The 2024 Open Water National and Junior National Championships continued this morning with the 5K Junior National Championships. Teammates Brinkleigh Hansen (Saint Petersburg, Fla./Saint Petersburg Aquatics) and Cobe Hehenberger (Saint Petersburg, Fla./Saint Petersburg Aquatics) took home wins in both the women’s and men’s events. 

Women’s 5K – FINAL
1. Brinkleigh Hansen (Saint Petersburg, Fla./Saint Petersburg Aquatics), 1:00.43 
2. Alex Siegel (Garden City, N.Y./Long Island Aquatic Club), 1:00.47
3. Zayda Miehl (Salem, Ore./Corvallis Aquatic Team), 1:00.49

Hansen on her race: “I thought the race was really hard but fun. Staying in the pack was really exciting because I had people to push me.” 

Men’s 5K – FINAL
1. Cobe Hehenberger (Saint Petersburg, Fla./Saint Petersburg Aquatics), 58:14
2. Nicholas Liberty (Olney, Md./Rockville Montgomery Swim Club), 58:20
3. Griffin Cagle (Charlotte, N.C./SwimMAC Carolina), 59:48

Hehenberger on his race: “The first two laps were nice, and as soon as the third lap started I had to pick it up. That’s when it started to hurt a lot more.” 

Competition finishes tomorrow with the women’s and men’s 5K National Championships and 7.5K Junior National Championships. The men’s 5K race begins at 7:30 a.m. ET, followed by the women’s race at 7:35 a.m. ET. The men’s 7.5K race begins at 9:30 a.m. ET, followed by the women’s race at 9:35 a.m. ET. 

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