Andrew McCartney and Kirsten Sweetland Dominate Junior Elite Race

For Immediate Release - August 20, 2005

2005 KELOWNA APPLE TRIATHLON

An ideal climate greeted triathletes to the 2005 Kelowna Apple Triathlon Junior Elite Race on Saturday.  Junior Elite Triathletes swim 750M, Bike 20K and run 5K. Canada's 2004 Junior National Champion Andrew McCartney of Victoria, BC led through all three disciplines and crossed the finish line first with a time of 59:04. American Zachary Paris of Solana Beach, CA was second in 59:59 with the podium rounded out by American Aaron Bachman of Saline, MI at 1:13.

The Junior Elite female race saw Kirsten Sweetland of Victoria, the 2005 Canadian Junior Elite Champion, overwhelm the field with a time of 1:05. With a time of 1:08 local Elspeth McGregor of Vernon placed second and Gillian Carleton of Victoria third at 1:09.

Triathlon weekend continues on Sunday with Age Groupers who have an opportunity to qualify for the 2005 World Championships in Hawaii. Spectators will be thrilled to see the top Canadian and Olympic triathletes compete in the Canadian National Championships which include Canada's number one ranked triathletes Brent McMahon and Samantha McGlone along with the 2000 Olympic Triathlon Champion, Simon Whitfield. This will be one of the strongest fields ever gathered for a triathlon in Canada and will reward spectators with an exciting race.
 

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