LEN Archives – World Open Water Swimming Association

Results of the Second Leg of LEN Open Water Cup 2023: Acerenza and Cassignol Claim Victory in Piombino
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WOWSA 05/18/2023 No Comment

LEN European Aquatics reported that Domenico Acerenza of Italy and Oceane Cassignol of France emerged as the winners at the second leg of the LEN Open Water Cup held in Piombino, Italy on May 13, 2023. The event drew over 100 participants who braved the cool waters and waves of the rocky coastline. In the men's competition, the Italians showcased their

WOWSA Launches Free Global Event Calendar
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Steven Munatones 07/31/2019 No Comment

WOWSA Launches Free Global Calendar In WOWSA’s annual survey on how to best serve the open water community, 78% of the 2,140 respondents said they wanted more news and information on races and events. In response to these results, WOWSA launched a global event calendar this week. WOWSA Founder Steven

Kristóf Rasovszky Win First Gold Of World Championships In 5K
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Steven Munatones 07/13/2019 No Comment

Kristóf Rasovszky Win First Gold Of World Championships In 5K Courtesy of Greg Eggert, FINA Media Committee Honorary Secretary, Yeosu Expo Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. 22-year-old Kristóf Rasovszky of Hungary was the FINA World Championships 5 km pre-race favorite. And for very good reasons. Today in Yeosu Expo Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea, he

Paolo Ruiz, David Aubry Win LEN Cup At Brive La Gaillarde, France
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Steven Munatones 05/26/2019 No Comment

Courtesy of LEN, lac du Causse, Brive-la-Gaillarde, France. The most recent LEN Open Water Swimming Cup races were held at Lac du Causse in Brive, France. The races doubled as the French national open water swimming championships where a majority of the swimmers were French. 19-year-old Kate Sanderson from Toronto, Canada described the conditions, “It

Ferry Weertman Selected As 2015 LEN Award Winner
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Steven Munatones 01/07/2016 No Comment

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. LEN (Ligue Européenne de Natation) announced its 2015 Open Water Swimmer of the Year: Ferry Weertman of the Netherlands and Aurélie Muller of France. Weertman just edged out Simone Ruffini as LEN determined that the Dutchman’s two silver medals in Kazan in the 10 km and the 5 km team trial were weighed

Alex Reymond, Steady And Strong Wins European 25K
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Steven Munatones 08/17/2014 No Comment

Alex Reymond, Steady And Strong Wins European 25K Courtesy of WOWSA, Berlin, Germany. Axel Reymond had his strategy to win the 25 km European Championship in Berlin, Germany today - and stuck to it. The French swimmer was never out of the top 3 positions and held a steady, strong pace throughout the 10-loop course. His splits throughout the 25 km race

Andreas Waschburger Wins 2013 LEN Cup Title
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Steven Munatones 08/21/2013 No Comment

Up-and-coming open water swimming star Andreas Waschburger of Germany put an exclamation mark on his 16th LEN Open Water Cup season. The German swimmer both won the final race of the season of the LEN (Ligue Européenne de Natation) Open Water Swimming Cup held in the Dove Elbe Rowing Course in Hamburg, Germany and the overall Cup series. The sky-diving

LEN Luminaries In The Open Water – Thomas Lurz
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Steven Munatones 11/24/2012 No Comment

Thomas Lurz was the well-deserving LEN (Ligue Européenne de Natation) Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year. For the fourth time (2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012), the German juggernaut was 3 seconds from a gold medal at the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim as he won his 27th international medal (Olympics, World and European Championships) in London. [Read

LEN Luminaries In The Open Water – Eva Risztov
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Steven Munatones 11/24/2012 No Comment

Éva Risztov, the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim gold medalist, who led much of the way in the Serpentine in front of over 30,000 spectators,was the well-deserving LEN (Ligue Européenne de Natation) Female Open Water Swimmer of the Year. [Read more...] Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source

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