Thank You, Visionary France
The French are hosting a number of extreme sports over the next few years: IRONMAN Triathlon, ice swimming world championship, and the first point-to-point Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
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Transgender Issue In The Open Water Swimming World
It will be only a matter of time before the contentious issue of transgender females competing in the 5 km, 10 km, 25 km or team relay events at the FINA World Championships or Olympics comes to the fore.
Daily Testing and Dealing With Uncertainty, Unknowns And The Unexpected At The Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo Olympic participants face an unprecedented set of hurdles to compete in the upcoming Olympic Games.
A Radical New Plan For The Olympic and Paralympic Games
A radical new plan for scheduling the Tokyo Olympics is proposed in order to expand the global celebration of Olympic sport.
Ronnie Wong Man Chiu Honored By International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame
Ronnie Wong Man Chiu Honored By International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Ronnie Wong Man Chiu was elected as an Honor Administrator in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class of 2021. Wong is the long-time chairman of the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee
1 Day Earlier, 1 Year Later: Tokyo Olympics
1 Day Earlier, 1 Year Later: Tokyo Olympics Information courtesy of International Olympic Committee. Video courtesy of FINA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. The original 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games were scheduled to be held from July 24th to August 9th, but are rescheduled for July 23rd to August 8th 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The
FINA’s COVID-19 Advice
FINA's COVID-19 Advice Courtesy of FINA, Lausanne, Switzerland. FINA is the governing body of aquatics that includes global responsibilities to sanction the following: * FINA UltraMarathon Swimming Series * FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series * FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier * World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships * FINA World Aquatic
Looking Forward To Olympic Open Water Swimming In 2028 And Beyond
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When the International Olympic Committee approved the 10 km marathon swim in 2005 for its inaugural 10 km marathon swim at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the IOC and FINA put its stamp on the expected formula for all future 10 km marathon swims: * A rectangular course would be placed in a rowing basin. *
Olympic Marathon Runners Are Protected. What About Marathon Swimmers?
Olympic Marathon Runners Are Protected. What About Marathon Swimmers? Courtesy of International Olympic Committee, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic marathon and race walking events will be moved to Sapporo on the Japanese northern island of Hokkaido. Compared to Tokyo,
Racing At 5 am
Racing At 5 am Courtesy of Nippon TV News 24 Japan, Tokyo, Japan. While the pool swimmers will compete in the Olympic finals in the mid-morning hours during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games so the American television audience will watch the Olympic swim finals live in prime time, the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim finalists will swim even earlier in the morning.
