Neck-and-Neck With Angela Maurer
After La Patagones Viedma in Argentina, the second FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup on the 2010 pro circuit, American Eva Fabian shared her thoughts on the incredibly close race in the 22°C (72°F) waters of the Río Negro River where Angela Maurer of Germany (2:03:34) just touched out Karla Šitić of Croatia (2:03:34) and Eva (2:03:35).“The race was great, half of it was against the current since it was a river. I ended up leading a lot of the race, some of it next to the Ana Marcela Cunha. But a lot of the time, she took a different line. It was tough to judge the turns because of the current, but I was able to conserve a lot of energy by swimming near the shore when we were against the current. I picked up the pace at the 5K, then again at the 7.5K. The last 1000 meters I raced Ana Marcela, but I kept my eye on Angela because she took a better line at the turn and caught up to us. For the last 200 meters, I was neck-and-neck with Angela and Karla from Croatia, but I just misjudged my finish in the last 5 meters.”
Angela, the grande dame of professional marathon swimming, knows what it takes to close out a victory.
Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones
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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