Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Swimmers like Petar Stoychev and Yasunari Hirai have been globetrotters throughout their careers. In the case of Stoychev, he has raced on every continent in the world including Antarctica. Between Hirai and Stoychev, they have collectively been to 6 Summer Olympics: Sydney, Athens, Beijing, London,
Swimming Santorini Courtesy of Danijela Bogdanovic, Santorini Island, Greece. The annual Santorini Experience on Santorini Island in Greece will take place for the 6th consecutive year on the beautiful Cyclades island in October. The 2.4 km swim, which was won by Japan's Olympian Yasunari Hirai in 2019, is from the volcano to the old port of Fira in
Nicknames of Open Water Swimmers Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There are a number of colorful champions, powerful personalities and charismatic characters in the open water swimming world with great nicknames. Nicknames of Open Water Swimmers: Ady: Adrian Sarchet (Guernsey) Aeolian Shark: Giovanni Brancato (Italy) America's Best Girl:
Yasunari Hirai, Kelly Araouzou Win 5th Santorini Experience Courtesy of Babis Giritziotis and Danijela Bogdanovic, Santorini Island, Greece. The last time Spyros Gianniotis of Greece and Yasunari Hirai of Japan were swimming together, they were racing in Copacabana Beach at the 10 km marathon swim at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Gianniotis entered the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo, Japan. Two-time Olympic marathon swimmer Yasunari Hirai is a popular, widely-traveled brand ambassador for a variety of Japanese corporations. He is commonly known as Yasu, his first name. But he may have to get used to a change: how the Japanese government prefers how he is referred to in the media. His
2018 Pan Pacific Championship Marathon Swim Moved Courtesy of WOWSA, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. The Japan Swimming Federation announced that the location of the 10 km marathon swim at the 2018 Pan Pacific Championship will be moved from Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo Bay on August 13th to Tateyama City on August 14th. Odaiba is the site of the 2020
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Yasunari Hirai is the only open water swimmer with his own current line of water (YASU WATER or ヤス ウォーター in Japanese, shown on left). The two-time Olympic swimmer finished within 5 seconds of the gold medalist in the 2016 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Copacabana Beach at the 2016 Rio Olympics; Ferry Weertman
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Yasunari Hirai finished within 5 seconds of the gold medalist in the 2016 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Copacabana Beach at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Ferry Weertman won gold in 1:52:59.8 versus Hirai who was closing very fast in 1:53:04.6. The two-time Japanese marathon swimmer is very comfortable in the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Two-time Olympic marathon swimmer Yasunari Hirai expresses himself after winning his fifth Japanese title at the 92nd annual Japanese Swimming Championships held in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic venue in Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo Bay. Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Hirai Wins Fifth Japanese Title In 2020 Olympic Venue Courtesy of WOWSA, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. Four years from now, we will know the 2020 Tokyo Olympic medalists in the 10 km marathon swim. They will compete at the Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo Bay. On September 25th, Yasunari Hirai won another Japanese title, his fifth consecutive, at the
