Open water swimmers often discuss, debate and experiment with different gel packs and drinks before determining what works best for them. There are also discussions concerning when to drink or eat during a race or solo swim (see gel pack in Chloe Sutton's technical swimsuit on left). Various research projects have found that ingestion of a mixture of
Three-Time Olympian Stephanie Horner Wins Twice At Barbados Open Water Festival Courtesy of Kristina Evelyn, Barbados. When the curtain came down on the 8th Barbados Open Water Festival, it was the Canadians who had claimed most of the podium positions in the four races. Stephanie Horner, a Pan American Games medalist and 3-time Olympian was victorious in
Swims Shortened With Storm Courtesy of Ian MacNicol of Swimming Canada, Lake Andrea, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, USA. The UANA Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Wisconsin culminated with a shortened 5 km race due to an incoming storm. The Canadian quartet of Kate Sullivan, Kenna Smallegange, David Quirie and Alexander Axon placed second in
Kenna Smallegange Touches Out Elizabeth Fort At UANA Championships Photo courtesy of Ian MacNicol of Swimming Canada, Lake Andrea, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, USA. The UANA Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Lake Andrea, Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin kicked off with a great race. 16-year-old Kenna Smallegange touched out Cadence Fort of the USA in
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
Canadians Win At BEST FEST
Courtesy of WOWSA, Colonia Sant Jordi, Mallorca, Spain. Canadian swimmers Chantel Jeffrey and Alexander Axon each won races at the Best Fest open water festival in Colonia Sant Jordi on the Spanish Mediterranean island of Mallorca. Jeffrey who swims for the Island Swimming Club in Victoria, British Columbia won the
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
Courtesy of Best Fest, Colonia de Sant Jordi, Mallorca, Spain. From South Africa to Spain, Mark Perry has been taking his elite swimmers around the world for years. The head coach of Swimming Canada's national open water team was previously in the same position with British Swimming knows how best to prepare his athletes for all kinds of competitions,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. At yesterday's Pan American Games marathon swim, Jade Dusablon and Samantha Harding went head-to-head literally. The pair of 21-year-old Canadians finished 7th and 8th respectively only 1 second apart at the women's 10 km marathon swimming final in Ontario Place West Channel in Lake Ontario. "I think both
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water can't keep a good man down. Mark Perry, who formerly led British Swimming, is now leading the Canadian open water swimming team at the 2015 Pan American Games. Together with Richard Weinberger, the 2012 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim bronze medalist, Eric Hedlin, the 2013 FINA World Championships 5
