QUEENSLAND teenagers Lani Pallister and Hayden Cotter have gone back to back in claiming the 39th edition of the Lorne Pier to Pub on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Cotter was first over the line in 11 minutes and 44 seconds in the Open \u201cSuperfish\u201d category, beating seven-time winner Sam Sheppard by five seconds and third-placed Matt Gilling (12:12).<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, it\u2019s pretty good \u2013 I knew last year was really good, so to come back this year and do it again is even better,\u201d Cotter said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI felt like it was pretty fast from the start, and then I got a little break from the pack, and came home hard.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sheppard said Cotter was \u201cjust a little bit too good\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe got me in probably the last couple of hundred metres\u2026 but he\u2019s an open water swimmer on the rise.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a good, clean race. Both of us got away pretty cleanly; not many arms thrown.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pallister, after a slightly muddled start, powered ahead to swim home in 12:20, more than a minute ahead of Zoe Whitfield in 13:36 and Alex Brown in 13:38.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have that buzz again from last year; I\u2019m really, really happy with how I went,\u201d Pallister said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt felt like a really hard swim (today), but I\u2019m going to take it as it comes in regards to training and prep work, I think it\u2019ll be a good little event that I can keep doing and pushing myself harder and harder.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cotter and Pallister were also both the first swimmers home in their respective Junior categories.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Saturday, Sheppard claimed the second edition of the Lorne 5000, a five-kilometre swim across Louttit Bay.<\/p>\n
A 65-year-old male competitor died while taking part in his 20th Pier to Pub swim.<\/p>\n
The man \u2013 identified in news reports as Murray Howard from Beeac \u2013 reportedly suffered a heart attack, and was pulled from the water by lifesavers at about 2.45pm.<\/p>\n
He was rushed to shore, where he was treated by paramedics but was unable to be revived.<\/p>\n
The Lorne SLSC released a statement saying it was saddened to hear of Mr Howard\u2019s passing, and the club\u2019s thoughts were with his family and friends.<\/p>\n
Of the other notable swimmers, former Cats premiership skipper Cameron Ling swam 22:23, federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg swam 25:19, youngest swimmer Emily Lawson swam 20:18 the day after turning 12, oldest competitor 88-year old Dorothy Dickey swam 24:04 and Blues player Charlie Curnow swam 16:53.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
QUEENSLAND teenagers Lani Pallister and Hayden Cotter have gone back to back in claiming the 39th edition of the Lorne Pier to Pub on Saturday. Cotter was first over the line in 11 minutes and 44 seconds in the Open \u201cSuperfish\u201d category, beating seven-time winner Sam Sheppard by five seconds and third-placed Matt Gilling (12:12). […]<\/p>\n