﻿{"id":599971,"date":"2024-11-22T10:46:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T17:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=599971"},"modified":"2024-11-22T11:00:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T18:00:04","slug":"ana-cunha-johnson-wellbrock-claim-finale-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ana-cunha-johnson-wellbrock-claim-finale-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Ana Cunha &#038; Marc-Antoine Olivier Crowned World Cup Champions; Johnson &#038; Wellbrock Claim Finale Wins"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Ana Cunha &amp; Marc-Antoine Olivier Crowned World Cup Champions; Johnson &amp; Wellbrock Claim Finale Wins<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Ana Cunha<\/strong> and <strong>Marc-Antoine Olivier<\/strong> clinched the overall <strong>Open Water World Cup 2024<\/strong> titles following the season-ending race in Neom, Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Cunha of Brazil was seventh in the women&#8217;s race to finish with 2750pts ahead of Germany&#8217;s <strong>Lea Boy<\/strong> (2648) and <strong>Ginevra Taddeucci\u00a0<\/strong>of Italy (2200).<\/p>\n<p>Olivier was third in the men&#8217;s event to claim the crown with 3100pts in front of Italian pair <strong>Dario Verani<\/strong> (2850) and <strong>Marcello Guidi<\/strong> (2558).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moesha Johnson<\/strong> of Australia won her second straight <strong>World Cup<\/strong> race to finish sixth overall, capping a year in which she won Olympic silver and world team gold.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Florian Wellbrock<\/strong> was first in the men&#8217;s event with the German competing for the first time since finishing eighth in the River Seine at Paris 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DCrQXeRo5GQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DCrQXeRo5GQ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by World Aquatics (@world_aquatics)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h3>Johnson Caps Excellent Year<\/h3>\n<p>Cunha led Boy by 402pts in the overall World Cup standings coming into the season finale which meant the German had to win and hope the Tokyo Olympic champion didn&#8217;t come any higher than eighth if she was to pip the Brazilian to the crown.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson slipped from third at the halfway stage to 22<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0at the end of the fourth, but the pack was so congested that she was only just over 10 seconds off the temporary leader\u00a0<strong>Ichika Kajimoto.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Australian moved to the front of the field and held a 17.8sec lead going into the final lap ahead of Olympic bronze medallist Taddeucci, with Cunha up to third.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_576977\" style=\"width: 308px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-576977\" data-attachment-id=\"576977\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/moesha-johnson-joins-a-new-wave-of-australian-distance-swimmers-on-the-road-to-paris\/moesha-johnson-in-the-pack-world-24-photo-courtsey-wade-brennan-photography\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Moesha-Johnson-in-the-pack-World-24-Photo-Courtsey-Wade-Brennan-Photography-.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1106,605\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Moesha Johnson in the pack World 24 Photo Courtsey Wade Brennan Photography\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;ROUGH AND TUMBLE: Moesha Johnston fights her way through the wash in Doha. Photo Courtesy Wade Brennan Photography (Wade&#8217;s Photos).&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Moesha-Johnson-in-the-pack-World-24-Photo-Courtsey-Wade-Brennan-Photography--700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Moesha-Johnson-in-the-pack-World-24-Photo-Courtsey-Wade-Brennan-Photography--1024x560.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-576977\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Moesha-Johnson-in-the-pack-World-24-Photo-Courtsey-Wade-Brennan-Photography--700x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"213\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-576977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moesha Johnson Photo Courtesy: Wade Brennan Photography (Wade&#8217;s Photos).<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Johnson then powered clear of her rivals to take a clear victory by 31.3secs in 1:58:52.20 with Boy taking second in a sprint finish in 1:59:23.50 ahead of Taddeucci (1:59:24.10).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeanette Spiwoks<\/strong> took fourth, with <strong>Bettina Fabian<\/strong> fifth, <strong>Lisa Pou<\/strong> sixth and Cunha seventh to secure the crown.<\/p>\n<p>It was a second consecutive win for Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dario-verani-moesha-johnson-top-the-podium-at-open-water-swimming-world-cup-in-hong-kong\/\">following victory in the penultimate leg<\/a> in Hong Kong last month and she told World Aquatics:\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m happy that the (open water) year is done with quite a success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLap four was not fun, I came through probably last. On the backstraight I picked a straight line and all of a sudden, the pack was gone and I was like, \u2018ah well, here we go!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe course looks quite smooth, but there are waves and a bit of a swell which knocked us about a little bit in that last straight when I was on my own and I was struggling to get my arms over, but I was happy with the outcome, obviously.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Wellbrock Returns To Winning Ways<\/h3>\n<p>Wellbrock and Olivier were well-placed throughout the men&#8217;s race with Verani &#8211; the Frenchman&#8217;s closest challenger for the overall crown &#8211; often sitting outside the top 10.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian picked up the pace in the latter stages but it was world junior champion <strong>Sacha Velly<\/strong> of France who really turned on the burners, surging into second.<\/p>\n<p>Wellbrock held off Velly&#8217;s challenge to claim his first World Cup win since May 2023 in 1:50:17.70 with the young Frenchman second home in 1:50:21.80.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_532452\" style=\"width: 312px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-532452\" data-attachment-id=\"532452\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-florian-wellbrock-pulls-away-for-18-7-second-win-in-open-water-10k\/florian-wellbrock-10k-open-water-2023-world-championships-fukuoka-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/florian-wellbrock-10k-open-water-2023-world-championships-fukuoka-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"florian-wellbrock-10k-open-water-2023-world-championships-fukuoka-1\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7\/16\/23&lt;br \/&gt;\nPhoto Courtesy: Andrea Masini \/ Deepbluemedia \/ Insidefoto&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Andrea Masini \/ Deepbluemedia \/ Insidefoto&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/florian-wellbrock-10k-open-water-2023-world-championships-fukuoka-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/florian-wellbrock-10k-open-water-2023-world-championships-fukuoka-1.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-532452\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/florian-wellbrock-10k-open-water-2023-world-championships-fukuoka-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"florian-wellbrock-10k-open-water-2023-world-championships-fukuoka-1\" width=\"302\" height=\"216\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-532452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Florian Wellbrock: Photo Courtesy: Andrea Masini \/ Deepbluemedia \/ Insidefoto<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Olivier appeared to be tiring but was able to hold off the advances of Verani and Guidi as he claimed the overall title in third in 1:50:25.60.<\/p>\n<p>Guidi was fourth with Verani fifth.<\/p>\n<p>Wellbrock, the Tokyo Olympic champion, said:\u00a0\u201cI love to compete at the front of the pack and use my speed from the pool and with the flat water, although it was a bit choppy at the end, it worked so good and I think it\u2019s the perfect tactic for today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s my first time here in NEOM in Saudi Arabia, I think we have so good conditions here today, beautiful venue and the race was painful but fun.<\/p>\n<p>Wellbrock will return to the pool programme next month for the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) in Budapest, Hungary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was my first competition of the season,\u201d continued Wellbrock. \u201cIt was so important to race here especially after my disappointing Olympics and for sure I\u2019m really excited to race in short course in December.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldaquatics.com\/competitions\/4735\/world-aquatics-open-water-swimming-world-cup-2024\/results?\">Open Water World Cup Final Leg Results<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldaquatics.com\/competitions\/4735\/world-aquatics-open-water-swimming-world-cup-2024\/rankings?scoringId=a1b5b4b4-5c77-4ea2-9ffa-9783b4f543c7&amp;eventCountry=\">Open Water World Cup Overall Rankings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ana Cunha &amp; 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