The Pros Are Going All Out In Cancún, Mexico
Cloudless skies will greet the professional marathon swimmer later this morning at the FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup in Cancún, Mexico.
With flags set, security standing guard and the gorgeous waters of the Caribbean Sea waiting for the world champions, Olympic medalists, World Cup champions and Grand Prix champions, it should be a great race.
The men’s start list includes Yuri Kudinov (Kazakhztan), Zachary Parkes, Richard Weinberger, Simon Tobin (Canada), Valerio Cleri (Italy), Gercsak Csaba (Hungary), Sergiy Fesenko (Azerbaijan), Petar Stoychev (Bulgaria), Joseph Kleindl, Thomas Lurz, Christian Reichert, Andreas Waschburger (Germany), Alex Meyer, Mark Warkentin (USA), Ivan Lopez, Alan Rojas, Manuel Chiu, Luis Escobar (Mexico) and Michael Dmitrier (Israel).
The women’s start list includes Poliana Okimoto (Brazil), Eva Risztov (Hungary), Cindy Carolina Toscano Merida (Guatemala), Swann Oberson (Switzerland), Inha Kotsur (Azerbaijan), Isabell Donath, Nadine Reichert, Antje Mahn, Angela Maurer, Lena Stiefvatter (Germany), Teja Zupan (Slovenia), Haley Anderson, Christine Jennings (USA), Alejandra Gonzalez, Zaira Cardenas (Mexico).
Follow the race here.
Head referee Jose Borrego of Mexico talks a little bit about his role and responsibilities in officiating the elite athletes on the World Cup and world championship level:
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With flags set, security standing guard and the gorgeous waters of the Caribbean Sea waiting for the world champions, Olympic medalists, World Cup champions and Grand Prix champions, it should be a great race.
The men’s start list includes Yuri Kudinov (Kazakhztan), Zachary Parkes, Richard Weinberger, Simon Tobin (Canada), Valerio Cleri (Italy), Gercsak Csaba (Hungary), Sergiy Fesenko (Azerbaijan), Petar Stoychev (Bulgaria), Joseph Kleindl, Thomas Lurz, Christian Reichert, Andreas Waschburger (Germany), Alex Meyer, Mark Warkentin (USA), Ivan Lopez, Alan Rojas, Manuel Chiu, Luis Escobar (Mexico) and Michael Dmitrier (Israel).
The women’s start list includes Poliana Okimoto (Brazil), Eva Risztov (Hungary), Cindy Carolina Toscano Merida (Guatemala), Swann Oberson (Switzerland), Inha Kotsur (Azerbaijan), Isabell Donath, Nadine Reichert, Antje Mahn, Angela Maurer, Lena Stiefvatter (Germany), Teja Zupan (Slovenia), Haley Anderson, Christine Jennings (USA), Alejandra Gonzalez, Zaira Cardenas (Mexico).
Follow the race here.
Head referee Jose Borrego of Mexico talks a little bit about his role and responsibilities in officiating the elite athletes on the World Cup and world championship level:
Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
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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