The Year in Review: National Aquathlon Champs

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The 2019 National Aquathlon Champs were hosted by Pulse Triathlon Club this year. The Base2Race Aquathlon Festival hosted the Aquathlon National Championships for junior, youth and age group athletes. 

Located at Bull Wall, James Walton and Orla Walsh fought their way through a 1000 metre swim and five kilometre beach run to take the title of 2019 Aquathlon National Champ. The National Aquathlon Champs had a tough race through the beach terrain on a gloomy June morning.

The Junior National Aquathlon Champions for 2019 are Sabian Kulczynski and Lara McEvoy. McEvoy and Kulczynski both placed second in the Senior National Aquathlon Champs. Ralf Boademer and Olivia Moore took the title for Youth National Aquathlon Champ at the Base2Race Aquathlon Festival.

Senior National Aquathlon Championships
1. James Walton 2. Sabian Kulczynski 3. Luke Lyons	1. Orla Walsh 2. Lara McEvoy 3. Erin McConnell
Junior National Aquathlon Championships
1. Sabian Kulczynski 2. Justin O’Hagan	1. Lara McEvoy 2. Erin McConnell 3. Elia Tutty
Youth National Aquathlon Championships
1. Ralf Boademer 2. Brogan McAviney 3. Luke Burke	1. Olivia Moore 2. Francesca Walsh

Walsh Takes Title

Orla Walsh lead in a group of three, with junior athletes Lara McEvoy and Eirn McConnell, out of the water and throughout the beach run. Walsh pushed through the tough beach terrain to take the title after the 5 kilometre run. The pack of three kept the lead throughout the race and crossed the line to podium first, second and third. 

Walsh crossed the line first in an impressive 36min 41 sec, followed by Lara McEvoy in 38min and 23sec. The second junior athlete, and third place overall was Eirn McConnell in 39min and 18sec.

Age Group Winners

Age Group	Placing	First Name	Last Name	Club
16-17	1	Elia	Tutty	Tried & Tested
	2	N/A
	3	N/A
18-19	1	Lara	McEvoy
	2	Eirm	McConnell
	3	Aine	Greene	Athlone TC
20-24	1	Orla	Walsh
	2	Lauren	Strange
	3	Elizabeth	Carr	Midland TC
25-29	1	Ciara	Wilson
	2	Jennifer	O’ Sullivan	Belpark TC
	3	Sibylle	Bechet
30-34	1	Grainne	Kelly
	2	Tara	Ni Reachtagain
	3	N/A	N/A
35-39	1	Lorraine	Carrabin	Piranha TC
	2	Vanina	Negri
	3	Svetlana	Bymbygydenova	Piranha TC
40-44	1	Esther	Bayon	Pulse TC
	2	Jean	Wilson	Belpark TC
	3	Marijke	Beltman	Belpark TC
45-49	1	Vanessa	Fenton	Piranha TC
	2	Tara	Johnston	Naas TC
	3	Breda	Daly	Midland TC
50-54	1	N/A
	2	N/A
	3	N/A
55-59	1	Anne	Morrissey
	2	N/A
	3	N/A

Walton Wins

James Walton, who had the fastest swim and run time, took the Aquathlon National Champ title at Bull Wall. Leading from start to finish, Walton kept the distance between second place Sabian Kulczynski. The top three stayed the same throughout the race, Walton crossed the line in 32min 32sec, followed by second out of the water and junior athlete Kulczynski in 32min 56 sec. Third out of the water and third place overall was Luke Lyons of Limerick Triathlon Club. Lyons crossed the line in 35min and 15sec. 

Age group winners

Age Group	Placing	First Name	Second Name	Club
16-17	1	Sabian	Kulczynski	Ennis TC
	2	Justin	O’Hagan
	3	N/A
20-24	1	James	Walton	Triathlon TC
	2	Luke	Lyons	Limerick TC
	3	N/A	N/A
25-29	1	Brian	Maguire
	2	Killian	Roche	Belpark TC
	3	N/A
30-34	1	Alan	Maher	Portmarnock TC
	2	Daniel	Kavanagh	Cork TC
	3	Padraig	Healy	Naas TC
35-39	1	Guillermo	Lopez Andres	T3 TC
	2	Hugh	Feeley	Portmarnock TC
	3	Phil	Clarke	Portmarnock TC
40-44	1	Pedro	Lopez
	2	Luciano	Licciardello	Naas TC
	3	Niall	Connaughton	Pulse TC
45-49	1	Michael	McGloin
	2	Ivan	Eustace	Piranha TC
	3	Gary	Crossan
50-54	1	Gary	Mccarthy	T3 TC
	2	Lochlann	Walsh	3D TC
	3	Paul	Hession	3D TC
55-59	1	Michael	Macken	Athlone TC
	2	John	Kenny	Activmultisport TC
	3	N/A
70-74	1	Francis Xavier	O’Connor	Lanesboro TC
	2	N/A
	3	N/A

PICTURE GALLERIES, RACE COVERAGE & RACE REPORTS

Rewatch the best moments from the 2019 BMW Triathlon National Series through live event coverage posted on the Triathlon Ireland Facebook Page, where you will also find thousands of images from this summer’s series.

Race Reports from each event can be found on the TI website.

All the medalists will be presented with their silverware at the 2019 Triathlon Ireland Awards Night on the 23rd November 2019 in The Conrad Hotel, Dublin. Click here for tickets.