May 20, 2022
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European champ Gregorio Paltrinieri claimed its first win in the 2022 edition of the LEN Open Water Cup after two bronze medal finish in the previous legs.
May 20, 2022
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Gregorio Paltrinieri claimed his first win of the 2022 LEN Open Water Cup in Alghero, Sardinia, with Mira Szimcsak taking the women's race.
May 13, 2022
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17-year-old Frenchman Sacha Velly emerged over an experienced field in the men's race, while Leonie Beck topped the women by eight seconds.
Feb. 9, 2022
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Sharon van Rouwendaal won the "Queen of the Sea" open water elite event over the weekend in Rio. She competed in a 500m, 1km, and 1.5km race for the crown.
Aug. 4, 2021
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Brazil's Ana Marcela Cunha won the women's 10k open water race at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Sharon van Rouwendaal finished second Kareena Lee was third.
Aug. 3, 2021
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Ashley Twichell was the early leader in the 10K, but Brazil's Ana Marcela Cunha took the lead on the last lap and pulled away to win gold.
Aug. 3, 2021
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The 10k open water races for the Tokyo Olympics will take place Wednesday and Thursday morning (Tuesday and Wednesday night in the U.S.).
June 16, 2021
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Mewen Tomac fulfilled a childhood dream by booking his ticket to Tokyo with a 53.13 victory in the 100 back at the French Olympic Trials.
May 13, 2021
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Gregorio Paltrinieri and Sharon van Rouwendaal continued their gold runs with victories in the 10k at the European Aquatics Championships.
May 5, 2021
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The Tokyo Olympics will mark the fourth occasion that open water swimming will be contested on the Olympic level, and even a 10km marathon race can bring exciting moments and dramatic finishes.
March 28, 2020
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The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that athletes already qualified “by name” for the 2020 Olympics will remain qualified for the postponed Games, NBC Sports’ Nick Zaccardi reported Saturday . The IOC had said Thursday that athletes who had already qualified would get to keep their spots — but many of those spots are controlled by national Olympic committees, rather than the international organization, so that news was somewhat unclear. What this ruling definitely applies to now is open water swimmers who qualified out of the 10K race at the 2019 FINA World Championship ...