2.Sep.10 | posted by: steve munatones | filed under: Races | (0) comments
Michael Tyson posted a visually dynamic explanation of the Round Christiansborg Swim, a 2K circumnavigation around the Danish Parliament in downtown Copenhagen.
1,033 swimmers enjoyed the race that is posted colorfully described here.
23.Aug.10 | posted by: steve munatones | filed under: Races | (2) comments
Natalie du Toit won one of the open water swim classes at the 2010 International Paralympic Committee Swimming World Championships at E3 Beach in Eersel, the Netherlands.
32 athletes and 650 supporters watched the athletes compete in the 5K course.
In the men’s classes S1 through S10 M/W, Australian Hall Brenden (S9) captured gold over Portugal's Emanuel Goncalves (S10) and American Joe Wisse (S10).
Natalie (S9) not only beat silver medalist Elodie Lorandie from France (S10) and Croatia's Sanja Milojevic (S9), but also all of the men in classes S1 through S10.
Men’s results:
1. Brenden Hall (AUS) S9, 1:01:13.14
2. Emanuel Goncalves (POR) S10, 1:01:16.85
3. Joe Wise (USA) S10, 1:02:34.58
4. David Grachat (POR) S9, 1:04:06.34
5. Kasper Zysek (DEN) S9, 1:04:06.57
6. Sven Decaesstecker (BEL) S10, 1:04:11.55
7. Marcelo Collet (BRA) S10 and Chistoph Burkard (GER) S8, both 1:05:03.87
9. Cody Bureau (USA) S9, 1:06:43.75
10. Eduard Samarin (RUS) S9, 1:07:32.90
11. Wim De Paepe (BEL) S9, 1:09:00.44
12. Jose Antonio Mari Alcaraz (ESP) S9, 1:10:02.50
13. Simon Boer (NED) S9, 1:11:52.24
14. Boris Malasevic (SRB) S10, 1:14:56.99
15. Cristiaan Du Plessis (RSA) S8, 1:15:01.07
16. Mikkel Asmussen (DEN) S8, 1:15:01.48
17. Gianluca Cacciamano (ITA) S10, 1:18:08.16
Women’s results
1. Natalie Du Toit (RSA) S9, 1:00:22.00
2. Elodie Lorandi (FRA) S10, 1:06:48.05
3. Sanja Milojevic (CRO) S9, 1:07:33.25
4. Elizabeth Stone (USA) S9, 1:09:45.84
5. Ashley Owens (USA) S10, 1:10:34.85
6. Sussan Beth Scott (USA) S10, 1:13:09.38
7. Adela Kolinska (CZE) S9, 1:25:41.38
8. Gina Lourens (IRL) S8, 1:32:12.73
In the men's classes S11 through S13, Russia's Sergey Punko (S12) won over Spain's Enrique Floriano (S12) and Germany's Robert Doerries (S13). Teigan van Roosmalen (S13) from Australia won the women's race.
Men’s results:
1. Sergey Punko (RUS) S12, 59:58.19
2. Enrique Floriano (ESP) S12, 1:00:55.75
3. Robert Doerries (GER) S13, 1:06:44.62
Women’s results:
1. Teigan Van Roosmalen (AUS) S13, 1:17:35.51
22.Aug.10 | posted by: steve munatones | filed under: Races | (12) comments
The 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships culminated in an entertaining race - up and back and up and back and up and back over 10,000 meters in the women's 10K marathon swim in Marine Stadium in Long Beach, California.
Simply put, the women gutted it out - going hard right from the start and showing hearts of champions.
After Eva Fabian pulled the women to a fast-paced race in the five-loop course, it was Christine Jennings from Colorado who stuck around the lead, expertly bidding her time to bolt into the lead.
How fast was Eva pulling along the women that included Christine, Emily Brunemann, Melissa Gorman, Haley Anderson, Cara Baker, Zsofia Balazs and Danielle DeFrancesco? Faster than all the men at the end of the first 2K loop. Faster than the men with the exception of the top three at the end of the 4K loop. At the 6K, the women were still giving it their all, visibly rosy in the cheeks, shoulders and back - faster than all but the top six men.
Typically physical, the nature of the women's pack changed visibly after Olympian Chloe Sutton was disqualified after receiving her second yellow card.
Christine's 2K splits were 23:48, 23:58, 23:47, 24:33, 24:27 - which were only a small fraction different than the splits from the other top four women. The men' winner, Chip Peterson, in contrast went 24:03, 23:11, 23:01, 23:04 and 22:41.
