ROBERVAL, Quebec, Canada, July 29. PETAR Stoychev of Bulgaria snared gold in the Quebec leg of the FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup held at St. Jean Lake in Roberval, Quebec on Saturday.
The Bulgaria finished two minutes ahead of Egypt’s Mohamed El Zanaty with a 6:39:09 in front of Zanaty’s 6:41:45. Meanwhile, Argetina’s Damian Blaum garnered bronze in 6:42:00.
On the women’s side, former Northwestern Wildcat Erica Rose finished seventh overall and first for the women in 7:12:41. Canada’s Patricia Perrault earned silver in 7:40:52, while countrywoman Bianka Allard nabbed bronze in 7:58:53.
Results
1. Petar Stoychev, Bulgarie (6h39m09s)
2. Mohamed El Zanaty, Égypte (6h41m45s)
3. Damian Blaum, Argentine (6h42m00s)
4. Simon Tobin, Canada (6h47m15s)
5. Tihomir Ivanchev, Bulgarie (6h47m25s)
6. Roberto Facundo Quiroga, Argentine (7h05m59s)
7/1.. Erica Rose, États-Unis (7h12m41s)
8. Tomi Stefanovski, Macedonie (7h26m09s)
9. Rafael Perez, Argentine (7h35m37s)
10. Jérôme Couture, Canada (7h40m28s)
11/2.. Patricia Perreault, Canada (7h40m52s)
12. Mohamed Kamal, Égypte (7h48m29s)
13. Marc-André Leclerc, Canada (7h53m53s)
14/3.. Bianka Allard, Canada (7h58m44s)
15. Ilija Stojanovski, Macédoine (7h59m46s)
16/4.. Maria Celeste Punet, Argentine (8h02m28s)
17/5.. Joanie Guillemette-Simard, Canada (8h08m46s)
Finished after time limit
Irene Van Der Laan, Pays-Bas 9h27m33s
Virginie Gargano, Canada 9h32m55s
Withdrawals
Marie-Josée D'Amours, Canada 2h28m