The longest distance on the card, the 3km, was hotly contested with Hale’s Max Kryachok, 14, the winner of the junior male category and quickest overall, completing the course in 40min. The sprinters who entered the 400m couldn’t catch junior female Mali Hewett who burst home in 7:24. Credit: Neville ClarkeRESULTS3km swim: Junior male: 1, Max Kryachok (40:39); 2, Zach Riddell (50:08), 3, Daniel Rodsjo (53:29). Senior female: 1, Christine Murray (40:44); 2, Arielle Butler (44:19); 3, Ellen Smith (50:31). 400m swim: Junior male: 1, Faolan Williams (7:40); 2, Mason Kennedy (8:23); 3, Hudson Kennedy (8:23).