Updated at 2:17 p.m., Sunday, October 21, 2007
Sakamoto fifth, Flanagan eighth at Open Water trials
Advertiser Staff
Hawai'i's Noa Sakamoto and John Flanagan finished fifth and eighth, respectively, at the USA Swimming 10K Open Water World Championship Trials at Miromar Lakes Beach and Golf Club in Fort Myers, Fla.Mark Warkentin and Chip Petersen finished 1-2 to secure spots in the 2008 FINA Open Water World Championships, April 29 to May 4 in Seville, Spain.
Sakamoto, a Punahou alum who attends Stanford, finished in 1 hour, 57 minutes, 19.57 seconds. Flanagan's time was 1:57:21.56. Warkentin's winning time was 1:57:01.84.
The top 10 at the Seville championships automatically qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games.
