TV Globo Showcases Open Water Swimmers In Brazil
TV Globo broadcast some great videos of victorious Australian Trent Grimsey and his female counterpart on top of the award podium, Ashley Twichell, from the King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) competition in Rio de Janeiro. TV Globo also captured some great footage of amateurs and Brazilian Olympian Allan do Carmo as well as the other pro athletes like Valerio Cleri. Other clips from the event are shown here.
And despite the heated competition in Copacabana Beach, the athletes gelled and developed great friendships, demonstrating the wonderful camaraderie between open water swimmers.
Upper photo shows South African Chad Ho helping Tunisian Ous Mellouli apply Vaseline before the race.
Lower photo shows top 8 pro women coming out of the surf together on the third loop (of five).
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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. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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