Tony Panizza placed second in his age group (60-64) at Triathlon Nationals, finished third in his age group at the Marine Corps Marathon in 3:29:16 and finished the JFK 50-miler in 9:13:25…

Bridget Brunnick (31) was fifth overall at the marathon in 2:58:22 and sixth in the Colonial Beach Odyssey Half-Ironman in 5:12:29…Other PV masters completing the Marine Corps Marathon included Helene Burden (46), third in 45-49 in 3:30:51, Moshe Fluk (54) in 4:29:01 and Neil Medoff (56) in 4:29:17…

Zealous open water swimmer Robbie Allen (34) finished the marathon in 3:34:41 and then did the JFK 50-miler for fun in 8:49:18. Suzanne Scoggin (36) was the fourth female finisher in the 50-miler in 8:05:34 and Jim DesRosiers (44) finished in 8:13:30…

Kim Kruse-Langer (35) finished fifth in the Odyssey Half-Ironman in 5:09:32 and Craig Ullman (28) was second in 4:19:49… Marjan Huizing (31) finished third in the U.S. Pro Duathlon Championship…

Nick Olmos-Lau (54) became the 89th person to swim across the 21-mile wide Catalina Channel. His time was 12:40:17. The water temperature was in the low 60s, unpredictable winds changed the currents and roughened the water and an unexpected storm created unusually large swells and rough seas. Nick started his swim shortly after midnight, swam through the night and came ashore amidst sharp watermelon-sized rocks near the Point San Vicente lighthouse. Nick plans to swim the English Channel next August…

Myriam Pero (50) set a championship record in the 1500 meter freestyle at the Fifth Latin America and Caribbean Masters Swimming Championships in Ft. Lauderdale. She also won the 400 free, and placed second in the 800 free, third in the 200 and fourth in the 100.