Open Water Source looks at the top male Olympic medal contenders and dark horses for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim on August 10th in the Serpentine in Hyde Park. For complete and comprehensive coverage of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim on August 9th and 10th, visit here. This is how the top male marathon swimmers are ranked heading into the 2012 London
The European Open Water Swimming Cup in Eilat will showcase some great mid-season racing this weekend. While Germany will send its younger team, the British and Russians will be sending their top guns to Israel on May 18th. Keri‐Anne Payne, the 2009 and 2011 world champion and the odds-on favorite in the Olympic marathon swim, is the headliner in one of
The excitement leading up to the 2012 London Olympic Games is building. There are precious few opportunities for the Olympic marathon swimming gold medal favorites to go head-to-head with one another. Cancún, Mexico presented the last of those rare opportunities. The hard-fought 10 kilometer battle in the beautiful tropical setting did not disappoint.
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Spyridon Gianniotis, the world 10 km marathon swimming champion and one of the Olympic gold medal favorites in the marathon swim, was photographed holding the Olympic torch so Greek actress Ino Menegaki can light it during a torch lighting dress rehearsal at the site of ancient Olympia in Greece. While the
SANTOS, Brazil. Professional marathon swimmers have a choice this coming Sunday: compete 10K off the Atlantic shore in Santos, Brazil in the opening leg of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup or race 57K in the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix between Santa Fe and Coronda in Argentina. 31 women and 58 men will race in the Santos World Cup
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. FINA launched a new section in its website devoted to the profile of its aquatic superstars. Among those athletes featured on FINA's website include those athletes below who medaled in the 5 km, 10 km and 25 km races at the 2011 World Swimming Championships in Shanghai, China. Facts on the athletes include
