Ana Marcela Cunha, Too Tough For Words Courtesy of ANOC (Association of National Olympic Committees) World Beach Games, Doha, Qatar. Cool and cold, warm, hot. Tranquil or turbulent. Jellyfish, waves...nothing seems to stop Ana Marcela Cunha from climbing on the podium at international competitions. The extreme water temperatures in Doha, Qatar at the
Ashley Twichell, Good In Gwangju Courtesy of WOWSA, Gwangju, Korea. Ashley Twichell had a successful series of swims at the FINA World Championships. The personable distance freestyler kicked off with a 2020 Tokyo Olympic qualifying swim in 10 km race, and then followed up with a bronze medal in the 5 km Mixed Relay. When she shifted to the pool, she
Ana Marcela Cunha Wins Another World Title Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Déjà vu not unsurprisingly struck Ana Marcela Cunha at the FINA World Championships. A day after she qualified for her third Olympics, Ana Marcela Cunha continued her unprecedented versatile World Championship career with a close victory over Aurélie
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Arianna Bridi is a great open water swimmer, but she faces a slew of world-class competition in her native Italy. Swimmers like Rachele Bruni and Martina Grimaldi are her more well-known domestic competitors. But after a long winter season of hard training, she came into her own at the recent LEN Open
