Stari Grad, Where Getting Older Is Nothing New Courtesy of Vojislav Mijić, Stari Grad - Faros, Croatia. 44-year-old Angela Maurer won the women's title at the Faros Maratón again back in September while 20-year-old Grgo Mujan easily won the 16 km professional race in 3 hours 27 minutes. Maurer, who twice represented Germany at the 2008 (placing 4th) and
Still Swimming Fast - Angela Maurer Wins Another Pro Race Courtesy of Vojislav Mijić, Stari Grad Bay, Croatia. 44-year-old Angela Maurer of Germany won yet another professional marathon swim. This time, the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famer finished ahead of 16-year-old Vasiliki Kadoglu of Bulgaria and 18-year-old Antonia Buličić of Croatia in
Edoardo Stochino Wins 20 km FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series In Novi, Croatia Courtesy of WOWSA, Novi, Croatia. Edoardo Stochino of Italy won the 20 km FINA UltraMarathon Swim Series held in Novi, Croatia on August 31st by 3 seconds over veteran Evgenij Pop Acev of North Macedonia and 6 seconds over Italian teammate Francesco Ghettini. Official Results: 1.
Listen To The Movement Of The Sea Courtesy of National Geographic Magazine, Zadar, Croatia. 35 organ pipes are built in the promenade overlooking the shoreline of Zadar, Croatia. Sounds randomly, regularly and rhymically emit while the waves reach the shore. National Geographic Magazine writes, "As you walk along Croatia’s seafront, the melody and
Courtesy of Borut Strel, Šibenik, Croatia.
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. What is it with Xavier Desharnais this year? The Canadian marathon swimmer tied for first with Tomi Stefanovski at the 60th 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada in July and then he ties for second with Ukrainian Vlodymer Voronko at the 39th 16 km Faros Maratón in Croatia. Close
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It is interesting to see open water swimmers smile broadly when the pool they use for training purposes is really long or wavy, preferably both. Conversely, it is also interesting to see open water swimmers smile broadly when the conditions in the open water are very calm and they think the swim goes more
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Nadine and Christine Reichert are one of the many husband-and-wife teams on the global open water swimming circuit. The German pair compete on the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup and FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix professional circuits. But Nadine took time to give birth to their first child.
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. "The swims in Montenegro are great," says Martin Strel of Strel. "A warm Adriatic Sea is waiting. We have few places left on June trips. Our Montenegro trip offers an incredible setting for a great sea and fjord swimming adventure. The country used to be a former constituent of the Republic of Yugoslavia
It is not every day - or many days really - that open water swimmers can meet high-ranking politicians. But Martina Grimaldi who won this weekend's 30 km Ohrid Lake Swimming Marathon by only a few tenths of a second over Russia's Olga Kozydub was able to meet with Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, the President of the Republic of Macedonia, the head of state of the
