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6 days ago
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Triathlon success for duo at Dorney Lake triathlon
Laura and Nick Curwood both achieved personal bests in a recent triathlon. The pair competed in the Super Sprint triathlon at Dorney Lake on July 13. The swim was 400m, and wetsuits were not allowed. Laura completed this section in eight minutes and three seconds, and Nick was just eight seconds behind her. Nick powers through the 10km bike for a PB (Image: Supplied) The bike leg was 10km and saw Nick achieve his first personal best of the day, finishing in 15 minutes and 55 seconds. Laura completed this section in 20 minutes and 37 seconds. The final section was a 2.5km run. Laura finished in nine minutes and five seconds, and Nick finished in 10 minutes and 15 seconds. READ MORE: "Orkney's streets buzzing" after 'Fab Thursday' medal haul for Team Isle of Wight Nick completed the course in 37 minutes and 25 seconds and came second in the men's category. Laura completed the course in 41 minutes and 12 seconds and came fourth in the women's category. A spokesperson for Nick and Laura said: "Nick bagged a bike PB and completed the course in 37:25 and was 2nd gent. "Laura nailed both bike and run PBs and finished in 41:12 and was 4th lady. "Proving that once again triathlons are better when tackled together—with a splash of competition and a lot of fun. "Well done both, another fantastic achievement."
BBC News
10-07-2025
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- BBC News
Island Games: Isle of Wight team sets off for Orkney
Almost 100 athletes from the Isle of Wight are heading to Orkney to take part in the 20th Island bi-annual event sees sportsmen and women from 24 island groups compete in 12 sports over seven Isle of Wight are hoping for medal success in swimming, sailing, golf, athletics, cycling, women's football and team face an 800-mile journey by ferry and by coach to get to Orkney before the games begin on Saturday. The journey involves a taking a ferry from Cowes to Southampton and then a coach to Scrabster near John O'Groats, before boarding another ferry to Stromness on years ago, the island finished fifth in the medal table coming home from Guernsey with 38 medals. This year the team is sending fewer athletes as there are fewer events at this year's games. About 2,000 athletes from islands and archipelagos - including Falkland Islands, Greenland, Shetland and the Western Isles - will be competing in 12 sports including football, athletics, archery and Winchcombe, chairman of the Isle of Wight Island Games Association, said: "The whole purpose of the Island Games is to acknowledge the difficulties for islands to compete at an elite level. "Going to the International Island Games means our athletes are competing against the best athletes, not just from the British Isles but from Islands around the world," he George Foreman said he was "absolutely buzzing" at the prospect of competing."It's the best thing ever. I'm really looking forward to it." For Sammie Mumford, Orkney will be her ninth and final Island Games representing her island in women's has the honour of being flag bearer for Team Isle of Wight at the opening ceremony in Kirkwall on Saturday."What a way to end my playing days on the Isle of Wight team by leading the team out in Orkney. I can't wait, I'm super excited," she will be competing for the island in the athletics for the first time. "It's a mixed feeling of nervousness and excitement to experience a competition we've never experienced before," she well as competing in the pool, brother-and-sister swimming duo, Grace and Harry Poynter, will be the Islands water carriers at the Orkney games."Every Island will bring water from their homeland to the games, and it gets poured into a water fountain as a symbol of unity amongst all the islands," Ms Poynter Princess Royal will officially open the week-long games on presenter Lorraine Kelly, will be hosting the ceremony in her role as games on the Orkney 2025 website, she said it would be "a fantastic spectacle"."I can't wait to be there seeing all of the sporting action and meeting islanders from across the globe. It's going to be great." You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
