Americans Earn 21 Medals at 2007 Aquathlon World Championships

A strong contingent of American athletes represented themselves and their country well at the ITU Aquathlon World Championships in Ixtapa, Mexico on Saturday 12 May 2007. Team USA grabbed a total of 21 medals at the event, including 12 gold, 6 silvers, and 3 bronze. Among the totals were 19 medals earned by age group athletes on the 2.5k run, 1k swim, 2.5k run course. Sarah Groff (Boulder, Colo.) and Kelly Cook (Marietta, Ga.) finished first and second, respectively, in the women's elite race.

The age groupers took home 11 gold medals, eclipsing the total of nine from Lausanne, Switzerland a year ago. A sweep in the female 50-54 age group highlighted the haul. Here is the list of Team USA medals winners and their times:

Elite Women
Gold
• Sarah Groff (Boulder, Colo.): 32:52
Silver
• Kelly Cook (Marietta, Ga.): 33:11

Age Group
Gold
• F35-39 Erika Binger (Minneapolis, Minn.): 40:31
• F40-44 Maria Cimonetti (Shelburne, Vt.): 39:30 (repeat champion)
• F45-49 Beth Baker (Arlington, Va.): 44:39
• F50-54 Terry Latham (Albuquerque, N.M.): 40:04
• F55+ Lynn Silver (Dallas, Texas): 46:19
• M20-24 Steven Luckie (Columbia, S.C.): 33:38
• M35-39 Andrew Farrell (Orlando, Fla.): 33:37
• M55-59 Judge Jones (Pelham, N.H.): 38:38 (repeat champion)
• M60-64 Don Utsinger (Cedar Rapids, Iowa): 44:22
• M65-69 Alfred Voigt (Mount Prospect, Ill.): 56:03
• M70+ Wayne McSheehy (Ft. Walton Beach, Fla.): 49:32
Silver
• F30-34 Cindy Horrocks (Clearwater, Fla.): 45:48
• F40-44 Nancy Harnum (Golden, Colo.): 41:11
• F50-54 Susan Griffin-Kaklikian (Castle Rock, Colo.): 41:05
• M25-29 Kerry Sullivan (St. Petersburg, Fla.): 34:46
• M70+ Bob Owens (Long Beach, Calif.): 1:02:23
Bronze
• F45-49 Misa Smith (San Diego, Calif.): 54:58
• F50-54 Sandy Laurence (Woodinville, Wash.): 49:30
• M25-29 Trevor Glavin (Salinas, Calif.): 35:05

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