Tara La Grange continued to dominate the women's 5km beach. Former Olympian Sam Warriner led out on the first 2.5km leg of the race, while Le Grange waited comfortably on her shoulder. Le Grange made her move on the final run home, edging out Warriner by 14". Nick Sutherland led the men's field home 11 seconds ahead of Finn Mason.
In the absence of both Ferguson and Fouhy, Travis Mitchell notched up his second win of the series in the Surf Ski Paddle over a minute ahead of his nearest rival while Rachel Dodwell continued her dominance in the women's race.
Troy Houston won the men's 3km Stand Up Paddle and Stacy Smith the women's.
RESULTS
Ocean Swim 1000/1500m - Male
1 CROPP, Jackson
2 COSGROVE, John
3 WOHLFARTH, Axel
Ocean Swim 1000/1500m - Female
1 O'CONNOR, Johanna
2 WANNAN, Kirsty
3 RUSSELL, Brenda
Beach Run 5km - Male
1 SUTHERLAND, Nick
2 MASON, Finn
3 SELEZNEV, Kostya
Beach Run 5km - Female
1 LA GRANGE, Tara
2 WARRINER, Samantha
3 BOONZAIER, Katja
Surf Ski Paddle 5km - Male
1 MITCHELL, Travis
2 MCLARIN, Simon
3 STIELAU, Oskar
Surf Ski Paddle 5km - Female
1 DODWELL, Rachael
2 SIMPSON, Dene
3 HILDEBRANDT, Katja
Stand-Up Paddle 3km - Male
1 HUSTON, Troy
2 MCASEY, Troy
3 BARFOOT, Greg
Stand-Up Paddle 3km - Female
1 SMITH, Stacey
2 LYTHE, Alana
3 SCHOFIELD, Georgina
Board Paddle 3km - Male
1 BUTT, Stephen
2 WHITE, Max
3 VANDERPUTTEN, Harry
Board Paddle 3km - Female
1 STEPHENSON, Vanessa
2 WILLIAMS, Lauren
3 WILLIAMS, Te Ohorere
Junior Beach Run 2.5km - Male
1 HADDY, Josh
2 ELLIOT, Luke
3 SAXBY, Toby
Junior Beach Run 2.5km - Female
1 LOUGHLIN, Eloise
2 HARDEN, Brieanna
3 ALEXANDER, Ruby
Junior Swim 300m - Male
1 ELLIOT, Aidan
2 HARDEN, Joshua
3 MCPHEAT, Adam
Junior Swim 300m - Female
1 CROPP, Jacey
2 BROOKE, Elle
3 WALKER, Emma