Courtesy of Lexie Kelly at the 2016 Rie e Rainha do Mar (King and Queen of the Sea), Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This week's Rie e Rainha do Mar (King and Queen of the Sea) race on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro kicked off with its traditional grid race. The grid race is a short, in-and-out sprint race around a buoy in order to set the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A grid race is where the athletes line up on shore, but are staggered at the start. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. At yesterday's grid race at Rio de Janeiro's King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar*), elite athletes had to run in and out of Copacabana Beach. We followed two-time Olympian Poliana Okimoto of Brazil, world championship swimmer Bettina Lorscheitter, FINA World Cup champion Christine Jennings,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. At today's 1 km grid race in the King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, the American duo of Chip Peterson and Christine Jennings finished first in a time of 8:59.0 over an elite field. Team USA was followed by Team Italy (Alice Franco + Matteo Furlan) in
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Team Brazil, Team Germany, Team Italy, Team USA and Team Argentina are getting psyched for this afternoon's Grid Race at the King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The turn buoys at the King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) are easy-to-sight locators on the Grid Race course today on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Each buoy has a different color and sponsor name on it. Modeled by Alice Franco of Team Italy who will team up with Valerio
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Allan Lopes Mamédio do Carmo is joining fellow winner of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup series Ana Marcela Cunha at the King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) in Copacabana Beach in Brazil. The pair of FINA World Open Water Swimmers of the Year will pair up to be a formidable duo in
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Stephanie Peacock, one of America’s top distance freestylers, is shifting gears and going in reverse. The NCAA champion graduated from the University of North Carolina and is participating in the King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this weekend. This will be her
At today's grid race on Copacabana Beach prior to the King and Queen of the Sea competition, we observed Chad Ho, Keri-Anne Payne, Aaron Peirsol and other elite swimmers warm-up…and get some bodysurfing in. Bodysurfing is an essential skill for competitive open water swimmers and triathletes who participate in swims and triathletes in locations were there
Samuel de Bona and Poliana Okimoto won the 1 km grid race on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro at the King and Queen of the Sea event. Today's results: 1. Team Brazil: 12:06.09 2. Team Italy: 12:23.15 3. Team South Africa: 12:25.25 4. Team Japan: 12:45.72 5. Team Canada: 12:55.95 6. Team USA: 13:10.64 7. Team Argentina: DNS Copyright © 2013 by World Open
