Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While Kane Radford was able to successfully appeal and get overturned the initial decision of Swimming New Zealand to keep him from participating in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, his teammate Charlotte Webby was not. Radford made a convincing case of international competitiveness, but Webby has many fewer
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Public pressure and a convincing case of competitiveness empowered Kane Radford to successfully appeal and overturn the initial decision of Swimming New Zealand to keep him from participating in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. As a result, Swimming New Zealand nominated Radford to the New Zealand Olympic
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Over 3,000 signatories know the unexpected is expected in the open water. No one expected South African Natalie du Toit to qualify for the 2008 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim final...with only one leg. No one believed Maarten van der Weijden to win the 2012 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim...after coming back from
Photos courtesy of Simon Watts, New Zealand Ocean Swim Series. Charlotte Webby has certainly come into her own after the last few years. After been chased by Olympic qualifier Emma Robinson in the King of The Bays race in Auckland, Webby pulled out a victory in 31 minutes 2 seconds. Her victory on the last race of the season wrapped up the 2015-2016 New
Photos courtesy of Simon Watts, New Zealand Ocean Swim Series. CORRECTION: Kane Radford was initially declared the winner of the 2015-2016 New Zealand Ocean Swim Series, but Nathan Capp was later declared the victor (story here). The initial article - with corrections - is shown below. A week before he races some of the fastest open water swimmers on
Courtesy of Heidi Wood, New Zealand Ocean Swim Series. The penultimate round of the New Zealand Ocean Swim Series took place under sunny conditions at Main Beach, Mount Maunganui with over 1,050 athletes flocking to the Mount for the Sand to Surf event. Charlotte Webby (30:23) won the women's divisions in the 2.6 km ‘I’m Going Long’ swim. Stefannie
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Charlotte Webby is on her way to Russia to compete at the FINA World Championships this summer and got a bit of what she will face in Kazan. New Zealand's Abby faced leading Australian Samantha Watts to produce the closest finish in State Ocean Swim Series history with Webby just barely edging her rival by
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The leader of the State Ocean Swim Series and winner of the first 2 races on the series, Yasui Hirai of Japan [shown on left], is sitting out the next stage, the State Capital Classic in Wellington on January 25th. With the Japanese Olympian focusing on training, his absence opens up the possibilities for
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Like her male counterpart on top of the podium Yasunari Hirai, Charlotte Webby has earned the maximum points in the State Ocean Swim Series after winning her second consecutive victory at the 2.9 km State Harbour Crossing in Auckland today. Webby from New Plymouth dominated the field and finished over a
While the men's race was close to the very end in the opening leg of the State New Zealand Ocean Swim Series, the women's race was a different story. The 2.9 km race was dominated by pre-race favorite Charlotte Webby. While Webby was expecting a close race with Wellington’s Emma Robinson and talented Australian Jessica Walker, she won comfortably by 32
