Way Back When In The Aegean Sea
The Swim Scribe describes the first open water swimming races at the modern Olympic Games, in the Aegean Sea
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Kristóf Rasovszky
The Speed, Stamina, and Experience of Olympic 10K Marathon Swimmers – The 2024 Men
The speed and stamina of the finalists in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim on the Seine at the 2024 Paris Olympics is off-the-charts crazy fast
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Germany Wins Mixed Relay, Florian Wellbrock Anchors Team to 4th Gold Medal at the World Championships
Unbelievable. Simply unbelievable. Four races and four gold medals. In clearly dominant fashion. Florian Wellbrock (27, Germany, MSF bio here, World Aquatics bio here, @flo.swim) was absolutely Phelpsian (Spitzian) in conditions that would be unfathomable in the controlled environment of a 50m pool: The first three German swimmers of Celine Rieder (24, World Aquatics bio here) + Oliver Klemet
Florian Wellbrock Is Unbelievably Good, Sweeping Open Water at the World Championships
Unbelievable. Simply unbelievable. Three races and three victories. In clearly dominant fashion. Florian Wellbrock (27, Germany, MSF bio here, World Aquatics bio here, @flo.swim) was just too much for the field in the 10 km on the first day and the 5 km on the second day at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships on Sentosa Island in Singapore. He completed a clean sweep
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Florian Wellbrock, Gregorio Paltrinieri Déjà Vu – Go 1-2 in 10K at World Championships
In a repeat of competition in extremely high (30.2°C/86°F) water and air temperatures, the men’s 5 km race at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships on Sentosa Island in Singapore saw the results as the 10 km race on Wednesday. It was a bit closer – as can be expected in a race half as long – but Florian Wellbrock (27,
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Race With Everything Ends With Florian Wellbrock, Gregorio Paltrinieri, Kyle Lee 1-2-3 At The World Championships
After water quality delays and extremely high (30°C/86°F) water and air temperatures, the men’s 10 km race at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships on Sentosa Island in Singapore finally got underway and did not disappoint. The race had everything: Compared to Paltrinieri’s best time of 14:32.80 and Wellbrock’s best time of 14:34.89 in the 1500m freestyle in the pool,
The Heat Is On At The World Championships In Singapore
While the media has reported the delay of the women’s 10 km swim at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships due to poor water quality, there is also another issue that may plague the open water races scheduled to be held this week on Sentosa Island: warm water. The water temperatures are reportedly between 30.4°C and
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Clash of the Titans in the 10K at Singapore World Championships: Wellbrock vs. Paltrinieri vs. Rasovszky
The crowds in Singapore will be treated to tremendous races at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships that will kick off in on Monday, July 10th. On Tuesday, three Olympic and world champions will face off in the men’s 10 km race that is bound to come down to the last few strokes to determine the
The Importance of Training Specificity for Competitive Elite Swimmers
Matthew Centrowitz won the 2016 Olympic 1500m final in Rio de Janeiro [see race above]. Why was his race so illustratively educational for marathon swimmers? Because he ran tactically and trained specifically to win this race [explained by the NBC announcer in the video]. While the race began at a slow pace, Centrowitz ran his
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Hungary Stands Out, Culminating in a Mixed Team Relay Victory, at the European Open Water Swimming Championships
Hungary won 9 medals in the men’s and women’s 3 km Knockout Sprints, 6 km Mixed Team Relay, 5 km, and 10 km races at the 2025 European Open Water Swimming Championships in Stari Grad, Croatia