Mainstone wins La Grande swim in New Zealand
Rhys Mainstone has claimed round four of the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series by winning the men’s La Grande Swim in Akaroa.
Rhys Mainstone has claimed round four of the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series by winning the men’s La Grande Swim in Akaroa.
Nathan Coulter-Nile has won selection into the Australian Twenty20 squad following an impressive summer with the Perth Scorchers in the shortest format of the game. Coulter-Nile took 8 wickets in the Big Bash League at a strike rate of 12.50 and is renowned for his excellent at-the-death bowling with the game on the line. Australia…
The Perth Scorchers have won their first Big Bash League title at the WACA tonight, defeating the Hobart Hurricanes by 39 runs. It was a case of third time lucky for the Scorchers after receiving the runners-up medal to the Sydney Sixers (2012) and Brisbane Heat (2013). Shaun Marsh set up the win for the…
Rhys Mainstone has finished third in Perth’s Swim The Swan race. Mainstone swam across the finishing line in 1:54:23.66, just behind fellow Australian and winner Jarrod Poort (1:54:16.18) and runner-up Simon Huitenga (1:54:21.10). South Africa’s Troyden Prinsloo who finished 12th in the London Olympics men’s 10km race, was fourth. “I knew it was going to…
Perth resident Rhys Mainstone will look to use his hometown knowledge to gain an upper hand on a competitive field taking part in the Swim The Swan next weekend. Mainstone is the defending champion of the 10km event which forms part of the BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series. The 23-year-old admits this year’s field will…
Sam Maxwell Sports Management athlete Rhys Mainstone has taken out the New South Wales Open Water Championships over the weekend. Mainstone was competing at the Sydney International Regatta Centre in Penrith, winning in a time of 1:55:28, one second ahead of Queensland’s Jarrod Poort (1:55:29) and Kiwi training partner Kane Radford (1:55:43). The Championships doubled…
Long-distance Australian swimmer Rhys Mainstone has today helped launch the 2014 BHP Billiton Aquatic Super Series ‘Swim the Swan’. ‘Swim the Swan’ will see swimmers race over five distances – 500m, 1.25km, 2.5km, 5km and the Olympic Marathon distance of 10km. The course starts and finishes at the Barrack Street Jetty, and hugs the city shoreline as…
We are happy to announce that Australian Open Water swimmer Rhys Mainstone has partnered with Global Energy Group Asia Pacific for the 2014 season. “After meeting Rhys I was extremely impressed by his commitment, attitude and desire to succeed within his designated sport,” said David Calder, Regional Director for GEGAP. “These attributes are shared by…
Lisa Weightman has sent a warning to rivals she’ll face at next year’s Commonwealth Games after her record breaking Melbourne Marathon win.
Australia’s 4 x 400m relay team have run gallantly in the final of the World Championships in Moscow.