Thousands to gather for Portsea Classic, but Chris already leads in one category

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Chris Yencken, now 66, was 30 when he competed in the first Portsea race in 1987. This year, having swum in every event to date, he is hoping to complete his 36th tricialeerivera portsea portseaclassic swimming

When thousands of competitors gather in Portsea this weekend for the annual ocean swim races, Chris Yencken will already have them beat in one category: most Classics swum.

“I went along with a few mates, there were only about 200 swimmers, so we all went off in one wave and there was actually a very strong north wind.” “If it’s the first time you’ve swum, I think you should just let the experts go off first, sit back and hop into the water and go along slowly at your own pace,” he said.

All the competitors and volunteers will be fully vaccinated if they are over 16 years of age and land officials will wear masks and face shields. Post-race entertainment will also be reduced.

 

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