Ask Questions During Live Marathon Swim Broadcast
With the water temperature hovering between 23°-25°C (73-75°F) under pleasant weather conditions, English Channel world record holder Petar Stoychev will face off against Olympian Mark Warkentin, Rondi Davies and Tobey-Anne Saracino today in a world record attempt around Manhattan Island in New York City.During the technical meeting before the race, it was interesting to see the dynamics between the female amateurs (Rondi and Tobey-Anne) who have swum at night before and the male professionals (Petar and Mark) who have never swum during dark conditions or with glow sticks.
When asked why she seems so comfortable, Tobey-Anne Saracino smiled and remarked, “Oh, but you should see me on the inside…”
Fans can view the entire race live at SwimNetwork. If you have any questions about the event before or DURING the live online broadcast, email your questions here (headcoach@10Kswim.com).
Your questions will be answered live during the swim that will last between 3:30 pm – 9:00 pm tonight New York City (e.g., “…this question is brought to us by Chris Guesdon of Tasmania who asks…”).
If Petar sets the world record around Manhattan Island, it will be one of those very rare times in open water swimming history when a single individual simultaneously holds more than one major marathon swimming world record (e.g., Penny Dean concurrently held the one-way English Channel and one-way Catalina Channel records between 1978-1994).
History may be made tonight…live from New York City.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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