Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Xin Xin nearly stood on the awards podium at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games 10 km marathon swim [see Copacabana Beach course above] as one of the mostly unknowns in the Olympic final. Her fourth place finish in August now looks like a precursor to what the 20-year-old Chinese swimmer can do over the next
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Rachelle Bruni won the 2015 FINA/HOSA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup title among 171 of the fastest open water swimmers in the world. It was Bruni's first title in a year that also saw her qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics in the 10 km marathon swim. Season Point Totals : 1 Rachele Bruni (ITA) 112
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Without a doubt, Brazilian Olympian Allan Do Carmo, American Olympian Jordan Wilivmovsky and British Jack Burnell will be in the lead pack at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games marathon swim next summer. It is even quite within the realm of possibility that the trio will be fighting at the end for a spot on the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. FINA announced its 2015 schedule for the FINA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit. The event includes new races in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, Balatonfured in Hungary and New Caledonia in France, and has expanded to 11 locations around the world: Race #1 on February 7th: Patagones-Viedma,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Gellért Gábor is the coach of Szegedi Úszó Egylet (Swimming Club of Szeged). He coached both Melinda Novoszath (on left in above photo) and Anna Olasz (on right) at the recent FINA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup and 15 km FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Olasz, a
Photo courtesy of Dr. Jim Miller. Because of the strong winds and turbulence in the offshore waters of Playa del Carmen, Mexico, the course was slightly modified and the feeding pontoons were discarded in a nod for safety. Instead, coaches were asked to feed their athletes at the most recent FINA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup race from an in-the-water
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Expect the unexpected is a commonly understood concept in the open water swimming world. So is Expect Thomas Lurz in the front. The senior statesman of the professional marathon swimming world has begun yet another campaign to extend his track record of success with his victory in Playa del Carmen,
When Poliana Okimoto won this morning's FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup race in Hong Kong, she made it a double victory for Brazil. With Samuel Menegon De Bona's victory on the men's side, Okimoto's win on the women's side made it all the more sweeter for the Brazilian team and their fans. Okimoto and De Bona's victory show that Brazil is certainly
Angela Maurer (#58 shown behind the pack on left at the start) is one of the most accomplished professional marathon swimmers in the world. But today in Hong Kong, she will not be competitive in the final race on the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup pro circuit. Not today, not this week for she badly injured her left arm in a recent fall. Because
Thomas Lurz, and his female counterpart Emily Brunemann, will most likely wrap up their titles on the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup professional circuit today. This will be a season-ending swim for the German superstar that saw him dominate the series at the age of 33 years. In addition to the 10 km race in Repulse Bay, the FINA Technical Open Water
