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SARASOTA, Fla. – The 2025 Open Water National & Junior National Championships continued today with the 5K Junior National Championship. Lincoln Driesse (St. Johns, Fla./Planet Swim Aquatics) and Una Diaz (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Island Aquatic Club) earned titles in their second and third, respectively, open water races. 

Men’s Junior 5K – FINAL

1. Lincoln Driesse (St. Johns, Fla./Planet Swim Aquatics), 58:37

2. Sawyer Hansen (Saint Petersburg, Fla./Saint Petersburg Aquatics), 59:10

3. Joey Eaddy (Sudbury, Mass./Revolution Aquatic Club), 59:33

4. Owen Miklos (Richmond, Va./NOVA of Virginia Aquatics, Inc), 1:00:40

5. Owen Anderson (St. Johns, Fla./Planet Swim Aquatics), 1:00:43

6. Trace Colton (West Palm Beach, Fla./North Palm Beach Swimming), 1:00:44

Driesse on winning the men’s Junior 5K: “It was rough on the last lap and the water was really churning. I was building every single lap. When I saw I was in the lead a little bit, I just kept on going.”

On his foray into open water: “This was only my second open water swim ever. I really enjoyed this opportunity to do something different. I will definitely be back to compete in open water again.”

Women’s Junior 5K – FINAL

1. Una Diaz (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Island Aquatic Club), 1:05:29

2. Sarah Zhang (Lexington, Mass./Revolution Aquatic Club), 1:05:40

3. Zayda Miehl (Salem, Ore./Corvalis Aquatic Team), 1:05:53

4. Lauren Canty (Rockville Centre, N.Y./Long Island Aquatic Club), 1:06:16

5. Jane Chevalier (Larchmont, N.Y./Badger Swim Club, Inc.), 1:06:18

6. Liv Fleshman (Apex, N.C./TAC Titans), 1:06:25

Diaz on becoming the women’s 5k National Junior champion: “It was very rough the first length, then it slowly got better as the laps went on.”

On her race strategy: “On the first lap, I just wanted to be in the front pack and get some draft off of people and be relaxed, not go all out. In the second lap, I started to pick up my pace, and in that last lap, I made some moves on my competition.”

Reflecting on her race: “It was super hard the first lap with everybody going all at once, during the second and third lap I got into a pace and then went all out. I wanted to get in the front pack and draft with everyone and then slowly started moving up places, then I started passing people." 

Competition concludes tomorrow with the 5K National Championship and 7.5K Junior National Championship. The men’s 5K race begins at 8:30 a.m. ET, followed by the women’s race at 8:35 a.m. ET. The men’s 7.5K race begins at 10:00 a.m. ET, followed by the women’s race at 10:05 a.m. ET. Live streams of all races are available on the USA Swimming Network.

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