Around the last turn buoy, Christine and Eva went whizzing by the 180° turn with Emily, Haley and Melissa right on their toes. But after winning the 1500-meter freestyle, Melissa just did not have it in her for today. So it was a four-way race between the four Americans.
Christine edged into the lead with Eva nipping at her toes. Christine veered far left coming into the finish, then moved right, then left again. But her shifts in direction were mirrored by Eva and the women behind her, enabling Christine to influence the race in her favor. But she also demonstrated the closing speed to seal the deal and return home to Colorado as the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championship 10K gold medalist.
The women's times and 2K split times courtesy of Powerhouse Timing are here:
1. Christine Jennings (USA), 2:00:33.8
2. Eva Fabian (USA), 2:00:35.7
3. Emily Brunemann (USA), 2:00:37.8
4. Haley Anderson (USA), 2:00:40.9
5. Melissa Gorman (AUS), 2:00:56.5
6. Zsofia Balazs (CAN), 2:02:23.3
7. Danielle DeFrancesco (AUS), 2:02:26.4
8. Cara Baker (NZL), 2:03:44.4
9. Nadine Williams (CAN), 2:04:06.7
10. Samantha Hoschke-Edwards (AUS), 2:04:20.6
11. Stacey Hansford (AUS), 2:06:52.1
12. Yumi Kida (JPN), 2:08:00.0
- Poliana Okimoto (BRA), DNF
- Chloe Sutton (USA), Disqualified
The signage and festivities at the Pan Pacific Championships 10K marathon swim were courtesy of Run Racing.
21.Aug.10 | posted by: steve munatones | filed under: Races | (4) comments
2010 world 5K champion Eva Fabian, a home schooled 16-year-old who taught her calculus, opened up the third night of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships with a rousing rendition of American national anthem on her violin.
Her impressive piece was a great way to open the night where favored 10K swimmer Chloe Sutton won her first international pool event in a fast 4:05.19 in the 400-meter freestyle to defeat her more heralded pool swimming Olympic teammates, Katie Hoff and Kate Ziegler.
Eva and Chloe will face off soon enough - tomorrow at 9:10 am in Marine Stadium in a much-anticipated 10K race broadcast live on SwimNetwork against Brazil's Poliana Okimoto, Australia's world champion Melissa Gorman, NCAA champion Emily Brunemann and New Zealand's Cara Baker.
Watch live here on SwimNetwork.
16.Aug.10 | posted by: steve munatones | filed under: Races | (5) comments
LiveSwim.net carried the Naples Island Swims live online yesterday under bright, sunny skies of Long Beach, California
The smiles of the hundreds of finishers were not dampened by the brisk 61°F (16.1°C) water. "I felt good. It was fun," said 3-mile competitor Lexie Kelley.
The Naples Island Swims, a staple of the Southern California open water scene since the 1960s, took the swimmers through the Italian-inspired waterways of Naples Island.
The field, including double Pan American Games gold medalist Alex Kostich who dominated the action as he has in the past, was broadcast live on LiveSwim.net.
In glassy flat water, the hundreds who entered in Los Alamitos Bay ranged from the casual to a fast-closing pack, including Bill Darby, Samantha Sear, Amy Danzler and Michael Dean who all finished within seconds of one another, and William Penn who has been swimming in, or returning to, his native Long Beach since the 1960s.
The final results of the Top Ten are below with the remaining results here:
1. Alex Kostich, 49:50
2. William Penn, 51:37
3. Nick Vargas, 55:21
4. Laurie Dodd, 55:40
5. Buzz Harper, 455:49
6. Chip McDaniel, 56:46
7. Bill Darby, 57:04
8. Samantha Sear, 57:06.02
9. Amy Danzler, 57:06.34
10. Michael Dean, 57:06.70
LiveSwim.net will be broadcasting once again from Naples Island this Sunday when its technologies will be utilized at the 2010 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships 10K Marathon Swim.
15.Aug.10 | posted by: steve munatones | filed under: Races | (4) comments
With 800-yard, 1-mile and 2-mile swims preceding the start of Florida's 12.5-mile FKCC Swim Around Key West, the beach was buzzing early with activity by swimmers, kayakers, and event volunteers.
127 swimmers participated in this year's FKCC Swim Around Key West in the 90°F (32°C) water and blazing hot sun.
Lori Bosco and her team calculated the tides and currents just right, enabling the swimmers to be pulled along a swift current along the course. 
Ramses Rodriques won the race 4 hours and 16 minutes with Kimberly Plewa swimming to victory on the women's side in 5 hours and 33 minutes. Lori commented, "Although it was one of the hottest swims we’ve done in a while, everyone persevered against the heat to achieve their personal best times."
