Photos courtesy of Soraya Siviero at the Rei e Rainha do Mar in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Text courtesy of Vanessa Siviero. Sunday opens the first stage of the Circuito Rei e Rainha do Mar (King and Queen of the Sea) 2015 on Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The largest festival of beach sports in Brazil, the series is part of the World Open Water
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. As expected, it was a physical battle throughout the men's FINA/HOSA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup race in La Patagones-Viedma (Maraton Patagones-Viedma International Open Water Swim) in Argentina. But less unexpectedly, Simone Ruffini of Italy knocked off fast-charging Allan do Carmo and his Brazilian
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 2015 edition of the FINA/HOSA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup kicks off this Saturday on February 7th with La Patagones-Viedma (Maraton Patagones-Viedma International Open Water Swim) in Argentina. Nearly 100 of the world's top professional marathon swimmers will participate in the opening race of
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It is difficult to clearly see in the video above but Allan Do Carmo and Chip Peterson had quite a battle on their anchor leg of the King and Queen of the Sea on Sunday. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With fewer than 600 days before the next Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games and fewer than 200 days before the first Olympic marathon swimming qualifier in Russia, athletes are really focusing on their training now. Their coaches, friends, teammates, family members and neighbors are
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The overall times and split times of the elite athletes in the King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) competition on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil were as follows: Team 1. Brazil A. (Ana Marcela Cunha + Allan do Carmo) 32:32.10 2. U.S.A. (Stephanie Peacock + Chip Peterson): 32:32.12
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After watching Guillermo Bertola, Damián Blaum, Thomas Lurz and Chip Peterson race against local favorite Allan do Carmo in the 4 km ocean race at the King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) today, Professor Ricardo Ratto talked a little bit about the 2007 Pan American Games and the 2016 Rio Olympic
Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Debate Courtesy of WOWSA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With less than 2 years before the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, there is an internal debate regarding the recommendations of the local Brazilian Olympic Organizing Committee and FINA as to when and how the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim will be conducted. The debate continues. Currently,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Allan Lopes Mamédio do Carmo is joining fellow winner of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup series Ana Marcela Cunha at the King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) in Copacabana Beach in Brazil. The pair of FINA World Open Water Swimmers of the Year will pair up to be a formidable duo in
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Allan Lopes Mamédio do Carmo of Brazil, the winner of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup, joined his teammate Ana Marcela Cunha as the FINA World Open Water Swimmers of the Year. Allan Lopes Mamédio do Carmo was also nominated for the 2014 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year as was Ana
