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Gregorio Paltrinieri Heading To Tokyo From 1.5 To 10 Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Gregorio Paltrinieri did not win the 2019 FINA World Championships 10 km marathon swim, but he set the pace in the beginning and is setting himself up to complete the Mellouli Double in Tokyo next year. […]
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Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Ferry Weertman did not win the 2019 FINA World Championships – as expected from many – but he swam well enough to defend his 2016 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim title next year in Tokyo. While German rival Florian Wellbrock won the FINA World Championships 10
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German-made Speed: Rob Muffels Heading To Tokyo Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Florian Wellbrock won the FINA World Championships 10 km marathon swim, but he was nearly always up near or in the lead during the race. In contrast, Rob Muffels truly came from behind. At the second loop, The
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Marc-Antoine Olivier Puts Himself Into Position For Tokyo Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Marc-Antoine Olivier did not win the 2019 FINA World Championships 10 km marathon swim in Gwangju, South Korea, but he knows what he has to do at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to stand on top of the
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Florian Wellbrock Wins 2020 Tokyo Olympics Qualifier Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Florian Wellbrock won the FINA World Championships 10 km marathon swim. His victory qualifies him as the top seed for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games 10 km race – by the slimmest of margins. The 21-year-old Wellbrock, one
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Courtesy of Aleksandr Brylin, Sakhalin, Russia – Hokkaido, Japan Speedo diplomacy will be utilized once again by an international team of swimmers. Pioneering swimmers from Russia, Japan, China and South Africa will attempt an unprecedented 42.8 km relay from Sakhalin, Russia to Hokkaido, Japan called the International Swim across La Perouse Channel this week. “Our
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Lead Pack Sprints To Women’s 10K World Championship Finish Courtesy of FINA, Gwangju, South Korea. Xin Xin led the pack at the very end when it mattered at the 2019 FINA World Championship 10 km race that served as the first qualification swim for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Women’s Olympic 10 km Qualification Race Results:
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Cat Wins Swim Around Manhattan Island Courtesy of New York Open Water, Manhattan Island, New York. Catherine Breed is a former world-class freestyler in the pool. This year, she has effectively transitioned very smoothly to channel swimming (North Channel), bay swimming (San Francisco Bay), lake swimming (Lake Berryessa), and now river swimming (20 Bridges Swim). She
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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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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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