Winner of the inaugural event, Nathan Champness of Vernon returned to the third annual Kelowna Cherry Blossom Triathlon for a repeat victory on Sunday.
The 32-year-old, now living in Kamloops, led a record field of 280 competitors over the sprint course— 700-metre swim, 22-kilometre bike and 5 km run — in a record time of one hour one minute 35 seconds (1:01:35). He had set the previous course record of 1:03:38 in 2014.
Cory Krist of Kelowna placed second overall in 1:04:12, while Chilliwack’s Anthony Toth crossed in fourth place overall in 1:04:58. Rounding out the top 10 were Chad Reid of Kelowna, Loren Nelson (Kelowna), David Matheson (Penticton), Patrick Howell, Ian Crosthwaite (Kelowna) and John White.
Janae Hoel, 17, of West Kelowna led the female competitors with a 17th overall finish of 1:13:10, while Jessica Deglau of Kelowna (35-39 division) placed second among the women in 1:13:27. Amanda Kosmerly (45-49) of Sudbury, Ont. finished in third place among the women with a clocking of 1:17:30.
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