Connor Baxter snags the title running up the beach, Nika with a DQ after foul play.
Congratulations Connor Baxter getting his 2nd world title in Gydina. That mens final was quite something to talk about. In the Tech. Races Connor also initiated a new starting technique “The Kangaroo Start” it did him quite well except in the final where Claudio Nika was able to pull away in a crazy sprint. Getting to the first buoy ahead of the field. By buoy number two the race sure took a sudden turn. Connor was able to take over Claudio between buoy 1 and 2 making the turn as the first turn with Noic Garioud and Claudio Nika at his heals.
Then Claudio fell at the buoy turn and as he falls he puts his and on Noics’ board causing him to fall along the way. This incident then completely reshuffled the field. It is very unclear what Claudio Nika was trying to accomplish there, as Noic had the inside line, Claudio caught a chop and fell towards Noic and seemed to try to catch himself putting his hand on the board dragging Noic down with him.
Now Connor had a commanding lead and Titouan Puyo now saw his chance and was able to push himself to the 2nd postition between buyo 3 and 4. The race was far from over. Then shortly before buyoy 6 Rai Taguchi exploded and over took Christian Andersen going into 3rd place. In the front Connor took a bit of a wide turn at the last buoy opening up the window for Titouan to take over the lead, but Connor said no and dug even harder then jumping off the board before Titou and grabbing the win by sprinting up the beach. What a final that was.
Watch for your self: (3:23:02)
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| 1 | Connor BAXTER | USA | 05:17.4 | |
| 2 | Titouan PUYO | FRA | 05:19.6 | 2.25 |
| 3 | Rai TAGUCHI | JPN | 05:21.4 | 3.98 |
| 4 | Christian ANDERSEN | DEN | 05:25.4 | 8.04 |
| 5 | Kaelan LOCKHART | BEL | 05:34.2 | 16.77 |
| 6 | Noic GARIOUD | FRA | 05:39.0 | 21.63 |
| 7 | Linus KARLSSON | SWE | 05:49.7 | 32.31 |
| Claudio NIKA | ITA | DSQ |
Connor after the race:
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Big surprise on the podium, upset for favorite April Zilg
The crucial sprint to the first buoy was a big battle with Melanie Lafenetre and April Zilg. Even Melanie had the inside line, April was coming in a bit wider but just passing everybody with dominance from the outer line.
From buoy 2 to 3 April was holding the lead tightly and it kept shrinking towards the buoy 3 as Melanie Lafenetre kept inching up from behind, but April was able to defend her lead for the moment. It was now Melanie Lafenetre and Duna Gordillo really closing in on April on the way to the next buoy. Duna was neck on neck with Melanie behind April.
At buoy 3 we saw the lead change as April took a bit of a wide turn leaving the window open for Duna to get the inside line taking over the lead on the way to buoy number 4. Melanie was also able to pass April and now the race was completely open as at the 4th buoy April once again took the turn too wide now falling back to the 4th position. Giving the 3rd away to Carolina KĂĽntzel. Now April was battling with Caroline for the podium, but the race was far from over. At the next buoy things got even worst for April as this turn was right into wind she kept falling back even further. Duna was still in the lead up front but Melanie Lefenetra was closing in yet again and finally taking first place at the last buoy turn sprinting away from Duna on the last stretch. The podium seemed spoken for until: Duna making a last push for the win and then ending up falling into the water right next to Melanie. In chest deep water Duna was unable to run fast and Melanie now had her undisputed win. In the back came Caroline KĂĽntzel taking over Duna stuck in deeper water. That was a crazy finish for these ladies and a very surprising / upsetting 7th place for April Zilg who was dominating the first half of the final.
