Over 130 swimmers took part in the annual Pointbreak Open Water Challenge last week Sunday.  18 year old Florian Hentzen took top spot in the 2.1km swim showing that he is Namibia’s best open water swimmer.Hentzen took first place in the Pupkewitz Jetty Mile a few months earlier.  
But it was not all plain sailing for Hentzen, the starting pace was fast as veteran Alexander Skinner created a lead of at least 10m by the time he had reached the first buoy.

Skinner maintained his lead for the first 2 laps and the majority of the third and final lap, and it was only in the last 200m that Hentzen was able to close the gap and finally over take Skinner.  
During an interview after the race Hentzen said I definitely found this race harder...The Jetty Mile is a straight race, and I don’t mind the waves.   This race is three loops of 700m which gets to your mind a bit”.
Alexander Skinner was second overall and winner of the senior age category in a time of 27:48.  In third place and second in the Elite age category was Christiaan Lamprecht.  Jean Paul Burger took 3rd place in the elite age category in a time of 29:19
Junior Alexander Skinner won the 2.1km youth category, for the third consecutive time,  in a time of  29:48. First woman out the water and winner of the senior category  was Miena Daling in at time of 31:51.  Anneka Ackermann won the Elite category in a time of 34:23 and Marguerite van Veen won the junior age category.
Overall winner of the 700m, and winner of the male elite category was Lushano Lamprecht in a time of 09:08.   Nicolai Flemming was second out the water and won the junior male age category in a time of 09:14.  
The female 700m race was neck on neck.   Godiva Beukes won in a time of 9:40.  Only seconds behind her was Molina Smalley in a time of 9:43.  Molina won the junior age category.  Gabriella Liebenberg was on Molina’s heels and got a time of 9:55 and second position in the junior age category.  The senior categories were won by Paul Munting and Leigh-Anne Agnew