Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Thomas Lurz is on the rise. He won the bronze medal in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He won the silver medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games. He is only missing a gold. It would be remarkable for the German star to capture a gold medal in the 10 km marathon swim at the 2016
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On the Olympic shores of Rio de Janeiro where the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim and the Olympic Triathlon will be held, one of the world's most extravagant ocean swimming events will be held on December 13th and 14th. The King and Queen of the Sea is a 2-day event with over 3,500 athletes participating in the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Who are these guys on the beach? They are top open water swimmers from South Africa, Italy, Germany, Argentina, and Brazil who compete in the annual King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar in Portuguese) competition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The multi-stage professional and amateur open water swim
Ashley Twichell of the U.S.A. stayed just slightly ahead of Italy’s Alice Franco and Japan’s Kaoru Yamanaka in today’s 4 km ocean race on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “The weather is so beautiful today, especially after a few days of rain,” said the King and Queen of the Sea (Desafio Rei e Rainha do Mar) defending champion. “I felt good and
For more information, visit King and Queen of the Sea on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach in Brasil, site of the Olympic triathlon and Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
What we love about the King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) series in how many disabled athletes participate and how readily the volunteers and staff come to their aid at the start and up along the beach at the finish. But set these athletes off in the water and they are cruising away with the same joy and intensity as the other athletes. This
While the race director may be the most visible and wanted person in the lead-up and organization of an open water race, there are so many more volunteers involved from the lifeguards and sound system engineers to the physicians and goodie bag stuffers...and start/finish helpers, course marshals, body marking crew, race officials, check-in staff, Clerk of
The King and Queen of the Sea always surprises us with their easy-to-see, can’t-miss colorful turn buoys. The 2012 edition of the Rei e Rainha do Mar features green, orange, purple, white and blue 4-meter square buoys branded with the different race sponsors. Gatorade, Wise Up, Circuit Light, Sedex, Rexona, OLX, Mormaii, Caixa, and Brasil’s Lei De
The King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) was memorialized in its 2011 video below. The professional and amateur race drew over 2,000 competitors in a fun-filled event that challenged many this year due to unseasonably cool water temperatures in Rio de Janeiro on the 2016 Rio Olympics marathon swimming course.Vídeo da 3ª etapa do Circuito Light Rei
RIO DE JANEIRO. The King and Queen of the Sea amateur and professional swims in Brazil are world class entertainment. Competitive open water swimming, biathlons and fun in the Rio de Janeiro sun under the glaze of television cameras. Race director Pedro Rego Monteiro commissioned a theme song for the race - Chegou A Hora De Vencer which adds to the beat
