Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 71 men at the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim qualification race in Portugal’s Setúbal Bay are being pushed in the early stages of the race by several leaders that includes Ous Mellouli of Tunisia. Mellouli is aiming to defend his Olympic gold medal in the 10 km marathon swim […]

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In yesterday’s women’s Olympic 10K Marathon Swim qualification race in Setúbal Bay in Portugal, teammates raced each other in addition to trying to qualify for the Rio Olympics. China’s Xin Xin (1st in 1:55:12.1) beat teammate Siyu Yan (11th in 1:56:53.20). Australia’s Chelsea Gubecka (4th in 1:55:34.30) beat teammate

Photo courtesy of Jose Lorvao, Setúbal Bay, Portugal. FINA announced the 25 male finalists for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim based on this weekend’s Olympic 10K Marathon Swim second qualification race in Portugal and the first qualification race held at 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia. From the first qualification race: 1. Jordan Wilimovsky,

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. FINA announced the 25 female finalists for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim based on this weekend’s Olympic 10K Marathon Swim second qualification race in Portugal and the first qualification race held at 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia. From the first qualification race: 1. Aurélie Muller, FRA 2.

Upper photo by Jose Lorvao. Lower photos courtesy of FINA. The pace of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim qualification race significantly picked up over the last 2 loops when Keri-Anne Payne of Great Britain and Xin Xin of China started to pull away from the large lead pack. Only Samantha Arevalo could stick with the

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With the race nearly half over as the 51 women approach the 5 km mark, Siyu Yan of China is now comfortably leading the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim qualification race in Portugal. Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Angelica Maria Andre of Portugal is leading the first lap at the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim qualification race…with a huge pack cautiously following her in the early stages of the race. Less than 20 seconds separates the top 45 women. Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In Setúbal Bay in Portugal (GMT + 2), 51 women are racing to qualify for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The livestream can be seen here. 15 remaining spots are available for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim final in Copacabana Beach. In the second