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The 2019 Open Water Swimmers of the Year: Florian Wellbrock and Ana Marcela Cunha By David Rieder and Dan D'Addona Sponsored by Brazil’s Ana Marcela Cunha and Florian Wellbrock of Germany displayed their versatility in 2019 to be named Swimming World’s Open Water Swimmers of the Year. Cunha cap...

Ana Marcela Cunha and Gregorio Paltrinieri Crowned Swimming World's Open Water Swimmers of the Year In a year full of spectacular races and finishes, two swimmers stood alone in their conquests of open water swimming: Three-time Swimmer of the Year Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil and Italy’s Gregorio Pa...

18th FINA World Aquatics Championships Preview: Open Water Swimming July 13-19 BY DAVID RIEDER Seven events will be on the docket for the open water competition at the World Championships in Gwangju, a 5K, 10K and 25K for both women and men, along with a team competition, but the 10K races will ta.....

The latest issue of Swimming World is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! In Swimming World November, read up on 2019's Open Water Swimmers of the Year, Germany's Florian Wellbrock and Brazil's Ana Marcela Cunha! Also featured is Simone Manuel, whose career for which she may eve....

Jack Burnell (GBR) and Xin Xin (CHN) were the winners of the seventh leg of the FINA/HOSA Marathon Swim World Series 2018 taking place in Chun’An, China, on September 16. The British swimmer needed 1h56m34s8 to complete the 10km-race, while Xin got the gold in 2h06m22s6. It was the second consecutiv...

France's Aurelie Muller won the women's 10k open water world title at the 2017 FINA World Swimming Championships with a time of 2:00.13. https://twitter.com/fina1908/status/886526068504621056 Going into this race, Muller was the defending champion, having won this event two years ago at the last Wor...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, October 18. Ninety three swimmers from 21 countries arrived at the waters edge just few minutes before 8 a.m. today, allowing an hour for swimwear inspection and the application of their numbers and sun block. Precisely at 9 a.m. the 51 male competitors entered the 27.5 centig...

Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA), among women, and Ferry Weertman (NED), in the men’s category, confirmed their overall win of the 2018 edition of the FINA/HOSA Marathon Swim World Series, after the conclusion of the eighth and last leg of the circuit, on November 9 in Abu Dhabi (UAE). For the Brazilian star...

By David Rieder Last July, Jordan Wilimovsky won gold in the open water 10k race at the World Championships in Kazan. He did more than enough to book his spot in the race at the Olympics in Rio—needing just a top-ten finish, he ended up stopping the clock more than 12 seconds ahead of anyone else. T...

Celebrating Pride Month: Five LGBTQIA+ Aquatic Athletes As we are in the middle of Pride month, it is important to recognize and celebrate notable members who are a part of both the aquatic sports and LGBTQIA+ community on their accomplishments and pride in their identity. Sharing the stories of tho...

Shelley Taylor-Smith Heaps Praise On Chelsea Gubecka Who Leaves Olympic Golden Girls Behind in Israel Legendary Australian open water swimmer Shelley Taylor-Smith has heaped praise on her fellow countrywoman Chelsea Gubecka after a momentous marathon win – after 10 years in the sport. The never-say-...

The FINA Marathon Swim World Series gets under way on Saturday in Doha, Qatar, with world champions Florian Wellbrock, Ana Marcela Cunha and Kristof Rasovszky among a strong line-up. Olympic champions Ferry Weertman and Sharon van Rouwendaal also feature with a total of 137 swimmers from 34 nations ...

World Aquatics Championships Doha: Sharon van Rouwendaal Clinches Open Water Title & Ticket To Paris Sharon van Rouwendaal clinched both the world title and an Olympic quota spot in the marathon swimming at the World Championships in Doha. The Netherlands swimmer finished fourth at the 2023 worlds i...

Ana Marcela Cunha and Florian Wellbrock Earn Swimming World Open-Water Swimmer of the Year Honors As the 2021 campaign unfolded, there was a distinct different between the athletes who ruled the open-water circuit. On the female side, Brazil's Ana Marcela Cunha is fully focused on what she can do wi...

Andre Souza, Pedro Spajari Lead Fast 100 Free Field at Brazilian Nationals The blue ribbon event of the Brazilian Nationals in Rio de Janeiro did not disappoint on Thursday night as Andre Souza scored an upset over a talented field with a 48.15. Souza won ahead of Pedro Spajari (48.31) as both were ...

The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here The Top Open Water Swimmers of the Decade (2010-19) By Andy Ross Sponsored by Stingray an open water swimming and inflatable paddle board brand. S...

USA swimmer Ashley Twichell won the 10K open water gold medal at the Pan American Games on Sunday. Twichell won the race in 1:57.16.4. "I am really happy with that. It is my first time in Chile and it was a beautiful venue. I got to race some new faces and some old faces," Twichell said. "The sun ca...

Olympics: Ana Marcela Cunha Claims Gold in 10K; 2016 Champion van Rouwendaal Earns Silver Competing in the warm waters of Tokyo Bay at the Odaiba Marine Park, the 25 women qualified for the 10-kilometer marathon swim went off at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday morning in Tokyo. As the field spread itself out, A...

Chelsea Gubecka Turns The Clock Back 10 Years With A Powerhouse Australian 10km Win in WA Yeronga Park (QLD) Olympian Chelsea Gubecka has powered her way to today’s women’s 10km Australian Open Water Championship win in Busselton, WA – turning the clock back to a race she first won 10 years ago as a...

Domenico Acerenza And Angela Martinez Guillen Triumph At European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup Domenico Acerenza and Angela Martinez Guillen won the men’s and women’s titles respectively at the first leg of the European Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup in Piombino, Italy. Acerenza came through l...