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Ana Marcela Cunha and Gregorio Paltrinieri Crowned Swimming World’s Open Water Swimmers of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2019s Gregorio Paltrinieri.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ana Marcela Cunha<\/h3>\n

Brazil\u2019s Ana Marcela Cunha continued her spectacular legacy as the most decorated open water swimmer in history. Last year\u2019s Olympic 10K champion claimed world titles this year in two of the three women\u2019s open water events (5K and 25K) at the 2022 FINA Open Water Championships in June\u2014and she won a bronze medal in her third race (10K).<\/p>\n

It all added up to her being named Swimming World\u2019s Women\u2019s Open Water Swimmer of the Year for the second straight year and her third title overall (2019, 2021, 2022).<\/p>\n

\"SwimmingIn the 25K in Budapest, Cunha claimed gold for the fifth time (2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022). It was the first time an open water swimmer had won the same event five times at Worlds. She also won the 5K for the second time (2019, 2022) and has captured seven other open water medals (two silver, five bronze), bringing her career medal total at the World Championships to a record 14.<\/p>\n

This year, she won the 25K in 5:24:15.00 in a blanket finish with only 3-tenths of a second separating the top three swimmers. Cunha clocked 5:24:15.00, 2-tenths ahead of Germany\u2019s Lea Boy<\/strong> and 3-tenths in front of Sharon Van Rouwendaal<\/strong> of the Netherlands, who claimed the bronze after winning the 10K gold medal earlier in the week.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a very hard 25 kilometers,\u201d Cunha said after the meet. \u201cI did my best in the past few days mentally and physically, too. For me (in the 25K), it was very important how I was able to go around the buoy because you have to position yourself to the right side and in the right way\u2014thus, you can save a lot of energy. I did that well in this race, so I\u2019m happy and satisfied that I had enough power left until the end. This was my best result and my strongest overall World Championships.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 30-year-old also defended her world championship title in the 5K earlier in the meet. The finish was a near repeat of the 5K at the 2019 World Championships, where Cunha touched out France\u2019s Aurelie Muller<\/strong> by one second. This time, they repeated their 1-2 finish, with Cunha winning by 9-tenths of a second with a time of 57:52.90. It was one of the closest finishes in open water history\u2014not just the top two swimmers, but the entire 5K field: Less than 10 seconds separated the top eight, while the top 10 were all within 16 seconds of each other.<\/p>\n

In addition to her dominance in the sport, Cunha has added to her legacy with her longevity. Her breakout meet came in 2008 at the Beijing Olympics, where she finished fifth in the inaugural women\u2019s 10K marathon. Only one other swimmer at this year\u2019s World Championships has remained a competitor on the world stage as long\u2014but not nearly as dominant.<\/p>\n

Cunha\u2019s coach, Fernando Possenti<\/strong>, told FINA<\/a> at the World Championships that the key to longevity is keeping things fresh.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo parts: One, I change my program every single year. People ask: Why do you change, change, change? I hear so many managers say, \u2018The team is winning, so don\u2019t change anything; if we do the same thing, we will get the same result.\u2019 That\u2019s a REAL big mistake. We don\u2019t believe in that. I want to test things every single year, and give her the impression that we keep improving. For sure, we\u2019re not going to do the same altitude camp or the exact same competitions next year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe second part is her hunger for big goals. In 2013, I said, \u2018If we\u2019re going to work together again, I want three medals at the Worlds.\u2019 And she loved it. She loves high goals\u2014always.\u201d<\/p>\n

And her mentality allows her to continue to shoot for those goals\u2014and reach them.<\/p>\n

\u201cHer powerful mind, for sure, is an unbelievable weapon,\u201d said Possenti. \u201cTo compete 25K at 30 years old? She wins that race mentally because we are not training for it. We train for the 10K because it\u2019s the Olympic distance. Since she\u2019s been training with me, she wins the 25 just with her head, her mindset. It\u2019s crazy!\u201d<\/p>\n

And regarding her future, Possenti shared that his star swimmer told him: \u201cIn open water, no one ever won two gold medals in two Olympic Games…so why not?\u201d Possenti answered, \u201cOK…let\u2019s go to the pool. Let\u2019s start again!\u201d<\/p>\n

Gregorio Paltrinieri<\/h3>\n

Just as Cunha continues to dominate on the women\u2019s side, so does Italy\u2019s Gregorio Paltrinieri among the men. Paltrinieri was named Swimming World\u2019s Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year for the first time.<\/p>\n

He won the 10K gold medal at the World Championships in June with a time of 1:50:56.8, and added a silver medal in the 5K, just 3.9 seconds behind Germany\u2019s Florian Wellbrock\u2019s<\/strong> winning time of 52:48.80. And all of this took place just a couple of days after winning the 1500 meter freestyle in the pool.<\/p>\n

It was quite the switch from swimming in the pool to competing in open water with high temperatures.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have won four medals (at this meet),\u201d Paltrinieri said. \u201cIn every event I have swum, I got a medal (he also captured a bronze medal as part of Italy\u2019s mixed 4 x 1500 open water relay). I am really happy with this (World) Championships\u2014it\u2019s been really cool. (During the 10K), it\u2019s been so hot\u2014much worse than two days ago (during the 5K)\u2014but I told my coach that I wanted to get to feed and get a drink every single lap, and that\u2019s what we did…so probably that was the key to winning\u2014(the fact that) I got properly hydrated.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to win…I wanted to do my best…I pushed. Also, being on a podium with a friend of mine, Domenico<\/strong> (Acerenza<\/strong>, who finished second in the 10K)\u2014we live together, we swim together, we\u2019ve been together for 10 years now\u2014it\u2019s beautiful. In the first half (of the race), I was looking for drag, just swimming behind someone else, then I improved in the last 2,000 meters, and I saw a chance and I took it. After 10 days of competition, one after another, it has been challenging mentally, but it\u2019s cool\u2014we have prepared for this.\u201d<\/p>\n

His 1500 at Worlds was his third title in the event. Paltrinieri touched the wall in 14:32.80, a European record<\/a> and the second-fastest swim in history.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was pure pain for the entire 1500,\u201d Paltrinieri said. \u201cI knew I was swimming very fast, but during the swim, I didn\u2019t think I was so close to the world record. The plan was to try to win this race, not more, so I\u2019m extremely happy with this time. I was watching my teammates in the stands during the race, and they were pushing me so hard. That meant a lot to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paltrinieri also won the 800 freestyle at the 2022 European Championships, solidifying his legacy as one of the greatest swimmers to excel in both the pool and open water on the biggest stages.<\/p>\n

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