Athlete of the Year - Christina Harris

CONGRATULATIONS to Christina Harris who is our 2017 Overall Athlete of the Year. Her three Event entries in 2017 earned her two titles winning the 22.3km Apolima Strait in April and the Pacific Open Water Challenge (POWC) in July. She then stayed on for the Samoa Swim Series (SSS) where she finished second Female, and 4th overall in a competitive field.

In total, Christina swam 61kms of open water races in Samoa this year across 3 events. She is already planing to return next year in July/Aug for the POWC 10km & 5km swims. She is also booked to contest Five Islands in September a race she has won twice before (2014, 15).

Here is the full list of Samoa Events Awards for the Year

LOCAL - Athletes of the Year 
Runner of the Year Female, Ariane Stevenson (4 Half Marathon wins)
Runner of the Year Male, Kuniyoshi Watanabe (Savaii Marathon title)
Junior Runner of the Year, Durant Webster
Runner of the Year U13, Cruz Hodson
Rider of the Year, Wally Collins (3rd Tour of Samoa)
Swimmer of the Year, Sitivi So'oa'emalelagi (Apolima Strait)
Triathlete of the Year, Darren Young (OVERALL) 
Triahlete of the Year Female, Kat Riley 
Triathlete of the Year U13 - Mautofu So'oa'emalelagi
Triathlete of the Year U13 Female - Urlin Mulitalo 

International Athletes of the Year
Swimmer, Christina Harris (Female) 
Swimmer, Male, Ray Winstanley (Tasmania) 
Runner of the Year (Male), Kuniyoshi Watanabe Japan
Runner of the Year (Female), Ariane Stevenson (Samoa) 
Rider of the Year Male, Brendon Madden Smith (NZL) 
Rider of the Year Female, Rebecca Marley (NZL) 
Triathlete of the Year, Angie Keen (NZL) Overall  ​


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