Solo Finishers included the following swimmers:
Ramses Rodriques (Florida), 4:16:00
Eric Sullivan (Florida), 4;26:59
Andrew McMorrow (Massachusetts), 4:39:16
Brian LaJoie (Florida), 4:41:00
Boris Fernandez (Florida), 4:44:29
Russell Harbach (Florida), 4:49:43
Eric Ruckel (South Carolina), 4:55:28
Matthew Mulroney (Massachusetts), 5:13:42
Ryan Lindner (Florida), 5:23:55
Kimberly Plewa (New Jersey), 5:33:12
Michelle Nelson (Florida), 5:36;29
Joe Young (Colorado), 5:41:35
Kyle Krugler (Florida), 5:52:46
Edward Rada (Florida), 5:55:38
Stephen Gonot (Florida), 5:57:06
Karen Fair Story (Massachusetts), 5:57:29
Kyle Bennett (Florida), 5:59:09
Peter Willmott (Florida), 6:03:10
Kenny Brighton (Florida), 6:03:40
Marc Pelletier (Florida), 6:07:01
Shannon Blake (Massachusetts), 7:11:47
Sergio Radovicic (Florida), 7:16:26
Glenn Sarifin (Florid), 7:59:00
Thomas Krasner (Florida), 7:59:26
Hal Clardendon (Nebraska), 8:00:23
Year in and year out, Key West remains one of the hottest places for open water swimming on the global calendar.
6.Aug.10 | posted by: steve munatones | filed under: Races | (6) comments
Six women from the Serpentine Swim Club completed their charity swim across Loch Ness yesterday. More details will be provided soon on their swim in aid of Afghan Mother and Child Rescue. To donate, visit here.
6.Aug.10 | posted by: steve munatones | filed under: Races | (4) comments
78 soloists and 10 relays took part in the British Gas Scottish Open Water Swimming Championships on July 24th in Fife. Stephen Waterhouse from Leeds and Mark Deans from Glasgow renewed their rivalry and never were separated by too much during some heated swim in the 2K and 5K races.
The swimmers went 1-2 in both the 2K and 5K races. Stephen won by one second in each event after the two rivals raced shoulder-to-shoulder for nearly 7K total. Konstantinos Grammenos from Edinburgh University took third place in the 5K and James Leitch finished third in the 2K.
The women's 5 km was won by Alice McCall comfortably won the women's 5K with Helen McRoberts in second and Ishbel Rodger in third. In the 2K race, Marnie Stewart broke free from the leading pack to take the victory, followed by Megan Donnelly and Ishbel Rodger.
The results:
Men's 5K
1. Stephen Waterhouse, 57:36
2. Mark Deans, 57:37
3. Konstantinos Grammenos, 58:07
Women's 5K
1. Alice McCall, 59:54
2. Helen McRoberts, 1:01:29
3. Ishbel Rodger, 1:01:30
Men's 2K
1. Stephen Waterhouse, 23:08
2. Mark Deans, 23:09
3. James Leitch, 23:51
Women's 2K
1. Marnie Stewart, 24:01
2. Megan Donnelly, 24:17
3. Ishbel Rodger, 24:30
The 2010 Scottish open water swimming calendar runs from June to September:
June 12th: YeAABA Kirkton of Balmarino in Dundee / River Tay
June 13th: East District Championships in Lochore Meadows
June 13th: YeAABA Tayport Cup in Dundee / River Tay
June 26th: YeAABA Veterans Single Tay in Dundee / River Tay
July 3rd: Midland District Championships in Loch Earn
July 10th: YeAABA Monifieth Championship in Dundee / River Tay
July 24th: Scottish Championships in Strathclyde Park
August 7th: YeAABA Double Tay Championship in Dundee / River Tay
August 8th: YeAABA Woodhaven Championship in Dundee / River Tay
August 13th: Midland District Stannergate Championship in Dundee / River Tay
August 14th: West District Championships in Strathclyde Park
August 15th: Scottish Championships in Loch Rannoch
August 22nd: Midland District Senior Championship in Dundee / River Tay
August 30th: YeAABA Bridge to Bridge Championship in Dundee / River Tay
September 4th: North District Championships in Loch Oich
September 5th: Forth River Race in South Queensferry / River Forth
September 11th: YeAABA Loch Earn Championship in Loch Earn
September 12th: YeAABA Crannog Mile Championship in Loch Earn
31.Jul.10 | posted by: steve munatones | filed under: Races | (3) comments
Petar Stoychev won his unprecedented tenth straight victory in a hard-earned swim at the 56th annual Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean this afternoon in Quebec, Canada.
