Posted on: Tuesday, May 29, 2001

Isle File
Lifeguards sweep Waikiki Ocean Mile Swim

Advertiser Staff

Lifeguards — one at Fort DeRussy and another from Los Angeles — were winners yesterday in the second annual Waikiki Ocean Mile Swim.

John Flanagan, 25, won the men's race in waters fronting Duke's Waikiki. Flanagan, a Ft. DeRussy lifeguard, beat the field of nearly 250 in 13 minutes, 15 seconds. New Zealand's Glenn Anderson (13:34) and Steven Ferguson (13:37) were second and third, respectively.

Heidi Hannenian, a 30-year-old Los Angeles lifeguard, was the first woman finisher in 14:22. She finished two seconds ahead of Ashley Swart, a 16-year-old Kaiser High School student. New Zealand's Andrea Hewitt was third in 14:51.

The swim is part of the 12th Hawaiian Airlines World Ocean Games. The games continue with the Hawaiian International Ocean Challenge, a competition for lifeguards, from 12-4 p.m. Friday at Makapu'u Beach and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Kailua Beach Park.

GOLF

• Tomori 11th: Christel Tomori of Hilo tied for 11th in the SBC Futures Golf Tour's $50,000 Ann Arbor (Mich.) Classic, which ended at the Lake Forest Golf Club on Saturday.

Tomori shot a 2-over-par 218 (75-69-74) on the 6,135-yard, par-72 course and earned $1,043.

Mayumi Nakajima of Nagano, Japan, won the tournament with a 210 (67-71-72), and earned $7,000.

CAMP

• UH men's basketball: Entries are still being accepted for the UH Rainbow Men's Basketball Summer Camp.

The first session is scheduled for June 8-10; a second is set for June 11-13. Both sessions will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day at the UH athletic complex.

The camp is open to boys and girls ages 5 through seniors in high school. Entry fee is $150 per child, per session.

UH head coach Riley Wallace and his assistants will provide instruction, along with current and former Rainbows. For information and applications, call 956-6501.

• Wahine basketball: University of Hawai'i coach Vince Goo, his staff and current and former players will conduct two camps. The first, June 15-17, is for girls and boys, ages 5-13. The second, June 22-24, is for girls ages 14-18.

Both sessions will be at the Stan Sheriff Center and campus gyms. Each camp has a $75 fee, which includes personalized instruction, station work and a 5-on-5 tournament.

Deadline for applications is June 7. For more information, call 956-2710 or 956-4507.