Sport · Noosa swim cancelledNoosa triathlon sharks: Ocean swim replaced with 5km runGeschreven 1 november 2026 om 04:21 UTCKijkenTranscript0:07Surf lifesavers refused to enter the water, forcing organizers to cancel Noosa's0:11triathlon swim.0:12Competitors raced entirely on land after organizers lost the water.0:15Safety coverage needed for the ocean course.0:17Why did a plan to keep swimmers in the shallows collapse before the start?0:21Drones spotted multiple sharks six hundred meters offshore at Noosa Main Beach in0:25Queensland.0:26Another sighting at First Light led surf lifesavers assigned to protect the0:29competitors to stay out of the water.0:31Organizers canceled the swim shortly before racing began on Sunday, November1,2026.0:36Sharks had been spotted about an hour before the start, after precautions had0:40already escalated through the previous day and night.0:42Noosa is the world's largest Olympic, distance triathlon.0:46It draws eight, five hundred athletes and twenty-zero spectators annually.0:50Those figures describe its usual scale and explain the reach of a course change just0:54before the start.0:55The beach temporarily closed after Saturday's sightings.0:58That night, organizers shortened the usual one:500 metro swim to about one1:02kilometer, keeping competitors in the shallows.1:05Sunday's first, light sighting ended that plan when lifesavers declined to enter the1:08water.1:09Organizers couldn't put their water safety team on the water because of the marine1:13life present.1:14They announced the swim will not be taking place.1:17Continuing the ocean course would have meant sending competitors out without their1:20planned protection.1:21Competitors opened with a five kilometer run instead of the swim.1:24They then cycled forty kilometers and finished with a ten-kilometer run.1:28The change turned the triathlon into a duathlon, combining running and cycling while1:32keeping the race entirely on land.1:34Matt Hauser won the modified event and defended his NUSA title.1:37The Australian had claimed his first victory here on November2,2025 , when the race1:43still included its ocean swim.1:44Hauser finished in one hour30 ,9 minutes and30 ,4 seconds.1:48His previous winning time was one hour40 ,2 minutes and30 ,8 seconds.1:52The different opening legs mean those times can't measure alike for like1:56improvement.1:57The land-based race finished, but the beach's status afterward is still unclear.2:01We don't know when Nusa Main Beach reopened or whether swimming restrictions2:04remained in place.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDex
