Women’s World 10K Championship – Stacked With Stars
The world’s elite swimmers have descended upon the cozy, friendly town of Roberval in Quebec, Canada for the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Championships – and the women’s 10K race is especially stacked with stars. There are several world champions – both past and current – in the field where the pace is expected to be fast and the final sprint is expected to be even faster. The event will be covered on television where the local race organizers have prepared for unique television coverage, including cameras on the floating feeding stations and camera booms on the escort boats. These camera angles and audio feeds should provide some unique views of the sports’ elite swimmers and coaches.
The start list is as follows:
Melissa Gorman (AUS)
Stacey Hansford (AUS)
Inha Kotsur (AZE)
Manon Lammens (BEL)
Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA)
Poliana Okimoto (BRA)
Zsofia Balazs (CAN)
Nadine Williams (CAN)
Yanqiao Fang (CHN)
Siyu Yan (CHN)
Karla Sitic (CRO)
Jana Pechanova (CZE)
Katia Barros Esquivel (ECU)
Nataly Caldas Calle (ECU)
Yurema Requena (ESP)
Erika Villaecija (ESP)
Ophelie Aspord (FRA)
Cassandra Patten (GBR)
Keri-Anne Payne (GBR)
Angela Maurer (GER)
Nadine Reichert (GER)
Kalliopi Araouzou (GRE)
Marianna Lymperta (GRE)
Giorgia Consiglio (ITA)
Martina Grimaldi (ITA)
Zaira Cardenas Hernandez (MEX)
Alejandra Gonzalez (MEX)
Cara Baker (NZL)
Natalie du Toit (RSA)
Larisa Ilchenko (RUS)
Ekaterina Seliverstova (RUS)
Teja Zupan (SLO)
Alexandra Farkasova (SVK)
Olga Beresnyeva (UKR)
Eva Fabian (USA)
Christine Jenning (USA)
Photo shows the finish at the women’s 10K at the 2009 European Open Water Swimming Championships.
Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones
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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