Petar's victory can be seen starting via a webcast here. The unofficial results are here as several athletes did not finish in the 18.5 degree C water.
1. Petar Stoychev (BUL), 6:40:22
2. Simon Tobin (CAN), 6:43:37
3. Damian Blaum (ARG), 7:07:35
4. Evgenj Pop Acev (MCD), 7:19:03
5. Paul Blais-Morisset (CAN), 7:44:39
1. Pilar Geijo (ARG), 7:08:38
2. Antonella Bogarin (ARG), 7:08:48
3. Esther Nunez Moreno (ESP), 7:32:24
4. Shelley Clark (AUS), 7:4:06
Petar was en route to breaking France's Stéphane Lecat record early in the swim, but fell off the pace as he won comfortably.
Photos by Steeve Tremblay.
28.Jul.10 | posted by: steve munatones | filed under: Races | (3) comments
July 17th's Beginish Island Swim in Kerry, Ireland showcased a tough course under overcast skies - for the second year running.
"But we had record completion times," said Ned Denison who finished first in 16:24.
The waves, the currents, the tidal flow and the backwash from the island cliffs can be seen in the video prepared by Ken O'Mahony here.
27.Jul.10 | posted by: steve munatones | filed under: Races | (1) comments
Swimmers were all smiles at the end of the 5th Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim in Galway, Ireland this past weekend.
Ronan Collins, co-organizer with Kevin Thornton whose mother is the event namesake, won overall in 3 hours and 3 minutes, followed by Sorcha Barry and Susana Murphy, both in 3 hours and 4 minutes.
Amiee Walsh (3:10), Stephen Early (3:17), Laoise Mc Namara (3:21), Sarah Early (3:22), Jillian Coll (3:25), Simon Flatley (3:28), Martin Kenirons (3:36), Kevin Thornton (3:38), Grainne Reed (4:00), Sinead Roche (4:11), Micheal Hanly (4:13), Cathal Hanly (4:23), Fergal O Dowd (5:00), Matt O Flaherty (5:01), Alice Flood (5:12) and Martin Mc Carthy (5:33) also finished.
One notable finisher was Ernesto Antonio (5:22) who is survived - and flourished - as a heart transplant recipient. As a charity swim, over €160,000 has been raised for Cancer Care West as a result of this swim and its four earlier edition.
26.Jul.10 | posted by: steve munatones | filed under: Races | (4) comments
Ned Denison of Swim Ireland provided the following link to the Ireland Long Distance swimming Association-sanctioned 3.5K East Coast Adventure Gannaway Swim Wetsuit Challeneg from Rostrevor to Warrenpoint this past weekend in Northern Ireland.
Colleen Mallon, who has been tearing up different open water swims around Ireland, set another a new record of 51 minutes and 13 seconds on the course.
25.Jul.10 | posted by: steve munatones | filed under: Races | (2) comments
Christine Jennings of Colorado turned the tables on a few of her rivals by winning her second straight FINA 10K World Cup in Roberval, Canada today.
In a classic sprint to the finish, Christine overcame world 5K champion Eva Fabian and world 5K championship bronze medalist Ana Marcela Cunha of Brazil down the stretch to defend her title.
Photo by Dr. Jim Miller show Christine before the race. Christine, who suffered a chipped tooth and fat lip at the world championships, and American teammate Eva, who tapes her goggles firmly to her cap, have both learned to expect everything and anything at the highest echelons of the sport.
The final results are as follows:
1. Christine Jennings (USA), 2:09:35.63
2. Eva Fabian (USA), 2:09:35.73
3. Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA), 2:09:38.21
4. Emily Hanson (USA), 2:09:40.10
5. Karla Sitic (CRO), 2:10:09.33
6. Jana Pechanova (CZE), 2:10:09.57
7. Olga Beresnyeva (UKR), 2:12:50.60
8. Bonnie MacDonald (AUS), 2:16:01.28
9. Inha Kotsur (AZE), 2:19:47.14
10. Beatrice Pineau (CAN), 2:20:01.11
11. Esther Nunez Morera (ESP), 2:20:54.14
12. Alejandra Gonzalez (MEX), 2:21:41.92
13. Heidi George (USA), 2:23:47.64
14. Odette Saldivar (MEX), 2:26:48.83
Julianne Brown (CAN), DNF
22.Jul.10 | posted by: steve munatones | filed under: Races | (1) comments
Linsy Heister of the Netherlands crossed the 25K finish at today's world championships, breaking down in sheer joy after a dominant victory.
