Watch Petar Stoychev Go For His 10th Straight Victory
The 32K 56th annual Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean, the richest race (US$40,000) on the 2010 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix circuit, is today and can be seen starting at 2 pm New York time via a delayed webcast here.Watch 25 of the world’s best marathon swimmers tackle the lake that was about 16°F (61°F) yesterday.
Will the incomparable Petar Stoychev take his 10th straight title? We’ll see here.
“The start was incredible,” reported Dr. Jim Miller, the FINA Sports Medicine Delegate at the race. “It was a beautiful morning with a bright sky and warm. The start was 18°C with the lake 17°C.”
Photo by Dr. Miller.
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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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