Poliana Okimoto Wins Shantou World Cup
World 10 km champion Poliana Okimoto is on a roll. After medaling in 3 events at the 2013 FINA World Championships, garnering a gold, silver, and bronze, she is continuing her winning ways on the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit.But it was not easy.
Okimoto came home first in 1 hour 52 minutes 51.48 seconds just ahead of the series leader Emily Brunemann of the USA 1:52:52.41 and her Brazilian teammate Ana Marcela Cunha in 1:52:54.36.
1. Poliana Okimoto (BRA) 1:52:51.48
2. Emily Brunemann (USA) 1:52:52.41
3. Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) 1:52:54.36
4. Martina Grimaldi (ITA) 1:52:54.73
5. Christine Jennings (USA) 1:52:55.98
6. Alice Franco (ITA) 1:52:58.10
7. Rachele Bruni (ITA) 1:53:01.44
8. Tristin Baxter (USA) 1:53:05.14
9. Shan Lei (CHN) 1:53:07.30
10. Aurora Ponsele (ITA) 1:53:18.20
11. Dandan Yang (CHN) 1:53:25.19
12. Betina Lorscheitter (BRA) 1:58:21.38
13. Olga Beresnyeva (UKR) 1:58:50.76
14. Yilin Li (CHN) 2:00:10.30
15. Liuyuxin Li (CHN) 2:01:33.55
16. Yichen Ni (CHN) 2:04:06.58
17. Ruoyu Guan (CHN) 2:04:10.60
18. Yue Yang (CHN) 2:04:15.57
19. Tiffany Wan Fung Lee (HKG) 2:04:20.23
20. Qianqian Zheng (CHN) 2:04:37.29
21. Hefei Wang (CHN) 2:05:23.03
22. Xueting Mei (CHN) 2:07:26.83
23. Ming Yu Claudia Wong (HKG) 2:10:12.76
24. Jinrong Yang (CHN) 2:10:23.32
25. Esme Wai Chang (HKG) 2:10:34.09
26. Ruyun Xu (CHN) 2:12:55.42
27. Hannah Hang Fung Li (HKG) 2:16:33.52
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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.
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