Wet and wild fun at the Northland festival of triathlon

Young triathletes race into the water in Marsden Cove at Northland's premier triathlon event on Sunday. Photo / Supplied

Results from the Northland Festival of Triathlon on Sunday at Marsden Cove.

Aquathon:

1 Jack Saunders: 00:11:41.5 (first male)
2 Tai Clyde: 00:11:57.5
3 Sunny Stedman: 00:12:13.7 (first female)
4 Fergus Manson: 00:12:33.2
5 Abby Jaques: 00:12:55.4
6 Erek Morris: 00:13:02.6
7 Geraldene Leefe: 00:13:14.7
8 Brock Reid: 00:13:18.3
9 Renee Harrison: 00:13:19.0
10 Jack Graham: 00:13:26.6
11 Unique Raumati: 00:13:46.6
12 Hugh Manson: 00:16:27.3
13 Harmony Matthews: 00:16:45.2
14 Vanancia Rapana: 00:16:55.5
15 Alexis Manuel: 00:16:56.2
16 Kahralee Erstich: 00:19:45.2
17 Bino Popata: 00:19.45.5
18 Oscar Reid: 00:22:03.7
19 Abigail Taitoko: 00:24:04.5
20 Shaun Morunga: 00:28:35.8
21 Meg Taitoko: 00:30:12.7

Geraldine Leefe of Kaitaia competing in eight to 13-year-old aquathon event. Photo / Supplied

Super Sprint Distance Triathlon:

1 Bree Monaghan: 00:36:51.0 1, (first female)
2 Team Wilson (Nina Forrester, Tim Wilson, Caitlin Wilson): 00:39:28.4
3 Claire Furlong: 00:42:44.4 3
4 Daileey Halatau: 00:44:21.8 4
5 Janin Kassner: 00:45:33.1 5
6 Jenni Mansell: 00:53:17.1 6
7 Tracey Messinger: 01:08:55.2 (extra 400m swim)
8 Delwyn Smith and Mark Lett: 01:09:05.0 (duathlon with extra run lap)
9 Angela Taitoko 01:09:43.1

Brian Barach of the Whangārei triathlon club gives race briefing ahead of the aquathon, super sprint, sprint distance and Olympic distance triathlons. Photo / Supplied

Sprint Distance Triathlon:

1 Liam Thornhill: 01:09:04.0 (short swim 100m)
2 Liam Templeton: 01:11:55.1 (first male)
3 Dennis Langford: 01:13:35.9
4 Alan McIntyre: 01:21:01.2
5 Nadia Worthy: 01:23:47.8 (first female)
6 Tom Peyton: 01:25:53.9
7 Ian Kleingeld: 01:26:22.0
8 Mike Bird: 01:28:19.3
9 Jennie Thornhill: 01:29:07.4 (no swim)
10 Lyndon Griffiths: 01:29:10.6 (1.5km swim, 9km bike, 2.5km run)
11 DJ Gillming: 01:29:39.2
12 Grant Couchman: 01:30:12.5
13 Denise Limby: 01:35:34.9
14 Megan Hart: 01:37:45.7
15 Tracy Clark: 01:52:42.4
16 Shannon Morgan: 02:08:33.2 (duathlon)

Olympic Distance Triathlon:

1 Keoni Mahelona 02:36:11.7 (first male)
2 Chris Seeley 02:37:00.5
3 Hide Hashimoto 03:01:42.9