Run-Swim-Run: It's A Family Affair...

Dateline: Saturday, June 8, 2013

The event many people were waiting for...... The 2013 Santa Monica Pier Paddleboard Race & Ocean Festival "Run-Swim-Run"!...  We think there were at least a dozen members of of Contarsy, Makuta and Brouwer families in this event alone!...

 

These are exciting photos so buckle up!...

 

And the Winner is.....

Fourteen year old, Kian Brouwer!.... who was in the lead pack of four swimmers rounding the final left shoulder buoy and who caught a wave on the inside on his way back to shore which carried him ahead of the other three swimmers and there he is out front running to toward the finish line in the photo immediately below!...  Well done, Kian!

Wow!  What a great race!  The sun finally burnt away the overcast and clouds, the surf was pumping and the lateral swell challenged the race strategy of every swimmer.  A Fantastic event!

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(All photos by & Copyright Will Maguire 2013.  All Rights Reserved.)

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Until next time.....


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