A Model for Covid-Safe Open Water Events
Pedro Rego Monteiro organizes the Rei e Rainha do Mar (King and Queen of the Sea) series under strict COVID-19 safety protocols in Brazil.
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Remembering The Competitive Races Of The King and Queen of the Sea
Remembering The Competitive Races Of The King and Queen of the Sea Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. With the COVID-19 pandemic hitting Brazil hard, we remember the great races we witnessed for several years at the King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) event on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2014, American
Guillermo Bertola, Lexie Kelly Win 3rd Straight Beach Biathlon
Courtesy of Yasunari Hirai at the 2016 Rie e Rainha do Mar (King and Queen of the Sea), Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Lexie Kelly of California and Guillermo Bertola of Argentina won the Beach Biathlon (1 km swim + 2.5 km beach sand run) for the third consecutive year at the 2016 Rie e Rainha do Mar (King and Queen of the Sea) event on
One Really Cool Open Water Swimming Poster
Courtesy of Rei e Rainha do Mar, Brazil. The Rei e Rainha do Mar organizations also conduct charitable programs to benefit the local population (see here): * Pro Criança Cardíaca (procrianca.org.br) * COOPCAL * Instituto Benjamin Constant (ibc.gov.br) * Categoria PCD * Instituto Correr Pela Vida (correrpelavida.org.br) * Rio Eu Amo Eu Cuido
Starting On Copacabana Beach
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Over 3,700 people participated in the 2015 King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro this weekend. The start of the women's 2 km Classic Race is shown above. Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
In and Out At The King And Queen Of The Sea
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. At yesterday's grid race at Rio de Janeiro's King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar*), elite athletes had to run in and out of Copacabana Beach. We followed two-time Olympian Poliana Okimoto of Brazil, world championship swimmer Bettina Lorscheitter, FINA World Cup champion Christine Jennings,
Rei E Rainha Do Mar Kicks Off In 2015
Photos courtesy of Soraya Siviero at the Rei e Rainha do Mar in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Text courtesy of Vanessa Siviero. Sunday opens the first stage of the Circuito Rei e Rainha do Mar (King and Queen of the Sea) 2015 on Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The largest festival of beach sports in Brazil, the series is part of the World Open Water
Swim, Stand, Sprint
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Betina Martins Lorscheitter, a professional marathon swimmer from Brazil, shows excellent running form after swimming 4 km at the King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) and then standing up and sprinting across Copacabana Beach to the finish in Rio de Janeiro, ahead of world champion Ana Marcela
The Intensity Of Competition In Copacabana
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 7 teams at the King and Queen of the Sea on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil were focused and intense today. They all wanted to win so badly in front of the national television audience of TV Globo. The athletes came out of the water totally spent and exhausted. Their chests were heaving
Allan And Ana Are King And Queen Of The Sea
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. This morning's King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) was a race that tested every skill of the world’s fastest open water swimmers: flat-out speed, bodysurfing skills, stamina, strategy, in's and out's, beach running, drafting, positioning and pacing. From world champions Ana Marcela Cunha, Chip