Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Pilar Geijo of Argentina and Silvie Rybárová of the Czech Republic were co-champions of the 2014 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix. The pair, along with their male counterpart, Joanes Hedel of France, have ended their ultra marathon swimming seasons for 2014, but they are now shifting gears to preparing
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Joanes Hedel beat a pair of Macedonian marathon swimmers, Tomi Stefanovski and Evgenji Pop Acev to win the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix for the first time in his career. The 2014 rankings are as follows: 1. Joanes Hedel (France) 59 points 2. Tomi Stefanovski (Macedonia) 51 points 2 Evgenji Pop Acev
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With one race to go on the 2014 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix, Joanes Hedel hung on to a 1-point lead over Tomi Stefanovski, a 6-point lead over Xavier Desharnais, and a 10-point lead over Evgenji Pop Acev for the season's title. Going into the final race, the title was up for grabs. But the
"All my best races are in the sea," explains Olympian Brian Ryckeman. "There, I always feel in my element." He certainly looks comfortable and relaxed in the open water whether the conditions are calm or rough, especially at today's season-ending Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli. The tall professional swimmer from Belgium swings his arms methodically
We had the pleasure to witness a bunch of young marathon swimmers tackle tough conditions yesterday in Magog at the 2013 Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog. They faced Mother Nature's fury head-on and with the calm composure of seasoned professionals. Joanes Hedel of France and Olga Kozydub won their respective divisions. The final results are
Like the FINA World Cup race in Brazil, the top men at the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix had a furious fight to the finish at the end of their 8-hour 57K race from Santa Fe to Coronda in Argentina. In a mind-boggling display of flat-out speed at the end of an endurance race that sapped everything out of the combatants, Joanes Hedel of France outlasted
