Rainbow Beach Triathlon

What an event and what a winner!
Two times World Champion, Luke Harvey, took out first place in the Rainbow Beach Triathlon as overall winner, with a time of 2:00:20.9
The winning female competitor was number 23, Lucy Bowden, with a time of 2.23.44.4
Winner Luke Harvey said: “I was out there for the fun of it. It was a challenging course with the swim leg choppy one day and crystal the next and the bike leg was very slow and draining with a dead wind but it was great.”

Nineteen-year-old Luke won the World Championship in Rotterdam in 2017 and the Gold Coast in 2017 and lives in Brisbane’s Bayside area.
A full list of winners is published below and an album of photos is on our Rainbow Beach Cooloola Coast Community News Facebook page.
| Overall | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 29 | Luke Harvey | Male 17-19 | 2:00:20.9 |
| 2 | 63 | Brodie Gardner | Male 30-34 | 2:00:48.6 |
| 3 | 35 | Michael Hooper | Male 25-29 | 2:02:33.1 |
| 4 | 68 | Nicholas Hull | Male 30-34 | 2:03:07.8 |
| 5 | 62 | Calvin Franklin | Male 17-19 | 2:04:29.7 |
| 6 | 47 | Jamie Simmonds | Male 40-44 | 2:05:54.5 |
| 7 | 27 | Ryan Marsh | Male 15-16 | 2:07:09.7 |
| 8 | 37 | Paul Marchant | Male 25-29 | 2:09:02.1 |
| 9 | 28 | Mitchell Densley | Male 15-16 | 2:11:49.3 |
| 10 | 59 | Steven Schofield | Male 45-49 | 2:12:02.6 |
| 11 | 41 | Timmy Hortz | Male 30-34 | 2:12:18.7 |
| 12 | 64 | Mitch Baker | Male 30-34 | 2:13:20.9 |
| 13 | 36 | Matt Billington | Male 25-29 | 2:15:00.2 |
| 14 | 9 | Lucy Bowden | Female 25-29 | 2:15:40.9 |
| 15 | 69 | Paul Worroll | Male 50-54 | 2:21:22.3 |
| 16 | 4 | Ella Wooldridge | Female 17-19 | 2:22:02.2 |
| 17 | 72 | Kalon Playford | Male 35-39 | 2:24:00.1 |
| 18 | 18 | Stephanie Albert | Female 35-39 | 2:24:48.5 |
| 19 | 70 | Sarah Buchanan | Female 20-24 | 2:24:57.2 |
| 20 | 26 | Timothy Geers | Male 15-16 | 2:25:04.2 |
| 21 | 19 | Leela Hancox | Female 35-39 | 2:25:56.9 |
| 22 | 73 | Matthew Bourke | Male 40-44 | 2:27:21.9 |
| 23 | 1 | Gabriella Jackson | Female 13-14 | 2:27:41.1 |
| 24 | 5 | Carmen Teiniker | Female 17-19 | 2:28:22.1 |
| 25 | 38 | Nicholas Dawes | Male 25-29 | 2:30:00.3 |
| 26 | 2 | Abbie Ruiz | Female 15-16 | 2:31:13.8 |
| 27 | 33 | Adam Sanders | Male 25-29 | 2:31:26.2 |
| 28 | 42 | Sam Gladman | Male 30-34 | 2:32:33.1 |
| 29 | 3 | Torryn Squires | Female 15-16 | 2:33:14.1 |
| 30 | 45 | Dave Carpenter | Male 35-39 | 2:33:28.1 |
| 31 | 67 | Brendon Boyd | Male 45-49 | 2:33:47.0 |
| 32 | 53 | Stephen Kent | Male 55-59 | 2:36:08.0 |
| 33 | 65 | Ron Craig | Male 40-44 | 2:36:15.8 |
| 34 | 99 | Michael Pronger | Team | 2:37:46.1 |
| 35 | 58 | Brian Clarke | Male 60-64 | 2:38:15.0 |
| 36 | 52 | Steve Bennett | Male 45-49 | 2:39:24.0 |
| 37 | 43 | Paul Stockwell | Male 30-34 | 2:39:40.2 |
