Although judging from the on-line service it appeared Hanny made an early error, her class prevailed climbing back through the field to qualify 5th fastest in an extremely competitive heat. Anna Sheldon put in another great performance and is the first Australian this year to qualify for two finals! Anna was 14th in her heat. Danielle Winslow finished 27th, outside the top 15 required to qualify in the final.

In the men, Australia was unable to secure a spot in the Long Distance. Kerrin Rattray in his first appearance at WOC finished 27th, Eric Morris was 23rd. Rob Walter did not start due to his ongoing battle with a flu. After qualifying for the Middle Distance final yesterday Rob rested up in an effort to put in a strong performance later in the week.

WOC now takes a breather with Monday off before both the qualification and final for the Sprint race on Tuesday.

Further details and story to follow.Check out the Australian team WOC blog at: http://woc2006-aus.blogspot.com/

Ben Rattray