The 2011 USAT Southwest Region Aquabike Championship was contested at the Vineman Half-Aquabike in Santa Rosa,CA on Saturday July 30th. More than 200 athletes swam 1.2 miles in the Guerneville river and then tackled 56 miles of rolling terrain traversing scenic vineyards and farmland. 

The overall male champion was Justin Jarvis (M25-29) who broke the tape in 2:44:06 with a swim split of 23:24 and a bike split of 2:19:07. Finishing in second was Mike Shaffer (M45-49) of Ventura, CA. Shaffer crossed the line in 2:52:03 with a stellar 22:39 swim and 2:27:35 bike. Rounding out the overall top three for men was Jason Braun (M35-39) who covered the course in 2:53:45 with a 26:33 and 2:25:16 swim and bike split respectively. 

On the women's side, overall victory was earned by Marianne Hernandez (45-49) with a 29:48 swim and 2:41:37 bike to combine for  a winning time of 3:13:45. Junior triathlete Caitlin Scheder-Bieschin was runner-up with a time of 3:23:01.  Scheder -Bieschin posted a 32:43 swim split and covered the 56 mile bike in 2:48:03.  Rounding out the top three overall women was Kathy Kizer who finished in 3:26:05. Kizer (F40-44) finished the swim in 32:14 and the bike in 2:48:47.

2011 Vineman Half-Aquabike - USAT SW Region Aquabike Championship

F15-19 - E. Caitlin Scheder-Bieschin

M20-24 - Daimler Sena

M25-29 - Justin Jarvis
F25-29 - Jennifer Stokes

M30-34 - Phillip Maskiewicz
F30-34 - Linda Aiello

M35-39 - Jason Braun
F35-39 - Mirella Terada

M40-44 - David Light
F40-44 - Kathy Kizer

M45-49 - Mike Shaffer
F45-49 - Marianne Hernandez

M50-54 - T Dale Jackson
F50-54 - Carole Foley-Stewart

M55-59 - John Fulton
F55-59 - Teresa Kludt

M60-64 - Tom Davis
F60-64 - Danielle Cane

M65-59 - Joseph Pritchard
F65-59 - Rosemary Thompson

M70-74 - William Marshall

M75-79 - John Haase

M80+   - Charley French