Leonie Beck of Germany won the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series Grand Finale in Yas Bay, Abu Dhabi, UAE in her first major victory on the FINA professional marathon swimming circuit. She reached the top of the podium in dramatic fashion - winning US$15,000 along the way - by upsetting the 2016 Rio Olympic marathon swimming gold medalist Sharon van
Olympic 10K Marathon Swim thought experiment in the Tokyo Olympics, racing in Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo Bay
Tokyo Olympics Faces Force Majeure, Postponement Courtesy of WOWSA, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. It seemed inevitable that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were in jeopardy when Tokyo was an early hotspot in the coronavirus (COVID-10) pandemic in January - February. European countries and the United States were seemingly much safer back then and talks
Pacing And Positioning At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games - The Women Courtesy of WOWSA, Tokyo Bay, Japan. Pacing and positioning will be so important during the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Odaiba Marine Park at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Coaches from USA's Catherine Kase to France's Stéphane Lecat will match wits with each other before the gun starts
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
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
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
FINA World Championships 25 km Women’s Start List Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu Expo Ocean Park, Gwangju, Korea. Can Ana Marcela Cunha win her fourth 25 km race at the FINA World Championships? Already at these championships in Gwangju, South Korea, she has qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a 5th place finish in the 10 km race and won a gold medal in
Nothing Great Is Easy For Sharon van Rouwendaal Courtesy of FINA, Gwangju, South Korea. Sharon van Rouwendaal qualified for her third straight Olympic Games, but it was not easy. The reigning Olympic 10 km champion wrote on her Facebook page, "I knew it was going to be a really hard race, especially after a troubled year. During the race, I had a
Ana Marcela Cunha, From 2008 To 2020 Courtesy of FINA, Gwangju, South Korea. At the inaugural Olympic 10 km Marathon Swim at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 15-year-old Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil was the youngest swimmer. Her competitiveness helped her finish fifth and launch a decade-long dominance in the sport of professional marathon swimming, winning races
