Meyer, Bruni Win First Leg of FINA/HOSA 10km World Cup Circuit
American marathon swimmer Alex Meyer (featured above) emerged on top this weekend with Italian Rachele Bruni representing the ladies in the first leg of the 2016 10km World Cup.
Ana Marcela Cunha in Contention for the Brazilian Olympic Award
Ana Marcela Cunha is one of the three finalists up for the 2015 Brazilian Olympic Award…
Keri-anne Payne Wins the FINA Marathon World Cup in Hong Kong
The Warrender Baths swimmer won the last World Cup of the series and will now continue working towards sealing qualification for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games next year.
No Americans Entered in Next Week’s Olympic Open Water Test Event
Women’s 10km open water World Champion Aurielie Muller is headlining the field for the test event for the 2016 Olympic Games.
Open Water World Championships begin Saturday with Olympic spots up for grabs
The 10K races at this year’s World Championships will serve as the main qualifier for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Pictured: 2013 World 10K champ Ous Mellouli of Tunisia.
Brazilians Looking To Qualify Two Swimmers For Olympic 10k At Worlds
The Brazilian national team will be looking to qualify two athletes for both the men’s and women’s 10k races at the 2016 Olympic Games this week at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.
Bruni (ITA) and Reymond (FRA) dominate in Controversial Abu Dhabi race
The 2015 FINA World Cup race in Abu Dhabi was the circuit’s first return to the United Arab Emirates since…
Allan do Carmo and Ana Marcela Cunha capture FINA World Cup Titles
The FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2014 wrapped up on October 18 in Hong Kong following the eighth and final race of the season. The action-packed race featured close finishes among both men and women.
HardCore Swim of the Week: Etiene Medeiros’ triple-record run highlights a rebound short course season for Brazil
In 2012, Brazil won just two total medals at Short Course World Championships. In 2014, Etiene Medeiros could match that total all by herself.
Open Water World Cup leader Poliana Okimoto drops out of tour with back injury
Brazil’s Poliana Okimoto currently leads the points on FINA’s Open Water World Cup series, but won’t finish the tour due to a back injury.
FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2014 calendar: 3rd Leg is Done
3rd Leg, Setubal: Newcomer Jarrod Poort took out the men’s race in 1 hour 52 minutes, closely followed by regular performer Allan do Carmo, and 2012 Olympic silver medallist Thomas Lurz.
Not just Soccer – Brazilians on top in FINA Open Water Swimming World Cup Setubal Portugal
While a lot of the sporting world was focused on Brazil’s last minute win over Chile in the FIFA World Cup,…
Grimaldi takes title – Men’s race disputed: FINA Open Water World Cup Cancun, Mexico
The second stop on the FINA open water swimming world cup in Cancun Mexico saw several of the world’s top…
No Spring Break Cancun: USA Open Water Team going full force April 5th
Sure there’s a lot of spring break action going on in Cancun Mexico right now, but next week it will…
South American Swimming Confederation Launches Open Water Series
Similar to what is seen in Europe where the confederation that governs swimming in the region, Ligue Européenne de Natation (also…
