Kristóf Rasovszky of Hungary won the 2021 FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series over France's Marc-Antoine Olivier in a close season-long battle. Olivier was disqualified relatively early in the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series Grand Finale with a red card in Abu Dhabi, UAE while Rasovszky finished third to lock up the World Series title. Rasovszky
FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series 2019 Rankings Courtesy of FINA. The 2019 FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series had sanctioned races in Doha, Seychelles, Setúbal, Balatonfüred, lac St-Jean, lac Mégantic, Ohrid, Nantou and Chun'An. How long ago do those races seem. And major unanswered questions loom large: * What will happen in 2021? * Will the
Courtesy of Colin Hill and FINA, Chun'an, China. https://youtu.be/AQZuZ5iiDsg 2016 Olympic gold medalist Ferry Weertman got a little more training in warm water for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games marathon swim in Chun'an, China. He won the season-ending FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series race in Chun'an that is a good indication that he will be
Kirill Ambrosimov Wins 10 km In Lake Ohrid Courtesy of FINA, Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia. Kirill Ambrosimov won the 7th leg of the 2019 FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series held in Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia in a very close race on August 28th. The Russian beat France's Axel Reymond by 0.1 seconds in the 10 km race. The 2019 FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim
Kristóf Rasovszky Wins Again Courtesy of Aimee Berg, FINA, lac Mégantic, Canada. Kristóf Rasovszky of Hungary won his third consecutive FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series event at the Traversée internationale du lac Mégantic in Quebec, Canada. Rasovszky won by 1.8 seconds in 2 hours 6 minutes 46.3 seconds over Italy's Dario Verani. Matteo Furlan of Italy
Florian Wellbrock Win Balatonfüred, Calls To Mind Lurz Courtesy of WOWSA, Balatonfüred, Hungary. Florian Wellbrock is on a roll. A victorious roll...again. He comfortably won the Ligue Européenne de Natation World Cup 10 km marathon swim in Gravelines, France on May 31st over a stellar field and then came back yesterday to even more comfortably win the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Alice Franco partnered up with Italian teammate Matteo Furlan to compete in the elite division grid race at the 2015 King and Queen of the Sea in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She gives her impressions of the race below: Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Aygul Sagirova, Matteo Furlan Win Faros Maratón Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Matteo Furlan defended his Faros Maratón title today while Aygul Sagirova comfortably won the women's division. While youth swept the podium, two veterans also competed. 74-year-old marathon swimming legend Michael Read finished in 5 hours 49 minutes while
Photos by Giorgio Perottino for Deepbluemedia. Article courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It was quite a FINA World Championships for Simone Ruffini. He not only qualified for the 2016 Olympics with a seventh place finish in the 10 km race, but he also culminated the event with his first world title and a successful marriage proposal to
Forward Ho, Chad Wins South Africa's First Gold Photo credit Giorgio Scala/Deepbluemedia. Article courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Unlike the women's 5 km race earlier in the day, the make-up for the men's 5 km at the 2015 FINA World Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia was noticeably different. There was good reason for the
