2020 Tokyo Olympic marathon swimming gold medalist Ana Marcela Cunha and 21-year-old Frenchwoman Oceane Cassignol [shown above] tied for the 2021 FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series title. The season rankings were announced at the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series Grand Finale held in Yas Bay, Abu Dhabi, UAE where Cunha finished second and Cassignol
29-year-old Olympic gold medalist Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil won the 8th leg of the women's FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series in Eilat, Israel on December 12th. It was her 68th career Olympic and FINA event podium finish and his 35th overall gold medal. Top 10 Results Ana Marcela Cunha (Brazil,29) 2:01:36.60Oceane Cassignol (France, 21) 2:01:38.00
The inaugural FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series mixed 4x1500m relay was held in Yas Bay, Abu Dhabi, UAE. https://youtu.be/RUv9CNP8AEg Italy just edged out Hungary by 2.6 seconds to win the 6 km mixed relay event at the Marathon Swim World Series in the UAE The mixed relay included 2 men and 2 women, each swimming 1.5 km in Yas Bay. Gregorio
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
