Simone Ercoli won the first major international professional marathon swimming race of the year in Rosario, Argentina ahead of his Gruppo sportivo della Polizia di Stato teammates Mario Sanzullo then Andrea Volpini. Simone Ercoli defended his title at the 7.2 km Maratón Acuática Internactional Ciudad de Rosario in Argentina, just barely winning over his
A familiar sight at the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit, the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit, and other international competitions is the crimson colors of the Gruppo sportivo della Polizia di Stato. Top Italian professional marathon swimmers - supported by a professional coaching staff - like Simone Ercoli, Edoardo Stochino,
Damián Blaum grimaced and struggled throughout the 2013 season, but he always finished with a smile. Especially he just won the overall title in the 2013 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix after a season-long ability to swim consistently well in warm rivers, cold lakes, rough seas, and turbulent tropics. But the personable Argentinean won by the slightest
We had the pleasure to witness a bunch of young marathon swimmers tackle tough conditions yesterday in Magog at the 2013 Traversée Internationale du lac Memphrémagog. They faced Mother Nature's fury head-on and with the calm composure of seasoned professionals. Joanes Hedel of France and Olga Kozydub won their respective divisions. The final results are
Alex Meyer is an athlete who clearly stands by his principles. He emerged at the 2009 FINA World Championships when he wrestled the 25 km title away from Valerio Cleri, the 2007 world 25 km champion, in a grueling all-out duel. His career was clearly on the upswing. In 2011, he returned to the World Championships as the defending champion. He swam
Few things are as amazing and inspiring as watching veteran Angela Maurer swim stroke-for-stroke at the highest levels of the sport. Motherhood has not slowed her down, but the years have added to her wisdom and prowess in international marathon swims. "I will turn 38 years old during the 2013 FINA World Swimming Championships in Barcelona," says the
At the head of the pack on the next stage of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit, it is going to be quite a chess match where the top competitors will be aiming to outswim and outwit each other. Italy's Simone Ercoli will go up against a trio of his marathon swimming rivals from Argentina, Guillermo Bertola, Damian Blaum, and Luciano Sales
After 8 hours and 20 minutes, the top 5 men in the 57 km Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe - Coronda came sprinting down the Rio Negro in the last stage of the race, but it was Simone Ercoli's day. The Italian who also won last week's marathon in Rosario closed out the river race with an impressive 6-beat kick and a powerful 88 stroke-per-minute
While Esther Nuñez handily won the women's race at the Maratón Acuática Internactional Ciudad de Rosario in Argentina, it was a dog fight down to the end among the men. Simone Ercoli had just a little bit left in the tank at the end as he pulled out an exciting victory in 1:51:03 while second and third place was nearly a toss-up between Mario Sanzullo
The strong Italian national open water swimming team includes the following athletes: [Front Row] Simone Ercoli (coached by G. Pistelli), Fabiana Lamberti (coached by L. Piscopo), Federica Vitale (coached by Emanuele Sacchi), Gianlorenzo Parmigiani (coached by Emanuele Sacchi), Rachele Bruni (coached by G. Pistelli), Martina Grimaldi (coached by F. Cuzzani),
