Valerio Cleri was charging in fast, but just ran out of room in today's 1 km grid race on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. He and teammate Alice Franco finished second to the victorious Brazilian team of Samuel de Bona and Poliana Okimoto. But Cleri came to Brazil to win as he said in today's press conference, "We are looking forward to Sunday's race
Samuel de Bona and Poliana Okimoto beat the teams from Italy, South Africa, Japan, Canada, U.S.A. and Argentina in today's 1 km grid race on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Like their partnership to win a bronze in this summer's World Championship 5 km team pursuit race, de Bona and Okimoto strategized and sprinted to victory to win the King and Queen
Ashley Twichell has been turning heads all week in Rio de Janeiro with her sunny disposition and athletic pedigree. Come race time, she did it again at the grid race at the Queen of the Sea competition in Brazil. She played her cards right as she let Ana Marcela Cunha take the lead for 600m of the 800m course on Copacabana Beach. Then the world champion
Trent Grimsey remains on a hot streak by taking the grid race at the King and Queen of the Sea this morning on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Faced with Olympic champion on his left and a world champion on his right, the Australian dynamo proved that 800 meters was as much to his liking as the 20-mile English Channel. Ten pros lined up for the grid
Professor Ricardo Ratto, one of the officials at the 2012 London Olympic Games 10km Marathon Swim, will be the referee of the King and Queen of the Sea (Desafio Rei e Rainha do Mar) on Copacabana Beach this weekend. In addition to officiating today's always exciting 800m grid race, he will also oversee the 2,500 amateur swimmers as well as the 4 km pro
Olympian Valerio Cleri just edged Chad Ho, Allan do Carmo and Trent Grimsey in the grid race at the 2011 King and Queen of the Sea extravaganza in Copacabana Beach in Brazil. The 800m sprint was an all-out race from start to finish as Trent took it out fast and first. But Chad, Allan, Valerio and the rest of the 11-man field were on his heels. Coming
