The Intensity Of Competition In Copacabana
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 7 teams at the King and Queen of the Sea on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil were focused and intense today. They all wanted to win so badly in front of the national television audience of TV Globo.
The athletes came out of the water totally spent and exhausted. Their chests were heaving heavily, their legs buckled underneath them, and their faces were flush red.
It is always inspirational to watch athletes racing not only for themselves and their teammates, but also for their country.
The results are posted here. The team and individual split times are posted here.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff.
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