Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 72 men, 10 spots. That is it. They train all their lives for this moment, culminating in 4 years of focused preparation, and race that ends within 2 hours. But the 2015 FINA World Swimming Championships 10 km marathon swim in Kazan is the ultimate test of speed, strength, stamina and strategy. Ten
Courtesy of Hudah Levendall of Speedo South Africa. Upper photo courtesy of Darren Goddard. Lower photo courtesy of Avril Reeves. Speedo’s Chad Ho will attempt to make history at the world’s largest competitive open water swim, the aQuellé Midmar Mile, near Pietermaritzburg, South Africa this weekend. The 23-year-old Olympian has won the men’s crown for
Daniel Fogg, winner of men's 5 km Open Water... by lentv Daniel Fogg won the men's 5 km on the opening day of the 2014 European Championships in Berlin, Germany. The championships feature the following open water swimming schedule: * August 13th: women's 10 km and men's 5 km * August 14th: men's 10 km and women's 5 km * August 16th: 5 km team
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
It is like Batman without Robin; like a donut without a hole; like goggles without a strap. British Swimming announced its 2013 World Championship team, but Keri-Anne Payne is not on the team. While we realize the world champion and Olympic medalist took time off to enjoy her wedding and get into the next phase of her life, it still feels like the British
The swimmers and officials want for nothing in Cozumel at the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup and FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix races. There are buffets everything in the hotel as the international guests are treated like kings and queens by the Mexican Swimming Federation and the local sponsors. Safety Delegate Shelley Taylor-Smith called the
Daniel Fogg took the mantle back to Great Britain in Cozumel when he won a tremendous battle in Mexico at yesterday's stage on the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup marathon swimming circuit. The Mexican stage on the pro circuit on the stunning island of Cozumel lived up to its billing. The race gave those who won a great boost going into the upcoming
The men's Olympic triathlon today in Hyde Park was a madhouse with some portions of the course crowded with 30-40 people deep. The triathlon had everything pointing to a madhouse: (1) popular British athletes who were serious medal contenders (2) free viewing locations (3) good weather (4) an iconic location Just like gold medalist Alistair Brownlee and
The men's 1500m final at the 2012 London Olympic Games presented an intriguing possibilities for the future open water world. Ous Mellouli finished in a strong 14:40 as he took the bronze medal. But the Tunisian double medalist has not yet finished with his Olympic program - not by a long shot. Mellouli will compete as a serious gold medal contender in
Tunisia's Ous Mellouli threw down the gauntlet during the 1500m freestyle final at the Olympic marathon swimming 10km with a bronze-medal effort. While Thomas Lurz, Spyros Gianniotis and 22 other marathon swimmers are entering in their final taper period, Mellouli will be trying to recover from his 14:40 swim, a bit off his gold medal swim in 2008. "I