Linsy, winning her first world championship, swam fairly even splits during her 5:52:13.06 swim over silver medalist Margarita Dominguez of Spain:
2.5K - 36:07.120
5K - 35:54
7.5K - 36:06
10K - 34:15
12.5K - 35:07
15K - 36:06
17.5K - 35:47
20K - 33:13
22.5K - 34:05
25K - 25:31 (faster time due to the shorter leg due to the position of the finish)
The final results of the finishers are as follows:
1. HEISTER Linsy (NED), 5:52:13.06
2. DOMINGUEZ CABEZAS Margarita (ESP), 5:55:59.29
3. BARROT Celia (FRA), 5:57:02.87
4. ANDERSON Haley (USA), 6:00:15.23
5. UVAROVA Anna (RUS), 6:00:21.89
6. HANSON Emily (USA), 6:03:15.75
7. POPOVA Kseniya (RUS), 6:06:25.02
8. GUILLEMETTE SIMARD Joannie (CAN), 6:23:05.36
9. BOGARIN Antonella (ARG), 6:41:51.11
Video of awards ceremonies with Linsy Heister by Shelley Taylor-Smith.
18.Jul.10 | posted by: steve munatones | filed under: Races | (0) comments
Valerio Cleri, the reigning 25K world champion who finished fourth in last year's 10K, continued the winning ways of Italy at today's 10K world championship.
Playing his cards just right, Valerio bulled his way to the front on the last loop to win convincingly in 2:00:00 over Russians Evgeny Drattsev and Vladimir Dyatchin. In a race dominated by talk of the cooler water (17°C or 62.6°F) and several withdrawals.
In contrast to the women who all pushed the pace from the start, the men played much more of a cat-and-mouse game with a controlled pace, culminating in a furious last lap. For example, Valerio's four-lap splits were as follows: 30:39, 30:13, 30:52 and 29:15.
Petar Stoychev, a veteran of lac St-Jean competitions, who placed ninth today, said, "The top swimmers showed how fast they are. They are very, very fast. 10K is the most important distance in open water due to the Olympic marathon swim. I finished in the top ten."
Next year at the 2011 World Swimming Championships, the top ten finishers will automatically qualify for the 2012 London Olympic 10K Marathon Swim.
The final results are as follows:
1. CLERI Valerio (ITA), 2:00:59.3
2. DRATTSEV Evgeny (RUS), 2:01:00.6
3. DYATCHIN Vladimir (RUS), 2:01:03.0
4. CRIPPEN Francis (USA), 2:01:05.0
5. FERRETTI Luca (ITA), 2:01:07.8
6 LURZ Thomas (GER), 2:01:08.5
7. PETERSON Charles (USA), 2:01:10.0
8. CHERVYNSKIY igor (UKR), 2:01:12.9
9. STOYCHEV Petar (BUL), 2:01:13.0
10. DO CARMO Allan (BRA), 2:01:15.2
11. ELORZA Rodrigo (MEX), 2:01:17.5
12. VENTURI Bertrand (FRA), 2:01:18.0
13. WEINBERGER Richard (CAN), 2:01:20.6
14. CODEVELLE Julien (FRA), 2:01:28.3
15. BROWNE David (AUS), 2:01:56.9
16. FESENKO Sergiy (AZE), 2:02:14.5
17. TOBIN Simon (CAN), 2:02:17.3
18. LOPEZ Ivan (MEX), 2:02:20.3
19. REICHERT Christian (GER), 2:02:51.4
20. VANGENEUGDEN Tom (BEL), 2:03:01.7
21. ALCANTARA Filipe (BRA), 2:03:12.2
22. HO Chad (RSA), 2:04:44.5
23. DMITRIEV Michael (ISR), 2:05:45.1
24. ENDERICA OCHOA Ivan (ECU, 2:06:16.9
25. POSMOURNY Jan (CZE), 2:06:44.7
26. FICHTL Jakub (CZE), 2:09:42.4
27. SOLDO Tomislav (CRO), 2:13:11.5
28. SKRODZKI Michal (POL), 2:24:30.7
DNF: NOGUEIRA MONTERA Diego (ESP), UKRADYGA Kostiantyn (UKR), MAINSTONE Rhys (AUS), FOGG Daniel (GBR), HERVAS JADAR Fancisco Jose (ESP), ALLEN Thomas (GBR), RYCKEMAN Brian (BEL)
Disqualified: SOLDO Josip (CRO)
DNS: GIANNIOTS Spyridon (GRE)
