Training Between Sugarload Mountain And Cristo Redentor
The elite athletes participating in the King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) in Brazil this week were practicing in an outdoor pool with outstanding panoramic views.
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas is a Brazilian sports club based in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, and site of pools with sights of Sugarloaf Mountain (Pão de Açúcar), Guanabara Bay, and Christ the Redeemer (Cristo Redentor), a 30m tall Art Deco statue.
Top photo shows Alice Franco in view of Sugarloaf Mountain with the bottom photo showing Lexie Kelly and Chip Peterson in view of Cristo Redentor.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Daily News of Open Water Swimming and founder of WOWSA. 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).
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