| 38 | 12 | Rebecca Howell | Female 25-29 | 2:40:54.8 |
| 39 | 74 | Tristan James | Male 25-29 | 2:41:47.0 |
| 40 | 48 | Adam Stevens | Male 40-44 | 2:42:37.0 |
| 41 | 51 | Matt Close | Male 45-49 | 2:44:02.5 |
| 42 | 31 | Christopher Ee | Male 25-29 | 2:45:36.0 |
| 43 | 21 | Tanya Bennett | Female 40-44 | 2:45:55.0 |
| 44 | 57 | Steve Ash | Male 55-59 | 2:47:13.0 |
| 45 | 44 | Brendan Dobe | Male 35-39 | 2:48:44.0 |
| 46 | 14 | Alana Park | Female 25-29 | 2:48:59.3 |
| 47 | 20 | Christie Close | Female 40-44 | 2:49:40.8 |
| 48 | 25 | Jack Rae-Harvey | Male 13-14 | 2:50:09.9 |
| 49 | 7 | Jemima Whiteman | Female 25-29 | 2:50:13.8 |
| 50 | 96 | Marion Brown | Team | 2:51:33.9 |
| 51 | 32 | Jamie Mccrea | Male 25-29 | 2:55:32.6 |
| 52 | 66 | Darryl Schulte | Male 50-54 | 2:56:28.3 |
| 53 | 60 | Merv Cardell | Male 55-59 | 2:56:40.2 |
| 54 | 10 | Lucy Donnan | Female 25-29 | 2:56:54.2 |
| 55 | 30 | Simon Mckelvey | Male 25-29 | 2:59:20.6 |
| 56 | 71 | Ingi Doyle | Female 50-54 | 2:59:43.8 |
| 57 | 11 | Hannah Donnan | Female 25-29 | 2:59:55.4 |
| 58 | 95 | Tracey Messer | Team | 3:00:53.0 |
| 59 | 8 | Prudence Minett | Female 25-29 | 3:02:03.6 |
| 60 | 46 | Dimas Renaldi | Male 35-39 | 3:02:07.3 |
| 61 | 13 | Melissa Thomas | Female 25-29 | 3:04:21.3 |
| 62 | 24 | Cynthia Cliff | Female 65-69 | 3:09:36.9 |
| 63 | 40 | Colin Steenvoort | Male 30-34 | 3:09:45.1 |
| 64 | 17 | Hayley Renouf | Female 35-39 | 3:11:53.4 |
| 65 | 56 | Spencer Rand | Male 55-59 | 3:13:34.2 |
| 66 | 50 | Scott Howlett | Male 40-44 | 3:14:20.9 |
| 67 | 97 | Greg Messer | Team | 3:21:45.4 |
| 68 | 49 | Pierre Kotze | Male 40-44 | 3:22:33.7 |
| 69 | 75 | Thomas Warren | Male 30-34 | 3:23:16.8 |
| 70 | 98 | Sally Ottaway | Team | 3:25:02.9 |
| 71 | 34 | James Clark | Male 25-29 | 3:38:31.5 |
| 72 | 22 | Julie Dickinson | Female 55-59 | 3:43:50.8 |
| Overall - Female | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 9 | Lucy Bowden | Female 25-29 | 2:15:40.9 |
| 2 | 4 | Ella Wooldridge | Female 17-19 | 2:22:02.2 |
| 3 | 18 | Stephanie Albert | Female 35-39 | 2:24:48.5 |
| 4 | 70 | Sarah Buchanan | Female 20-24 | 2:24:57.2 |
| 5 | 19 | Leela Hancox | Female 35-39 | 2:25:56.9 |
| 6 | 1 | Gabriella Jackson | Female 13-14 | 2:27:41.1 |
| 7 | 5 | Carmen Teiniker | Female 17-19 | 2:28:22.1 |
| 8 | 2 | Abbie Ruiz | Female 15-16 | 2:31:13.8 |
| 9 | 3 | Torryn Squires | Female 15-16 | 2:33:14.1 |
| 10 | 12 | Rebecca Howell | Female 25-29 | 2:40:54.8 |
| 11 | 21 | Tanya Bennett | Female 40-44 | 2:45:55.0 |
| 12 | 14 | Alana Park | Female 25-29 | 2:48:59.3 |
| 13 | 20 | Christie Close | Female 40-44 | 2:49:40.8 |
| 14 | 7 | Jemima Whiteman | Female 25-29 | 2:50:13.8 |
| 15 | 10 | Lucy Donnan | Female 25-29 | 2:56:54.2 |
| 16 | 71 | Ingi Doyle | Female 50-54 | 2:59:43.8 |
