Ashley Twichell of the U.S.A. stayed just slightly ahead of Italy’s Alice Franco and Japan’s Kaoru Yamanaka in today’s 4 km ocean race on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
“The weather is so beautiful today, especially after a few days of rain,” said the King and Queen of the Sea (Desafio Rei e Rainha do Mar) defending champion. “I felt good and it was great out there.”
“We had over 3,000 people participate in this year’s Desafio Rei e Rainha do Mar,” said race director Pedro Rego Monteiro. “Our series continues to grow and grow.”
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