After some very tight racing, the overall classification was decided on count back after Frank Anderson and Herbie Labiche ended with the final same points.
The overall top 3 place getters were:
1st Frank Anderson
2nd Herbie Labiche
3rd Jim Lynch
Jim Lynch showed that he is just a freak of nature to be able to get back onto the ice, finish third in the nationals, break a world record and several Australian Masters records after just a few months back in training. Well done Jim, it was great to skate against you again. Commiserations to Herbie; I felt the same heartbreak last year after my disqualification in the 3000m final saw me finish second.
There was a strong display from Harry Spragg, known for his second place in the 1978 World Championship. Harry has been a strong skater over the years, having skated for Great Britain before moving to Australia. Harry made the A final of the 500m, and like Jim, this was after only a few months training.
The division welcomed newcomer Ryczard Jakowski whilst Marianne Reece and Alison Throssell skated again after a couple of years hiatus.
It was pleasing to see 11 masters entered this year and I know there were many more in the crowd who were thinking about pulling on the skates again for next year.
I would like to thank all the officials on behalf of the Masters for a great competition - it can be difficult at times to keep things on track, but you all did a great job - without you, there would be no competition.
I am hoping to have a copy of the protocol posted up here within the next couple of days, along with some videos. I will also post all the records that were broken over the weekend - I believe there was at least 10 records broken across all Masters age groups.
For now, I have attached a link to some photos from the Championships, mostly all from finals.
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| 2008 Australian Short Track Championships - Masters |
1 comments:
Thanks for all the great coverage Frank - photos & report.
Congratulations to Frank, Herbie, Jim and all Australian masters.
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