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Brian Lovett wins Dewey Sprint Triathlon

Brian Lovett of Allentown, Pa., takes first place in the Dewey Beach Sprint Triathlon. His swim split was 8:29, bike was 35:92 and his run split was 20:45. DAN COOK PHOTO
Dan Cook
September 25, 2016
Patrick Beebe of Rehoboth Beach pulls into the finish of the bike leg and takes ninth place overall with a 01:16:08. DAN COOK PHOTO
Brian Davis of Chevy Chase, Md finishes the run in 22:26 and places fourth overall with a 1:13:28. DAN COOK PHOTO
Dewey Beach Sprint Triathlon director Ava Seaney Cannon gives instructions to the participants before the swim start. DAN COOK PHOTO
District 6 Sen. Ernie Lopez honors Steve Linthicum, who tragically died during the triathlon in 2011. DAN COOK PHOTO
Sussex YMCA Board Chair Jack Vassalotti writes a triathlon number on an athlete. DAN COOK PHOTO
Tiffany Batac of Washington, D.C., readies her bike in the transition area before the Dewey Beach Sprint Triathlon. She finished with a 1:56:52. DAN COOK PHOTO
The first wave of men sprints into the Atlantic to start the Dewey Beach Sprint Triathlon. DAN COOK PHOTO
The first wave of men sprints into the Atlantic to start the Dewey Beach Sprint Triathlon. DAN COOK PHOTO
Carrie Schlegel of Chevy Chase, Md., leaves the transition area to start the 16-mile bike leg of the Dewey Beach Sprint Triathlon. DAN COOK PHOTO
Bill Martin, left, and Rob Slopek exit the ocean at the finish of the half-mile swim leg. DAN COOK PHOTO
Jenna Meyers, 12, of Dewey Beach walks her bike out of the transition area to the 16-mile bike leg. She finished in 1:56:28. DAN COOK PHOTO

Brian Lovett of Allentown, Pa., swam, biked and ran to a 1:10.26 top-place finish in the 20th annual Dewey Beach Sprint Triathlon Sept. 17.

More than 670 triathletes registered for the annual event, with 554 actually finishing the race on a day with ideal conditions. The swim was shortened to 4/10 of a mile instead of the planned half mile due to rough surf.

“It was a great event,” said triathlon director Ava Cannon. “We were very honored to get the acknowledgement for the state of Delaware for its 20th anniversary.”

The Dewey Beach Sprint Triathlon is a charity event that directly supports the Sussex Family YMCA Annual Campaign.

For full results, go to www.ymcade.org/sussex or www.deweybeachtriathlon.com.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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