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MIROMAR LAKES, Florida, April 29. ASHLEY Twichell (Fayetteville,N.Y.) and David Heron (Mission Viejo, Calif.) won the 5K Open WaterNational Championship in Miromar Lakes Beach and Golf Club inMiromar Lakes, Fla. Twichell swept the two National Titles beingthe first person to do so since Chloe Sutton in 2007. Twichell made her move off the start as she made a beeline for thefront of the pack as Christine Jennings (Longmont, Colo.) and EmilyBrunemann (Crescent Springs, Ky.) would also eventually break awayfrom the group at the 2.5K mark. After Twichell got a few bodylengths lead from the two, Brunemann made her move and they battledit out for the final 500m. In the end, three-hundredths of a secondseparated the two with Twichell touching in 58:54.17 and Brunemannat 58:54.47. Jennings would finish third in 59:11.01. "That's how these races go," Twichell said about the finish. "Yourace really hard for 40 minutes and then you push yourself harderfor the final 15 minutes." Alex Meyer (Ithaca, N.Y.), who finished 10th in the 10K race, tookthe lead from the start for the first 1500m before the rest of themain pack caught up to him. For much of the race the main packincluded Meyer, Dan O'Connor (Syracuse, N.C.), Steve Sholdra(Renton, Wash.), David Heron (Mission Viejo, Calif.) and JordanWilimovsky (Malibu, Calif.). After the pack leaped Meyer, it was aconsistent flip-flop with everyone at one point inserting theirselves into the lead spot until Heron showed his powerful kicks atthe finish and touched in 57:50.92. Wilimovsky (57:53.97) finishedsecond and O'Connor was third (57:55.83). Meyer and Sholdra wouldcome in seventh and eighth, respectively. "I didn't know where I was at the end," Heron said afterwards. "Ijust wanted to pass as many people as I could and finish in first." The above article is a press release submitted to Swimming WorldMagazine. It has been posted in its entirety without editing.Swimming World offers all outlets the chance to reach our audienceby contacting us at Newsmaster@swimmingworldmagazine.com. However,Swimming World reserves the right to choose what material isposted. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Optical Fiber Splitter Manufacturer , China Fiber Optic Splice Closure, and more. For more , please visit Optical Fiber Splitter today!
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