Florian Wellbrock, Rob Muffels, Finnia Wunram Start to Catch Up Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 2020 German Open Water Championships in Aggertalsperre, Derschlagerstraße demonstrated how far behind the Germans are to their Italian and French rivals when the 10 km times are compared. While Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri nearly set a
Olympic 10K Marathon Swim thought experiment in the Tokyo Olympics, racing in Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo Bay
Ana Marcela Cunha Finishes With Another World Title Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu Expo Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Ana Marcela Cunha had a busy schedule at the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. 5 km open water swim - gold medal 10 km marathon swim - qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics 5 km Mixed Relay - led off Team Brazil 25 km
Superwoman Ana Marcela Cunha Wins 25 km World Title...Again Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu Expo Ocean Park. Ana Marcela Cunha is truly a master of the open water. The gold medalist in the 5 km race at the FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea also qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 10 km race, led off the 5 km Mixed Relay, and won her fourth
FINA World Championships 25 km Women’s Start List Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu Expo Ocean Park, Gwangju, Korea. Can Ana Marcela Cunha win her fourth 25 km race at the FINA World Championships? Already at these championships in Gwangju, South Korea, she has qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a 5th place finish in the 10 km race and won a gold medal in
Xin Xin Pulls Off Major Upset, Wins 10K FINA World Championship Courtesy of FINA, Gwangju, South Korea. Behind the globally known gold medalist Sharon van Rouwendaal and equally well-known Rachele Bruni, Aurélie Muller and Poliana Okimoto, the top Chinese open water swimmer Xin Xin quietly finished fourth at the 2016 Olympic Games 10 km marathon swim in
Haley Anderson, America's Three-peat Olympic Swimmer Courtesy of WOWSA, Gwangju, South Korea. For most of her teenage and adult life, American Haley Anderson has been dreaming and training to compete in the Olympics. She is completely dedicated to realizing her dreams. And now she has accomplished a three-peat. After her silver medal performance at the
Kareena Lee: 2020 Olympian With A Special Swim Courtesy of FINA, Gwangju, South Korea. Australia has a long tradition of great freestyles, from sprinters to distance swimmers. But it has been years since an Australian woman has reigned on top of the global open water swimming world. Every since Melissa Gorman upset reigning Olympic and world champion
German Duo - Finnia Wunram & Leonie Beck - Qualify For 2020 Tokyo Olympics Courtesy of FINA, Gwangju, South Korea. Marathon swimming can be seen as a lonely sport, either swimming solo across a channel or among many swimmers in an international competition. But Finnia Wunram and Leonie Beck now have a marathoning teammate to swim and plan
Nothing Great Is Easy For Sharon van Rouwendaal Courtesy of FINA, Gwangju, South Korea. Sharon van Rouwendaal qualified for her third straight Olympic Games, but it was not easy. The reigning Olympic 10 km champion wrote on her Facebook page, "I knew it was going to be a really hard race, especially after a troubled year. During the race, I had a
