Australian athletes left nothing to chance on the course today at the 2024 World Triathlon Multisport Championships Townsville, diving into the Aquathlon and emerging victorious.
After what was an incredibly successful day, another 57 medals have been added to the overall Team Australia medal tally, with incredible efforts seeing 19 local athletes named World Champions.
An athlete in AusTriathlon’s Talent Transfer program, Claire Spicknall shone on the Aquathlon course, becoming World Champion in the Junior Female category as well as securing a prestigious Silver medal in the Elite Female division.
“We started with a 2.5km run and everyone went super hard off the gun, I think the pace of the first kilometre was about 3.13-3.15,” said Spicknall.
“The swim was really nice, it was perfect conditions with no wind, and we went into the second run very much spread out.
“The finish was electric, everyone was cheering on the side lines and it was a really good atmosphere,” she said.
Finishing just after Spicknall in a time of 33:13, Kiara Mooney secured Bronze in the Elite Women’s category and Silver in the Junior Female, whilst Luke Bate’s efforts in the Elite Men’s also earned him a Silver medal.
The impressive results continued in the Junior and U23 categories, with sisters Isla and Gwen Watson winning Gold and Bronze in the U23 Female and Junior Female categories respectively. Rohan Hickey finished strong to secure the bronze in the U23 Men’s category, while Juniors Joel Offord and Kyle Mason won Gold and Silver in that order.
John Domandl and Guide Luke Jones (PTVI Men) also put forward a stunning effort to win Gold and the World Champion title in a time of 57:45.
AusTriathlon Legend of the Sport, and someone who can usually be found behind the scenes as the founder of MultiSport Australia, Belinda Soszyn secured her fifth career world title after a fantastic race – 12 years on from her last world championships appearance where she also won Aquathlon gold.
“The finish line is beautiful and the weather today was spectacular,” said Soszyn.
“To come across that line is just the best feeling and to hear that you have won the gold medal is very satisfying, because I’ve been at this game for a very, very, very long time. How can you not enjoy being out here and doing this!
“Townsville has put on a great show, I’m really impressed with the way everything has gone and the people are so incredibly friendly, so it’s been great.
“As soon as I finished I was behind the scenes de-strapping timing chips. The work never finishes but that’s the beauty of it – you not only get to compete, but you also get to see how everyone else is going. I love this sport,” she said.
The World Triathlon Multisport Championships Townsville is supported by the Queensland Government through Tourism and Events Queensland.
For more on the 2024 World Triathlon Multisport Championships Townsville and full results visit https://townsville.triathlon.org/
2024 World Triathlon Aquathlon Championships Townsville
First Place:
Joel Offord – Junior Male
Claire Spicknall – Junior Female
Isla Watson – U23 Female
John Domandl with Guide Luke Jones – Para Male
Conner Boshoff 20-24 Male
Aaron McKenzie 25-29 Male
James Thorp 30-34 Male
Viv Broadbent 35-39 Female
Benjamin Wright 40-44 Male
Kym Coogan 45-49 Female
Joanne Primmer 50-54 Female
David Peedom 50-54 Male
Kim Bowling 55-59 Female
Sally Jeffrey 65-69 Female
Kevin Fergusson 65-69 Male
Belinda Soszyn 70-74 Female
Greg Salter 70-74 Male
Stephen Parnell 75-79 Male
Peter Smith 80-84 Male
Second Place:
Luke Bate – Elite Male
Claire Spicknall – Elite Female
Kyle Mason – Junior Male
Kiara Mooney – Junior Female
Bowen Bamford 16-19 Male
Katherine Smith 25-29 Female
Tim Belstead 25-29 Male
Laura Van den Honert 30-34 Female
Chris Moore 35-39 Male
Jackie Pinfold 40-44 Female
Taryn Lester 45-49 Female
Marion Hermitage 60-64 Female
Garry Wheeler 65-69 Male
Jane Mountford 75-79 Female
David Iverach 75-79 Male
Lachlan Lewis 85-89 Male AG
Third Place:
Kiara Mooney – Elite Female
Gwen Watson – Junior Female
Rohan Hickey – U23 Male
Amber Robinson 16-19 Female AG
Jed Rowlands 16-19 Male AG
Felicity Cradick 20-24 Female AG
Harry Briggs 20-24 Male AG
Louise Wood 25-29 Female
Jack Smith 25-29 Male
Erin Everingham 30-34 Female
Samuel Harris 30-34 Male
Andrew MacKenzie 35-39 Male
Annette Eastwood 40-44 Female
Hayden Smith 40-44 Male
Alison Ryan 45-49 Female
Andrew Wilkinson 45-49 Male
Julie Howle 50-54 Female
Mack Clarkson 50-54 Male
Mark Blake 55-59 Male
Tim Ellison 60-64 Male
Penny Hearn 70-74 Female
Rod Rose 70-74 Male
Find more results: Results: 2024 World Triathlon Multisport Championships Townsville • World Triathlon
