LAMAR 7TH IN 10K AND 5TH IN 5K AT USAS OPEN WATER CHAMPIONSHIPS

FAST Alumni Simon Lamar finished 7th in the USAS 10K Open Water Championships in Fort Myers Beach, FL over the weekend.  Weather conditions made the race especially challenging.  The competition featured international swimmers from France, The Netherlands and The Czech Republic in addition to top American qualfiers. 

By finishing as the 5th place American (2:08.77) Simon requalified for the USA National Team.  Simon was also 5th in the 5K race (58:26) and finished as the third American. 

The competition served as part one of the selection process for the World Championships which will be held later this summer in Hungary.  Up next for Simon is a competition in Portugal for part two of the selection process.

Congratulations and good luck!