Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Igor de Souza has lived much of his adult life on, in or near the open water. An open water swimming administrator for the Brazilian Swimming Federation and race director for the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup race in Santos, Brazil, he was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of
Fran Crippen: April 17th 1984 – October 23th 2010 Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A gentlemen. A hero. An inspiration. Fran Crippen left behind a lasting legacy. Not only as a world-class swimmer, but as someone you would be proud to have as a son, brother, teammate, neighbor and friend. Fran was always there for both his very close-knit
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When Ana Marcela Cunha and Poliana Okimoto of Brazil went 1-2 in the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup race in Chu'an, China, it was an especially sweet victory when teammate Allan Do Carmo barely out-touched German Thomas Lurz to win. For Brazil to sweep any race from now until the Olympic 10K
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It would be a dream finish in Copacabana Beach at next year's Rio Olympic Games if Ana Marcela Cunha and teammate Poliana Okimoto came down the finish chute together, capturing the gold and silver medals in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim. That is precisely what Ana Marcela Cunha did with a host of Chinese,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. FINA has posted the dates for the 2016 FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup. The FINA World Cup offers 8 races, down from 10 races in 2015. One of the two races not on the 2016 professional circuit is the Setúbal Bay 10 km race which serves as the second qualifier for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. 2016 FINA
Courtesy of FINA from Balatonfüred, Hungary. Everyone is in great shape. Everyone has stamina. Everyone has speed. Everyone has strength. But it is the veterans on the FINA/HOSA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup who are most savvy - and who are most often found on the award podium. When Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil, Risztov Éva of Hungary, and Keri-Anne
Courtesy of Yasunari Hirai from Balatonfured, Hungary. Not only did Great Britain's Jack Burnell win the second consecutive stop on the FINA/HOSA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup meeting in Balatonfüred, Hungary yesterday, but his teammate and Olympic medalist Keri-Anne Payne also finished third the women's side of the World Cup equation. Burnell's
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Nouvelle-Calédonie (New Caledonia) marathon swimming competition in Nouméa that is part of the 2015 FINA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit will be held in 22 – 26C water in a lagoon that is one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites. The likely location may be a new site, separate from the 5 km
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Brazil is hot right now, especially with 25-year-old Allan do Carmo and 22-year-old Ana Marcela Cunha standing on top of the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup standings. Together with Poliana Okimoto, Brazilian swimmers are showing the open water swimming investments by Confederação Brasileira de
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It was only a matter of time before Anna Olasz of Hungary won a FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup. The young Hungarian first showed her potential in local races on the European continent, but then really debuted among the world's top echelon at the 2012 London Olympic Games qualification race in
