Martina Grimaldi Talks About Her Career On WOWSA Live
International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Martina Grimaldi talked about her professional marathon swimming career on the 29 January 2021 edition of WOWSA Live
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1990 Capri-Napoli, A Marathon Race Like No Other
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 35th edition of the Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in 1990 has been a signature race for decades. But the 1990 race was a showcase event that pitted 18 swimmers against each other who ultimately became inductees - Honour Swimmers - in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. American David
Women’s 5 km World Championship Start List
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 2015 FINA World Swimming Championships will kick-off in the Kazanka River in Kazan, Russia on Saturday morning. The championships will most certainly launch with a lot of close racing in the men's and women's 5 km. Especially with world champions Ana Marcela Cunha and Poliana Okimoto of Brazil
Choosing Words Wisely
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Simon Griffiths of H2Open Magazine penned a thoughtful and introspective article on Why our choice of words matters to our fellow swimmers (see here). Griffiths explains in his article about how he reflected on the use of the term, disabled swimmer. "The preferred wording is 'swimmer with a disability' as
Martina Grimaldi Comes Through On Last Loop On Last Day
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On the first day of the 32nd LEN European Swimming Championships, Italy's Martina Grimaldi finished an uncharacteristic 15 seconds behind the winner, placing 10th in the 10 km race and did not compete in the 5 km or 5 km team pursuit. But the powerful swimmer came back characteristically strong on the last
Historical Revolution: The Feminine Code Of Achievement
Historical Revolution: The Feminine Code Of Achievement Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. What would have happened to Larisa Ilchenko, Keri-Anne Payne, Haley Anderson, Éva Risztov, Martina Grimaldi, and Angela Maurer if Shelley Taylor-Smith had not come around in 1991? In the era of Gertrude Ederle or Greta Andersen or Judith van Berkel de
Martina Grimaldi, An Italian Grand Master
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Italy's Martina Grimaldi is as smooth in the water as she is physical. Her grace is matched by her toughness. She is tactical, observant, and intelligent in the water, competing like a Grand Master in a chess match against the world's elite corps of marathon swimmers. Grimaldi's combination of talents and
Feeding The Open Water Swimmers
Photo courtesy of Dr. Jim Miller. Because of the strong winds and turbulence in the offshore waters of Playa del Carmen, Mexico, the course was slightly modified and the feeding pontoons were discarded in a nod for safety. Instead, coaches were asked to feed their athletes at the most recent FINA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup race from an in-the-water
Martina Grimaldi Wins World Cup In Mexico
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In a breakaway lead pack of 11 competitive women familiar with one another, it was only Italy's Martina Grimaldi who could hold off the Brazilian onslaught of Poliana Okimoto and Ana Marcela Cunha. In a race that had 6 red flags called for disqualifications on a tight course of 1.25 km with 5 turn buoys,
Martina Grimaldi Is Knighted (Cavaliere della Repubblica)
After a brilliant career where she has earned world championships and Olympic medals, Italian superstar swimmer Martina Grimaldi was appointed as Cavaliere della Repubblica, knighthood in the Kingdom of Italy. For more information in Italian, visit Swimbiz. The order is bestowed by decree of the President of the Italian Republic, as head of the orders of
