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German Duo – Finnia Wunram & Leonie Beck – Qualify For 2020 Tokyo Olympics Courtesy of FINA, Gwangju, South Korea. Marathon swimming can be seen as a lonely sport, either swimming solo across a channel or among many swimmers in an international competition. But Finnia Wunram and Leonie Beck now have a marathoning teammate to […]
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Ashley Twichell Realizes Her Olympic Dream Courtesy of WOWSA, Gwangju, South Korea. Sixth place never seemed so good – or such a relief – for American Ashley Twichell. She has won world championship races. She has won multiple national titles in the pool and open water. She has won many medals on top podiums during
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Rachele Bruni Takes Next Big Step Towards Tokyo Courtesy of FINA, Gwangju, South Korea. Rachele Bruni smiled brightly, swam fiercely, and made Italy proud by finishing third in the Olympic 10K Marathon Qualification Race at the FINA World Championships today in South Korea. With her bronze medal performance, she will return to the Summer Olympics
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IM An Olympian: Lara Grangeon Styling Towards Tokyo Courtesy of FINA, Gwangju, South Korea. Ask 100 swimming observers and no one would have predicted that Lara Grangeon would have become an Olympian today. Or that the 27-year-old would have finished so close to a podium finish in the most pressure-packed race of her life. But
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Nothing Great Is Easy For Sharon van Rouwendaal Courtesy of FINA, Gwangju, South Korea. Sharon van Rouwendaal qualified for her third straight Olympic Games, but it was not easy. The reigning Olympic 10 km champion wrote on her Facebook page, “I knew it was going to be a really hard race, especially after a troubled
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Haley Anderson, America’s Three-peat Olympic Swimmer Courtesy of WOWSA, Gwangju, South Korea. For most of her teenage and adult life, American Haley Anderson has been dreaming and training to compete in the Olympics. She is completely dedicated to realizing her dreams. And now she has accomplished a three-peat. After her silver medal performance at the
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Ana Marcela Cunha, From 2008 To 2020 Courtesy of FINA, Gwangju, South Korea. At the inaugural Olympic 10 km Marathon Swim at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 15-year-old Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil was the youngest swimmer. Her competitiveness helped her finish fifth and launch a decade-long dominance in the sport of professional marathon swimming, winning
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Xin Xin Pulls Off Major Upset, Wins 10K FINA World Championship Courtesy of FINA, Gwangju, South Korea. Behind the globally known gold medalist Sharon van Rouwendaal and equally well-known Rachele Bruni, Aurélie Muller and Poliana Okimoto, the top Chinese open water swimmer Xin Xin quietly finished fourth at the 2016 Olympic Games 10 km marathon swim
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FINA World Championships 10 km Women’s Start List – 2020 Tokyo Olympics Qualifier Photo of world champion and two-time Olympian Ana Marcela Cunha, courtesy of FINA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. On Sunday, July 14th at the Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park in South Korea, 15 Olympians and dozens more will be fighting for
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A Journal of the Cape Long Distance Swimming Association Courtesy of WOWSA, Cape Town, South Africa. Open Water Swimming in South Africa, A Journal of the Cape Long Distance Swimming Association is a book by Tony Sellmeyer. The book is in its third edition and is an inspirational journal on open water swimming, containing articles,
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