Racing To The 2020 Tokyo Olympics Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Ten spots were up for grabs for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. And the race was on. The winner was a heralded, but unexpected, 22-year-old from China, Xin Xin. She upset 2016 gold medalist Sharon van Rouwendaal, 2016 silver
Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu Expo Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Courtesy of Intérieur Sport, France. Axel Reymond Sprints To His Second World Title The 25 km race among the men in the 2019 FINA World Championships was a race among veterans in chop and rain, but Frenchman Axel Reymond sprinted to victory over Russian Kirill Belyaev - by a mere 0.3 seconds
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
Florian Wellbrock Named 2019 Men's Open Water Swimmer of the Year Courtesy of Swimming World Magazine, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Florian Wellbrock now has a target on his back after two gold medal performances and being named the 2019 Men's Open Water Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World Magazine. Wellbrock has set himself up very well
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
Germany Wins Closest Mixed Relay In History Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Germany won the closest mixed relay race in FINA history while it maintained its mastery of this event. Germany, anchored by 2020 Olympian Rob Muffels, defeated Italy by 0.2 seconds and the United States by 0.3 seconds where 4 swimmers (2 women + 2
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
Florian Wellbrock Wins 2020 Tokyo Olympics Qualifier Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Florian Wellbrock won the FINA World Championships 10 km marathon swim. His victory qualifies him as the top seed for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games 10 km race - by the slimmest of margins. The 21-year-old Wellbrock, one of the pre-race
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
