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Florian Wellbrock Wins 2020 Tokyo Olympics Qualifier

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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International Swim Across La Perouse Channel To Start

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

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

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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German Duo – Finnia Wunram & Leonie Beck – Qualify For 2020 Tokyo Olympics

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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