Tag: Chris Bryan
Caleb Hughes Wins Great North Swim
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Caleb Hughes is swimming up the ranks. At last year's Great North Swim in Windermere, England, he placed fifth. The 2013 European Junior Open Water Championships 5 km silver medalist is now swimming with the big boys. Today, he beat three-time winner Tom Allen and Ireland's Chris Bryan, both hardened
Tom Allen Takes 5K At Great North Swim
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Tom Allen won the Great North Swim 5 km race held in Windermere this weekend over a slew of international competitors including Chris Bryan of Ireland and Christian Reichert of Germany. The official results: 1. Tom Allen 54:10 2. Chris Bryan 54:20 3. Christian Reichert 54:20 4. Mark Deans 54:21 5. Caler
The Polish Extravaganza, 2014 BCT Gdynia Marathon
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Tomasz Pąchalski is a young man with a passion for open water swimming. The manager of the professional-amateur BCT Gdynia Marathon has really helped develop open water swimming in Poland at all levels. He has also brought a number of world-class pro swimmers to Poland for the 19.5 km race including
Alex Meyer Has A Powerful 1-2 Combination
With Alex Meyer in the mix at the 19.5 km BCT Gdynia Marathon in Poland, someone is going to have to be mighty smart to defeat the Harvard University graduate. In his last race after 25 km and nearly 5 hours, he battled head-to-head with Thomas Lurz at the FINA World Championships, only to come up short by 1.2 seconds. But his heart-breaking loss was
Top Dogs vs Leading Men vs Young Guns At World’s 10K
The pecking order among the highest echelon of men's competitive open water swimming seems like it is about to change. While there are a handful of superstars hanging around and not ready to retire - Spyridon Gianniotis, Thomas Lurz, Oussama Mellouli, and Richard Weinberger - there are a number of men ready and able to take their traditional place on the
Irish Darkhouse Prepares For World Championships
It is a new quadrennial and new open water swimming stars will undoubtedly emerge at the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. Their efforts will be marked for the first time by podium finishes at a world championships. Their hard work and commitment to the sport will be paid off...and more expectations will be heaped upon them as the 2016 Rio
Petar Stoychev Wins $10G At BCT Gdynia Marathon
Petar Stoychev didn't take long to remind the marathon world has good he is. Stoychev won the BCT Gdynia Marathon in Poland by 2 minutes over rival Trent Grimsey. The English Channel record holder and 4-time Olympian won the 18 km sea swim from Hel to Gdynia in 3 hours 51 minutes. American Christine Jennings won the women's division in 4 hours 40
Background Of The Ireland vs. Guam Decision
The swimming community throughout Guam was ecstatic last week to hear that Benjamin Schulte, the 16-year-old swimmer from Guam, was invited to the Olympics by FINA. As the first swimmer from Guam to qualify for an Olympic swimming final in recent times, Schulte was justifiably proud and beyond joyous. On the other hand, the news hit Chris Bryan and his
Who’s Going To The Olympics? The 10K Conundrum
The beauty of the Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km is that 50 athletes from around the world have qualified for the Olympic final on August 9th (women) and 10th (men). The conundrum is that the athletes and coaches do not know which 50 will be in the starting line in London. The final decisions have yet to be announced by FINA. Athletes from five continents
