Jack Schlitz Wins Nanaimo Bathtub Race After Rising from Last Place
Jack Schlitz claimed first place in the Great International World Championship Bathtub Race held in Nanaimo on July 26, completing the course in roughly 1 hour 24 minutes aboard bathtub number 805. He improved dramatically from the previous year, when he finished last with a time of about 2 hours 58 minutes.
Second place went to Justin Lofstrom (bathtub 340) with a time near 1:34:00, and third to Brandon Leigh (bathtub 555) at about 1:36:00. The race started at 11 a.m., requiring competitors to navigate a course that included Gallows Point, Entrance Island, Winchelsea Island and Neck Point before finishing at the beach beside Swy‑A‑Lana Lagoon. Greg Peacock, commodore of the Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society, congratulated Schlitz and highlighted the year‑round preparation involved. Parliamentary certificates were presented by Nanaimo‑Ladysmith MP Tamara Kronis to the society in recognition of community contributors.
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Greg Peacock · Jack Schlitz · Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society · Nanaimo · Tamara Kronis
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- [● 3 SOURCES] Jack Schlitz's winning time was about 1 hour 24 minutes. cowichanvalleycitizen.com · peninsulanewsreview.com · saanichnews.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Brandon Leigh placed third with a time of about 1 hour 36 minutes. cowichanvalleycitizen.com · peninsulanewsreview.com · saanichnews.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Greg Peacock is the commodore of the Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society. cowichanvalleycitizen.com · peninsulanewsreview.com · saanichnews.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Jack Schlitz won the Great International World Championship Bathtub Race. cowichanvalleycitizen.com · peninsulanewsreview.com · saanichnews.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Jack Schlitz raced in bathtub number 805. cowichanvalleycitizen.com · peninsulanewsreview.com · saanichnews.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Justin Lofstrom placed second with a time of about 1 hour 34 minutes. cowichanvalleycitizen.com · peninsulanewsreview.com · saanichnews.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] MP Tamara Kronis presented parliamentary certificates to the Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society. cowichanvalleycitizen.com · peninsulanewsreview.com · saanichnews.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Jack Schlitz finished last in the previous year's race with a time of about 2 hours 58 minutes. cowichanvalleycitizen.com · peninsulanewsreview.com · saanichnews.com