Pacing And Positioning At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games - The Men Courtesy of WOWSA, Tokyo Bay, Japan. Pacing and positioning will be so important during the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Odaiba Marine Park at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Coaches from USA's Dave Kelsheimer to France's Stéphane Lecat will match wits with each other before the gun starts at
Russians May Be Barred From The 2020 Olympic Marathon Swim Courtesy of WOWSA, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned Russia from international sports events, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, for 4 years due purposefully false doping tests. But marathon swimmers in
Twins Establish A Global Legacy In Redondo Beach That Extends Around The World Courtesy of WOWSA, Seaside Lagoon, Redondo Beach, California. Underneath the impressive life-size bronze statue of Bill and Bob Meistrell at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach, California is a plaque that explains the lives of the identical twin watermen. "Bill and Bob Meistrell
東京2020マラソンスイミング・テストイベント In Tokyo Courtesy of Japan Swimming Federation, Odaiba Marine Park, Tokyo Bay, Japan. The Tokyo 2020 Marathon Swimming Test Event (東京2020マラソンスイミング・テストイベント in Japanese) is a 5 km open water swimming competition held in Odaiba Marine Park (お台場海浜公園 in Japanese), a popular Tokyo tourist and entertainment location on Tokyo Bay,
Gregorio Paltrinieri, Florian Wellbrock Rivalry Continues In Pool Courtesy of WOWSA, Gwangju, Korea. Florian Wellbrock of Germany won the 2019 FINA World Championships 10 km marathon swim, a victory that qualified him as the top seed for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games 10 km race – by the slimmest of margins. Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy also qualified for
Florian Wellbrock Wins 2020 Tokyo Olympics Qualifier Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Florian Wellbrock won the FINA World Championships 10 km marathon swim. His victory qualifies him as the top seed for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games 10 km race - by the slimmest of margins. The 21-year-old Wellbrock, one of the pre-race
Marc-Antoine Olivier Puts Himself Into Position For Tokyo Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Marc-Antoine Olivier did not win the 2019 FINA World Championships 10 km marathon swim in Gwangju, South Korea, but he knows what he has to do at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to stand on top of the Olympic podium. But his silver medal
German-made Speed: Rob Muffels Heading To Tokyo Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Florian Wellbrock won the FINA World Championships 10 km marathon swim, but he was nearly always up near or in the lead during the race. In contrast, Rob Muffels truly came from behind. At the second loop, The German found himself in 24th place
Ferry Weertman Qualifies To Defend His Olympic Title Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Ferry Weertman did not win the 2019 FINA World Championships - as expected from many - but he swam well enough to defend his 2016 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim title next year in Tokyo. While German rival Florian Wellbrock won the FINA World
Gregorio Paltrinieri Heading To Tokyo From 1.5 To 10 Courtesy of FINA, Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park, Gwangju, South Korea. Gregorio Paltrinieri did not win the 2019 FINA World Championships 10 km marathon swim, but he set the pace in the beginning and is setting himself up to complete the Mellouli Double in Tokyo next year. His sixth place finish qualifies him to
