Van Dijk, Stoichev Take 10K in London

LONDON, Aug. 27. EUROPEAN swimmers continued to dominate open water swimming as they have all year.

In the London leg of the FINA Marathon World Cup at the Albert Dock on Saturday, Europeans swept five of the six medal spots. Only Argentina's Gabriel Chaillou, who finished second in the men's race, prevented a European sweep.

Bulgaria's Peter Stoichev, took a very close men's 10K race in two hours, three minutes, nine seconds, just eight seconds ahead of Chaillou.

Holland's Edith Van Dijk, who has been almost invincible this year, had an easier time of it, winning by a minute, 13 seconds. Van Dijk's winning time was only two minutes, two seconds slower than Stoichev's, a difference that works out to 1.22 seconds per 100 meters.

The final stop in the FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup wil take place at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on October 6. The race is 20K (12.4 miles), with a purse of $20,000 up for grabs.

RESULTS
FINA Marathon World Cup
London, England
August 25, 2001

10,000 meters

MEN

1. Peter Stoichev (BUL) 2:03:09
2. Gabriel Chaillou (ARG) 2:03:17
3. Chris Hansmann (GER) 2:03:24.

WOMEN

1. Edith van Dijk (NED) 2:05:11
2. Britta Kamrau (GER) 2:06:24
3. Paula Woods (GBR) 2:06:35

The final leg of the FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup wil take place in the Red Sea at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, on October 6, 20k with a money prize of US$ 20.000.

27

Subscribe
Notify of
guest

Welcome to our community. We invite you to join our discussion. Our community guidelines are simple: be respectful and constructive, keep on topic, and support your fellow commenters. Commenting signifies that you agree to our Terms of Use

0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
0
Would love your thoughts, please comment.x
()
x