First-time competitor Lee Kuang-hsin yesterday shattered the men’s 5km record to claim victory in the 23rd Cross Penghu Bay Swim’s marquee race.
Lee led from the start, completing the crossing from Daguoye Columnar Basalt on Siyu Island to Guanyin Temple on Penghu’s main island in 1 hour, 17 minutes, 51 seconds.
Last year, Tsai Yao-yu won the men’s 5km in 1:34:09.
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Yesterday, Spain’s Jose Luis Larrosa, Asia manager for the international Oceanman open water swimming series, finished second in 1:23:10.
In the women’s 5km, Kuo Jia-chi claimed her third consecutive title, finishing in 1:36:11.
The event also featured a 5km standup paddleboarding race. Taiwan’s Wang Yu-yeh won the event in 38 minutes, 48 seconds.
More than 2,300 competitors swam in the two-day multisport festival, which began on Saturday with 600 amateur swimmers braving changing currents and jellyfish to make the 500m crossing of Penghu Bay.
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