Eckstein Wins Sixth Australian ironman crown

Surf Life Saving Australia, April 6, 2014:: Northcliffe’s Shannon Eckstein has equaled Trevor Hendy’s record of six Australian Ironman championships with an emphatic victory in front of at packed Scarborough beach crowd in Western Australia today.

And in a stunning family quinella, younger brother Caine, the five-times Coolangatta Gold champion, pulled out all stops to win silver in the first brother 1-2 in the history of the event.

Elouera’s rising star Dane Farrell won bronze.

Eckstein opened up a narrow lead after the 240m swim before extending his lead on the 340m board leg, before paddling away on the 440m ski paddle to confirm his status as Australia’s greatest ever ironman – a title even Trevor Hendy himself has conceded.

Earlier North Burleigh’s Liz Pluimers realised a life long dream to win her first ever National Ironman crown ahead of Northcliffe pair Harriet Brown and former Commonwealth Games swimming gold medallist Rebecca Creedy.

Defending champion Courtney Hancock finished 11^th.

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