Ashley Twichell of the U.S.A. stayed just slightly ahead of Italy’s Alice Franco and Japan’s Kaoru Yamanaka in today’s 4 km ocean race on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “The weather is so beautiful today, especially after a few days of rain,” said the King and Queen of the Sea (Desafio Rei e Rainha do Mar) defending champion. “I felt good and
Japan's Yasunari Hirai is in shape - excellent shape. He set the pace in today's 1 km grid race on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. His teammate Kaoru Yamanaka hung on to place fourth overall behind hometown favorite Brazil, fast-charging Italy and a solid South African team. Saturday is the amateur races and Sunday is the pro race for the 2013 King
Young Kaoru Yamanaka won the season-ending Japan International Open Water Swimming Association festival on beautiful Kumejima Island in Okinawa, Japan this weekend. Kumejima is often said to be one of the most beautiful of the Okinawa Islands which lie south of Japan and east of Taiwan with an ocean that is inviting and stunningly gorgeous. The Kumejima
T-shirts, polo shirts, swimsuits, swim caps seen on shorelines around the world call attention to innumerable swimming clubs, pods, teams, associations, and events. The Sports Field team of Tokyo has a nice little slogan on the back of its team attire. Kaoru Yamanaka, a top-ranked Japanese open water swimmer, wears it well. Copyright © 2013 by Open
"It was a little cold and very rough in the middle of the course," said 25-year-old Kaoru Yamanaka of Tokyo who won the International Masters Open Water Swim in Yumigahara Beach in Shizuoka, Japan. Fresh off of her second-place finish in the Japan National Open Water Swimming Championships where her goggles were kicked off early in the race and she swam
