2017 Masters Games 5000 new 2026

This Masters Games event is a 5000 meter paddling race in Barrington, Australia, with racers sent off in manual waves rather than one single mass start. The field is small: 35 paddlers in total, including 8 women, and the results split racers into age and craft categories such as K1 and SUP. Ben Maynard led the overall results in 23:23.4, while Roz Barber was the fastest woman in 30:09.3 and also won the K1 45-49 group. The category list shows the Masters Games format clearly, with paddlers spread across age bands from 30-34 up to 70-74; several divisions had only one entrant, so the day reads more like a compact multi-category masters regatta than a big open race.