4.10.09

2009 BMD Northcliffe Dolphin Ocean Classic Results

The Annual BMD Northcliffe Dolphin Ocean Classic was held on the weekend with once again a record number entrants.

Conditions were testing for the 700 entrants that took part in marathon ski, board and swim events as the tempreture hit 35 degrees.

The premier events were hotly contested with some tight finishes. BMD Northcliffe's Dean Mercer took out the Open Male 20km Ski followed by clubmate Caine Eckstein in 2nd and Current Australian Single Ski Champion, Murray Stewart from Manly in 3rd place. In the Female Open 20km Ski Race BMD Northcliffe's Courtney Hancock blitzed the field finishing several minutes in front of Kurrawa's Jasmin Kelly with BMD Northcliffe's Elizabeth Pluimers in 3rd place.

The Open Male 10km Board Race was taken out by Met Caloundra's Corey Jones followed by BMD Northcliffe's Cory Hill and Tugun's Hugh Dougherty. In the Womens Race BMD Northcliffe's Bonnie Hancock was 1st followed by Aimee Berridge from Kawana Waters and Flora "Frenchy" Manciet from BMD Northcliffe in 3rd.

The Final events of the day were the Open Male and Female 1km Ocean Swims which were taken out by Maroochydore's Trent Grimsey and Kurrawa's Melissa Gorman.

For a full list of results Click here.

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