| 17 | 11 | Hannah Donnan | Female 25-29 | 2:59:55.4 |
| 18 | 8 | Prudence Minett | Female 25-29 | 3:02:03.6 |
| 19 | 13 | Melissa Thomas | Female 25-29 | 3:04:21.3 |
| 20 | 24 | Cynthia Cliff | Female 65-69 | 3:09:36.9 |
| 21 | 17 | Hayley Renouf | Female 35-39 | 3:11:53.4 |
| 22 | 98 | Sally Ottaway | Team | 3:25:02.9 |
| 23 | 22 | Julie Dickinson | Female 55-59 | 3:43:50.8 |
| Overall - Male | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 29 | Luke Harvey | Male 17-19 | 2:00:20.9 |
| 2 | 63 | Brodie Gardner | Male 30-34 | 2:00:48.6 |
| 3 | 35 | Michael Hooper | Male 25-29 | 2:02:33.1 |
| 4 | 68 | Nicholas Hull | Male 30-34 | 2:03:07.8 |
| 5 | 62 | Calvin Franklin | Male 17-19 | 2:04:29.7 |
| 6 | 47 | Jamie Simmonds | Male 40-44 | 2:05:54.5 |
| 7 | 27 | Ryan Marsh | Male 15-16 | 2:07:09.7 |
| 8 | 37 | Paul Marchant | Male 25-29 | 2:09:02.1 |
| 9 | 28 | Mitchell Densley | Male 15-16 | 2:11:49.3 |
| 10 | 59 | Steven Schofield | Male 45-49 | 2:12:02.6 |
| 11 | 41 | Timmy Hortz | Male 30-34 | 2:12:18.7 |
| 12 | 64 | Mitch Baker | Male 30-34 | 2:13:20.9 |
| 13 | 36 | Matt Billington | Male 25-29 | 2:15:00.2 |
| 14 | 69 | Paul Worroll | Male 50-54 | 2:21:22.3 |
| 15 | 72 | Kalon Playford | Male 35-39 | 2:24:00.1 |
| 16 | 26 | Timothy Geers | Male 15-16 | 2:25:04.2 |
| 17 | 73 | Matthew Bourke | Male 40-44 | 2:27:21.9 |
| 18 | 38 | Nicholas Dawes | Male 25-29 | 2:30:00.3 |
| 19 | 33 | Adam Sanders | Male 25-29 | 2:31:26.2 |
| 20 | 42 | Sam Gladman | Male 30-34 | 2:32:33.1 |
| 21 | 45 | Dave Carpenter | Male 35-39 | 2:33:28.1 |
| 22 | 67 | Brendon Boyd | Male 45-49 | 2:33:47.0 |
| 23 | 53 | Stephen Kent | Male 55-59 | 2:36:08.0 |
| 24 | 65 | Ron Craig | Male 40-44 | 2:36:15.8 |
| 25 | 99 | Michael Pronger | Team | 2:37:46.1 |
| 26 | 58 | Brian Clarke | Male 60-64 | 2:38:15.0 |
| 27 | 52 | Steve Bennett | Male 45-49 | 2:39:24.0 |
| 28 | 43 | Paul Stockwell | Male 30-34 | 2:39:40.2 |
| 29 | 74 | Tristan James | Male 25-29 | 2:41:47.0 |
| 30 | 48 | Adam Stevens | Male 40-44 | 2:42:37.0 |
| 31 | 51 | Matt Close | Male 45-49 | 2:44:02.5 |
| 32 | 31 | Christopher Ee | Male 25-29 | 2:45:36.0 |
| 33 | 57 | Steve Ash | Male 55-59 | 2:47:13.0 |
| 34 | 44 | Brendan Dobe | Male 35-39 | 2:48:44.0 |
| 35 | 25 | Jack Rae-Harvey | Male 13-14 | 2:50:09.9 |
| 36 | 32 | Jamie Mccrea | Male 25-29 | 2:55:32.6 |
| 37 | 66 | Darryl Schulte | Male 50-54 | 2:56:28.3 |
| 38 | 60 | Merv Cardell | Male 55-59 | 2:56:40.2 |
| 39 | 30 | Simon Mckelvey | Male 25-29 | 2:59:20.6 |
| 40 | 46 | Dimas Renaldi | Male 35-39 | 3:02:07.3 |
| 41 | 40 | Colin Steenvoort | Male 30-34 | 3:09:45.1 |
| 42 | 56 | Spencer Rand | Male 55-59 | 3:13:34.2 |
| 43 | 50 | Scott Howlett | Male 40-44 | 3:14:20.9 |
| 44 | 49 | Pierre Kotze | Male 40-44 | 3:22:33.7 |
