Northland swimmer Emilia Finer stars in Swim the Shore in Auckland
15 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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One of Northland s promising swimming talents, Emilia Finer, is making her mark on the ocean swimming scene after just 18 months in the sport.
Finer, already an accomplished pool swimmer, realised her potential in open water on the weekend in the Harcourts Cooper & Co Swim the Shore event in Auckland on Saturday.
Competing against almost 500 other swimmers, Finer finished 45th after completing the 3.8km swim from Narrow Neck beach to Takapuna beach - the same length swum in an Ironman event.
However, Finer was also one of about 50 swimmers who did the course without a wetsuit, which gave her a natural disadvantage.