The Czech Open Water Swimming 2012 Championships took place in Lipno, the largest lake in Bohemia. It is the traditional venue of the Czech domestic championships since 1967. Silvie Rybářová (9th in the 25km at the 2011 World Swimming Championships) stood on top the podium. The defending champion was followed by young Lenka Sterbova who just came back
Two-time Olympian Jana Pechanová is preparing for the race of her life in the Serpentine on August 9th at the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim finals. An athlete from SKP Kometa Brno and multi-national Czech national champion, she is one of the fastest marathon swimmers in the world for good reason: her commitment to the sport, the intensity of her workouts and
At the finish of the 3 hour 13 minute 15 km FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix (Maratón Cancún in Cancun, Czech Olympian Jana Pechanová won in a close battle over two-time Olympian Angela Maurer 3:13:14.21 to 3:13:14.54. Athletes in elite open water swimming competitions must touch the vertical plane of the finish. It is a touch that is official; not the
Angela Maurer swam to two very close second-place finishes in Cancun, Mexico this week. On Tuesday, she finished second to Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil in the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup. On Thursday, she finished second to Jana Pechanová of the Czech Republic. But the water is clear, clear, clear. Photo courtesy of Christian Palma. Copyright ©
Right off of the magnificent Hotel Be Live Grand Viva Beach, Thomas Lurz of Germany and Jana Pechanová of the Czech Republic sealed their latest professional marathon victories with impressive closing sprints. Their performances were a grand finale to the week of racing in Cancún, Mexico. While Tuesday showcased the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Throughout the calendar year, there are some weeks when open water swimming events simply overwhelm the senses. This week is one of the jam-packed open water periods that kicks off today. Today, starts off the festivities with speed and color in the beautiful aqua-marine waters of Cancún, Mexico. This
Open Water Source looks at the top female Olympic medal contenders and dark horses for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim on August 9th in the Serpentine in Hyde Park. With the top 10 women already qualified, there will be another 15 swimmers who will qualify in June in Portugal in order to fill out the field of 25. This is how the top female marathon
1. Martina Grimaldi (Italy) 2:22:23.94 2. Angela Maurer (Germany) 2:22:25.50 3. Ana Marcela Cunha (Brazil) 2:22:28.44 4. Nadine Reichert (Germany 2:22:29.85 5. Emily Brunemann (USA) 2:22:31.00 6. Claire Thompson (USA) 2:22:31.00 7. Alexandra Sokolova (Russia) 2:22:35.10 8. Jana Pechanova (Czech Republic) 2:22:35.10 9. Alice Franco (Italy) 2:22:37.87 10.
Tom Allen and Christine Jennings are picking up confidence, steam and motivation as they head into the Olympic year with earned hard-fought victories in the annual British Gas Great Scottish Swim in Strathclyde Park.Christine and Olympian Jana Pechanova of the Czech Republic swapped lead positions until Christian edged Jana at the end in 18:06:11 with other
Linsy Heister Backs Up Gold With Another Gold Courtesy of WOWSA, Lake Balaton, Hungary. Linsy Heister of the Netherlands backed up her first world championship gold medal performance with another winning performance in the 10K in Lake Balatón, Hungary at the 30th LEN European Championships. In the topsy-turvy world of women's elite open water swimming,
