Ivan Puskovitch, Mariah Denigan Add 3k Knockout Titles at U.S. Open Water Championships
Coming off victories within the 10k occasions, Ivan Puskovitch and Mariah Denigan added 3k knockout titles to their collections throughout Friday motion at america Open Water Championships in Sarasota, Florida. The 3k occasions, that are comparatively new to open-water competitors, are carried out in phases, with the sector minimize down on the 1,000-meter and 1,500-meter factors.
First on the 1,000-meter mark and second on the 1,500 checkpoint, Puskovitch had an excessive amount of for the opposition over the latter a part of the race to seize his second win in as many days. The 2024 Olympian positioned forward of Colin Jacobs, whereas third place went to Joey Tepper. Rounding out the highest 5 had been Alexander Lyubavskiy and William Siegel.
Within the ladies’s occasion, Denigan trailed Brinkleigh Hansen at every of the elimination checkpoints, however pulled in entrance over the closing 1500 meters. Like Puskovitch, Denigan secured the 10k gold medal on Thursday and was adopted on the end of the 3k knockout by Hansen and Brooke Travis. Fourth place went to Mila Nikanorov and fifth place was claimed by Paige Downey.
The Junior 5k titles went to Clare Herfel (1:04:15) and Joey Eaddy (58:32).
The U.S. Open Water Championships will conclude on Saturday with the boys’s and girls’s 5k occasions.