| 45 | 75 | Thomas Warren | Male 30-34 | 3:23:16.8 |
| 46 | 34 | James Clark | Male 25-29 | 3:38:31.5 |
| Overall - Female/Male | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 96 | Marion Brown | Team | 2:51:33.9 |
| 2 | 95 | Tracey Messer | Team | 3:00:53.0 |
| 3 | 97 | Greg Messer | Team | 3:21:45.4 |
| Female 13-14 | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 1 | Gabriella Jackson | Female 13-14 | 2:27:41.1 |
| Female 15-16 | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 2 | Abbie Ruiz | Female 15-16 | 2:31:13.8 |
| 2 | 3 | Torryn Squires | Female 15-16 | 2:33:14.1 |
| Female 17-19 | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 4 | Ella Wooldridge | Female 17-19 | 2:22:02.2 |
| 2 | 5 | Carmen Teiniker | Female 17-19 | 2:28:22.1 |
| Female 20-24 | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 70 | Sarah Buchanan | Female 20-24 | 2:24:57.2 |
| Female 25-29 | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 9 | Lucy Bowden | Female 25-29 | 2:15:40.9 |
| 2 | 12 | Rebecca Howell | Female 25-29 | 2:40:54.8 |
| 3 | 14 | Alana Park | Female 25-29 | 2:48:59.3 |
| 4 | 7 | Jemima Whiteman | Female 25-29 | 2:50:13.8 |
| 5 | 10 | Lucy Donnan | Female 25-29 | 2:56:54.2 |
| 6 | 11 | Hannah Donnan | Female 25-29 | 2:59:55.4 |
| 7 | 8 | Prudence Minett | Female 25-29 | 3:02:03.6 |
| 8 | 13 | Melissa Thomas | Female 25-29 | 3:04:21.3 |
| Female 35-39 | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 18 | Stephanie Albert | Female 35-39 | 2:24:48.5 |
| 2 | 19 | Leela Hancox | Female 35-39 | 2:25:56.9 |
| 3 | 17 | Hayley Renouf | Female 35-39 | 3:11:53.4 |
| Female 40-44 | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 21 | Tanya Bennett | Female 40-44 | 2:45:55.0 |
| 2 | 20 | Christie Close | Female 40-44 | 2:49:40.8 |
| Female 50-54 | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 71 | Ingi Doyle | Female 50-54 | 2:59:43.8 |
| Female 55-59 | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 22 | Julie Dickinson | Female 55-59 | 3:43:50.8 |
| Female 65-69 | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 24 | Cynthia Cliff | Female 65-69 | 3:09:36.9 |
| Male 13-14 | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 25 | Jack Rae-Harvey | Male 13-14 | 2:50:09.9 |
| Male 15-16 | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 27 | Ryan Marsh | Male 15-16 | 2:07:09.7 |
| 2 | 28 | Mitchell Densley | Male 15-16 | 2:11:49.3 |
| 3 | 26 | Timothy Geers | Male 15-16 | 2:25:04.2 |
| Male 17-19 | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 29 | Luke Harvey | Male 17-19 | 2:00:20.9 |
| 2 | 62 | Calvin Franklin | Male 17-19 | 2:04:29.7 |
| Male 25-29 | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 35 | Michael Hooper | Male 25-29 | 2:02:33.1 |
| 2 | 37 | Paul Marchant | Male 25-29 | 2:09:02.1 |
