Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dario Verani won the 5 km open water swim at the 1st Mediterranean Beach Games in Pescara, Italy yesterday in a 6-second victory over fellow Italian Andrea Manzi. Verani won in 56:08.2 with Manzi second in 56:14.6 and Greek swimmer Georgios Arniakos third in 56:15.2 and Italian Andrea Bianchi 56:19 in
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Arianna Bridi won the 5 km open water swim at the 1st Mediterranean Beach Games in Pescara, Italy yesterday in a 6-second victory over fellow Italian Giulia Gabrielleschi. Bridi won in 59:24.9 with Gabrielleschi second in a very close 59:25.2 and Slovenian swimmer Spela Perse third in 59:25.6 and Italian
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Germany's Rob Muffels and Christian Reichert pulled their teammate Isabelle Härle) along to win the 2015 FINA World Championships 5 km team pursuit event in 55:14.4. How fast was able to swim in collaboration with her teammates? Consider that Haley Anderson won the women's 5 km race in 58:48.4, but Härle
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Now that the sprint is over; now that the Olympic qualification race is over; it is time for the always-enjoyable-to-watch 5 km team pursuit race (officially named the Mixed 5 km Team Event) to be held at the 2015 FINA World Championships. Three swimmers from each country, with at least one member of each
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dutch athletes were firing on all cylinders at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, winning gold medals and singing through national anthem with great pride. The Dutch were a force to be reckoned with at the recent World Cup in Brazil. For such a small country, the Netherlands has always produced all kinds
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Miromar Lakes in Estero, Florida is one of the epicenters of competitive open water swimming in America. From national championships to world championship qualification races, the calm waters of Miromar Lakes has been the site of victories from many of the American open water swimming champions, from Chip
The 3 km mixed team pursuit event at the 2014 South American Games (X Juegos Suramericanos) in Santiago, Chile had no real surprise at the top of the podium. Brazil, the best performing open water swimming nation at the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain last summer, proved its dominance once again with a strong gold medal victory in the 3 km
Samuel de Bona and Poliana Okimoto beat the teams from Italy, South Africa, Japan, Canada, U.S.A. and Argentina in today's 1 km grid race on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Like their partnership to win a bronze in this summer's World Championship 5 km team pursuit race, de Bona and Okimoto strategized and sprinted to victory to win the King and Queen
National team coaches have the opportunity to choose whoever they want to represent their countries in the 5 km team event at the FINA World Championships. Coaches often make that decision based on a number of factors: availability of their swimmers, how they performed in other races, their level of fatigue, and the rest of the program. American head coach
Tomorrow is the 5 km team event at the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona. It is an event that tests the navigational IQ, pacing, drafting, and positioning skills of the world’s fastest open water swimmers. Several national teams look to perform well and earn a spot on the podium. Teams like Germany, Italy, Brazil, and the USA are among the
