 seconds behind winner Thomas Bishop of Great Britain [54:57]. Russia’s Igor Polyanskiy was second [55:26], Switzerland’s Florin Salvisberg was third [55:32] and Australia’s Ryan Fisher was fourth [55:40].
“Racing a sprint triathlon on legs that aren’t fully rested is a challenge, so I’m very happy with that result and being able to see first-hand the benefits of getting back into my own personal training groove,” Zaferes wrote in the race recap on his blog.
Zaferes, who is training in Europe this summer, completed the 750-meter swim in 9:01, the 20-kilometer run in 29:42 and the 8k run in 16:29.
Zaferes will next compete in the French Grand Prix in Toulouse this Saturday, according to the schedule on his website, before he does double duty with a World Cup race in Spain on Sunday.
The results in this report are from the International Triathlon Union website.
– Christina Gullickson, on Twitter @CGullTweets
Adventure racer and triathlete Terri Schneider clocked the 10th fastest finish among women at the 21st annual Morgan Hill Sprint Triathlon on Sunday.
Schneider, 51, crossed the finish line in 1 hour, 50 minutes, 14 seconds. The longtime Santa Cruz resident completed the three-quarter-mile swim in 22:18, the 16-mile bike in 48 minutes flat and the five-mile run in 37:57. She was first in her age group, 10th among women and 102 overall, according to preliminary results on the USA Productions website.
– Christina Gullickson, on Twitter @CGullTweets
Santa Cruz resident Johan Schimmel finished 24th in the Auburn International Triathlon half ironman on Sunday, braving wind and temperatures that hit the high 80s en route to also taking second in his age group.
Schimmel, 49, ranked 14th in both the swim and the bike. He finished the 1.2-mile swim in 36 minutes, 33.8 seconds and completed the 56-mile bike in 3:08:16.3. He finished the 13.1-mile run in 3:11:32.8 for an overall time of 5:59:18.1.
Chris Pollak won in 4:58:42.4.
– Christina Gullickson, on Twitter @CGullTweets
Aptos native Tommy Zaferes placed seventh in the International Triathlon Union’s Pan American Cup competition in Mazatlan on April 22, according to official results.
Zaferes, a former Cabrillo Thresher swimmer and pro triathlete, had the fastest swim in the Olympic-distance event, finishing that leg in 18:43. His swim was two seconds faster than fellow American Joe Maloy, who finished the race in fourth [1:55:26].
Zaferes finished the bike in 1:02:54 and the run in 33:34 en route to an overall time of 1:56:24.
“…Finished 6th today! Solid swim, fell victim to hectic team tactics by about 20 Mexicans vs 2 americans and 1 canadian on the bike, ran ok.” Zaferes posted to Twitter. He also did a longer recap that included all the details of what he deemed a frustrating race on his blog.
Mexico’s Francisco Serrano won the race in 1:54:48.
Zaferes also did a recent interview with SlowTwitch.com about how to make Chuck Norris cry like a baby among other things. Like his career.
Next up, Zaferes heads to France to compete for the summer. More on that later.
– Christina Gullickson, on Twitter @CGullTweets
