Brotherly Love Powers The Lurz Duo In London
The coach-athlete relationship is special. A great coach can help an athlete reach their full potential. There are plenty of athletes in the Olympic marathon swimming competition with a special relationship with their coach:
Angela Maurer of Germany and partner Nikolai Evseev
Poliana Okimoto of Brazil and husband Ricardo Cintra
Older brother Stefan Lurz and co-gold medal favorite Thomas Lurz.
Stefan shares some love with his younger brother Thomas:
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