| 3 | 36 | Matt Billington | Male 25-29 | 2:15:00.2 |
| 4 | 38 | Nicholas Dawes | Male 25-29 | 2:30:00.3 |
| 5 | 33 | Adam Sanders | Male 25-29 | 2:31:26.2 |
| 6 | 74 | Tristan James | Male 25-29 | 2:41:47.0 |
| 7 | 31 | Christopher Ee | Male 25-29 | 2:45:36.0 |
| 8 | 32 | Jamie Mccrea | Male 25-29 | 2:55:32.6 |
| 9 | 30 | Simon Mckelvey | Male 25-29 | 2:59:20.6 |
| 10 | 34 | James Clark | Male 25-29 | 3:38:31.5 |
| Male 30-34 | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 63 | Brodie Gardner | Male 30-34 | 2:00:48.6 |
| 2 | 68 | Nicholas Hull | Male 30-34 | 2:03:07.8 |
| 3 | 41 | Timmy Hortz | Male 30-34 | 2:12:18.7 |
| 4 | 64 | Mitch Baker | Male 30-34 | 2:13:20.9 |
| 5 | 42 | Sam Gladman | Male 30-34 | 2:32:33.1 |
| 6 | 43 | Paul Stockwell | Male 30-34 | 2:39:40.2 |
| 7 | 40 | Colin Steenvoort | Male 30-34 | 3:09:45.1 |
| 8 | 75 | Thomas Warren | Male 30-34 | 3:23:16.8 |
| Male 35-39 | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 72 | Kalon Playford | Male 35-39 | 2:24:00.1 |
| 2 | 45 | Dave Carpenter | Male 35-39 | 2:33:28.1 |
| 3 | 44 | Brendan Dobe | Male 35-39 | 2:48:44.0 |
| 4 | 46 | Dimas Renaldi | Male 35-39 | 3:02:07.3 |
| Male 40-44 | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 47 | Jamie Simmonds | Male 40-44 | 2:05:54.5 |
| 2 | 73 | Matthew Bourke | Male 40-44 | 2:27:21.9 |
| 3 | 65 | Ron Craig | Male 40-44 | 2:36:15.8 |
| 4 | 48 | Adam Stevens | Male 40-44 | 2:42:37.0 |
| 5 | 50 | Scott Howlett | Male 40-44 | 3:14:20.9 |
| 6 | 49 | Pierre Kotze | Male 40-44 | 3:22:33.7 |
| Male 45-49 | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 59 | Steven Schofield | Male 45-49 | 2:12:02.6 |
| 2 | 67 | Brendon Boyd | Male 45-49 | 2:33:47.0 |
| 3 | 52 | Steve Bennett | Male 45-49 | 2:39:24.0 |
| 4 | 51 | Matt Close | Male 45-49 | 2:44:02.5 |
| Male 50-54 | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 69 | Paul Worroll | Male 50-54 | 2:21:22.3 |
| 2 | 66 | Darryl Schulte | Male 50-54 | 2:56:28.3 |
| Male 55-59 | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 53 | Stephen Kent | Male 55-59 | 2:36:08.0 |
| 2 | 57 | Steve Ash | Male 55-59 | 2:47:13.0 |
| 3 | 60 | Merv Cardell | Male 55-59 | 2:56:40.2 |
| 4 | 56 | Spencer Rand | Male 55-59 | 3:13:34.2 |
| Male 60-64 | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 58 | Brian Clarke | Male 60-64 | 2:38:15.0 |
| Team - Female | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 98 | Sally Ottaway | Team | 3:25:02.9 |
| Team - Male | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 99 | Michael Pronger | Team | 2:37:46.1 |
| Team - Female/Male | ||||
| Place | Bib | Name | Category | Time |
| 1 | 96 | Marion Brown | Team | 2:51:33.9 |
| 2 | 95 | Tracey Messer | Team | 3:00:53.0 |
| 3 | 97 | Greg Messer | Team | 3:21:45.4 |