SBAS swimmers place Top-3 in 2017 Cap 2K Open Water Race

Derrick Mauk accepts the award
for his third place finish
in the Cap 2K Open Water Race.
Photo by Darla S Tamuitis.
La Vita Loca Photography
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By Chris Price
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AUSTIN, TEXAS (May 1, 2017) Four members of the South Belt Area "All Stars" Swimming Team (SBAS) competed in the Cap 2K Open Water Swimming Race on April 30, 2017 in Austin's Colorado River and came back to the Pasadena area with three Top Three finishes.

Derrick Mauk, competing in the men's 40-44-year-old age group placed third with the time of 33:11.01. the former nationally ranked high school diver and USA Masters Swimming National Championships Finalist was competing in his second Cap 2k. He first competed in the race in 2007, placing second in the men's 30-39-year-old division with the time of 35:18.56.

Marco Castillo palced
third inn his second-ever Cap 2K.
Photo by Darla S Tamuitis.
La Vita Loca Photography
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Pasadena Memorial students Tristan Morgan and Marco Castillo, who competed in the men's 18-24-year-old division, finished in second and third place, respectively. Morgam posted the time of 35:56.03 while Castillo was just under two minutes back at 37:45.07. Morgan previously competed in the race in 2015 and 2016 in the high school aged division, while Castillo also competed in 2016.

In the boys 12-14-year-old division, Harrison Brown placed fourth in his first ever Cap 2K with the time of 36:44.30. His time was only 55 seconds behind third-place finisher Lane Stallworth (35:49.18).