| 1 | Melanie LAFENETRE | FRA | 05:56.2 | |
| 2 | Caroline KUNTZEL | DEN | 06:02.2 | 6.02 |
| 3 | Duna GORDILLO | ESP | 06:10.8 | 14.62 |
| 4 | Esperanza BARRERAS | ESP | 06:15.0 | 18.85 |
| 5 | Rika OKUAKI | JPN | 06:21.4 | 25.25 |
| 6 | Anna TSCHIRKY | SUI | 06:25.7 | 29.49 |
| 7 | April ZILG | USA | 06:25.8 | 29.66 |
| 8 | Caterina STENTA | ITA | 06:33.3 | 37.1 |
Junior Final A
| 1 | Sergio CANTORAL | ESP | 05:40.7 | |
| 2 | Vaic GARIOUD | FRA | 05:52.4 | 11.74 |
| 3 | Simon ACKERMANN | FRA | 05:55.1 | 14.43 |
| 4 | Augusto GARCIA | ESP | 06:05.8 | 25.14 |
| 5 | Nicolo RICCO | ITA | 06:08.8 | 28.07 |
| 6 | Ivan FRUTOS | ESP | 06:10.7 | 29.96 |
| 7 | Fernando BROTONS | ESP | 06:18.8 | 38.15 |
| 8 | Joan GARCIA | ESP | 06:23.2 | 42.48 |
Junior Girls Final A
| 1 | Cecilia PAMPINELLA | ITA | 06:25.0 | |
| 2 | Sonia CAIMARI | ESP | 06:44.7 | 19.68 |
| 3 | Elene ETXEBERRIA | ESP | 06:49.4 | 24.39 |
| 4 | Alexia SOTO | ESP | 06:55.2 | 30.23 |
| 5 | Kyriaki LOGOTHETI | GRE | 07:07.3 | 42.32 |
| 6 | Ines BLIN | ESP | 07:20.6 | 55.63 |
| 7 | Maria SILVA | POR | 07:22.6 | 57.56 |
| 8 | Laura NITTI | ITA | 07:41.7 | +1:16.69 |
Men Master 40+ Final A
| 1 | Olivier DARRIEUMERLOU | FRA | 05:51.0 | |
| 2 | Tommy BUDAY | CAN | 05:56.4 | 5.33 |
| 3 | Reza NASIRI | ITA | 06:09.6 | 18.58 |
| 4 | Iker BARBARRUBIO | ESP | 06:15.1 | 23.99 |
| 5 | Miquel ROIGE | ESP | 06:19.7 | 28.65 |
| 6 | Daniel MILLER | CAN | 06:28.8 | 37.69 |
| 7 | Pierre-allain DE BOIS | FRA | 06:34.3 | 43.27 |
| 8 | Alessandro SAPIGNI | ITA | 06:42.7 | 51.6 |
Women Master 40+
| 1 | Susanne LIER | GER | 06:51.3 | |
| 2 | Marie BUCHANAN | GBR | 06:58.4 | 7.09 |
| 3 | Takayo YOKOYAMA | JPN | 07:23.0 | 31.67 |
| 4 | Danielle HOLDSWORTH | CAN | 07:27.0 | 35.69 |
| 5 | Elin AULIN | SWE | 07:28.4 | 37.15 |
| 6 | Andrea KAMMERER | GER | 07:43.9 | 52.57 |
| 7 | Vera LINDMARK | SWE | 07:50.7 | 59.41 |
| 8 | Polona PUSLJAR | SLO | 09:12.5 | +2:21.18 |
Men Master 50+
| 1 | Daniel PARRES | ESP | 05:45.8 | |
| 2 | Marc FORASTER | ESP | 05:56.6 | 10.72 |
| 3 | Peter WEIDERT | GER | 06:02.1 | 16.21 |
| 4 | Christophe CONRY | CHI | 06:16.7 | 30.85 |
| 5 | Bart DE ZWART | NED | 06:17.4 | 31.53 |
| 6 | Johan SKARSKOG | SWE | 06:29.9 | 44.1 |
| 7 | Bertrand BAECHLER | FRA | 06:56.4 | +1:10.52 |
| 8 | Carsten KURMIS | GER | 06:56.5 | +1:10.61 |
Women Master 50+
| 1 | Petra PYFFRADER | AUT | 07:09.8 | |
| 2 | Diva HATAMI | ISR | 07:09.8 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Sarah PERKINS | GBR | 07:17.5 | 7.75 |
| 4 | Emmanuelle MARCON | FRA | 07:22.4 | 12.63 |
| 5 | Anna OCCHIOGROSSO | ITA | 07:22.8 | 12.98 |
| 6 | Sara ODDERA | ITA | 07:47.2 | 37.38 |
| 7 | Marion BEHRENS | GER | 07:57.4 | 47.65 |
| 8 | Penny TSAOUTOU | GRE | 08:04.2 | 54.39 |