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In February 2020, Lee competed in the 19.7 kilometre Rottnest Channel Swim at 17 years of age, placing third with a final time of 4 hours, 25 minutes and 30 seconds. [4] In January 2022, he won the 3.6 kilometre Busselton Jetty Swim, placed second in the 5 kilometre open water swim and third in the 10 kilometre open water swim at the Australian Open Water Championships for the year.
Busselton Jetty is a jetty located in Busselton, Western Australia. It is the longest timber-piled jetty in the Southern Hemisphere at 1,841 metres (6,040 ft) long. [1] [2] [3] The jetty is managed by a not-for-profit community organisation, Busselton Jetty Inc. The jetty's construction commenced in 1864 and the first section was opened in 1865.
The championships are usually held biennially, with competition in all five World Aquatics disciplines: swimming, diving, water polo, open water swimming, and artistic swimming. [2] Starting in 2015, the competition was held jointly with the FINA World Aquatics Championships. [3]
Busselton foreshore. Busselton is a city in the South West region of the state of Western Australia approximately 220 km (140 mi) south-west of Perth.Busselton has a long history as a popular holiday destination for Western Australians; however, the closure of the Busselton Port in 1972 and the contemporaneous establishment of the nearby Margaret River wine region have seen tourism become the ...
With the event outgrowing the finish line at the Hotel Jetty, the finish was relocated to the grassed area near the Fuel Jetty, which required a 20m ramp to be built over the dunes. In 2016, the inaugural Champions of the Channel event was held, with Ben Freeman as the first male solo in 4:18:28 and Jaime Bowler as first female solo in 4:42:16.
English: View of the statue Fish (the sea in her belly) (2011), sculpted by Nicole Mickle and mold made by Alex Mickle, at the entrance to Busselton Jetty, Busselton, Western Australia. Date 28 September 2015, 15:43:40
The name of the event comes from the event's organizers: the Central American & Caribbean Swimming Confederation, whose abbreviated name is CCCAN. The CCCAN Championships are held every odd year, and began in 1960. The 2013 CCCANs were originally awarded to Guatemala, however, in late 2012, the city announced it could not host the championships.
The 40th edition of the aquatics championships was held in 2025 in Port Of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Musician Sean Paul participated in the 1989 and 1991 editions of the championships, as part of the Jamaican water polo team. [1]