I just saw this article "Swimmer’s death leaves open questions":
"Asked if he’d ever try the event, US swimmer Michael Phelps said, “Not a chance, no way. I won’t do open water.’’
I'm a bit surprised. Is he scared of the dangers of open water? Or is he technically competitive in open water? :rolleyes: Have there been any swimmers who won both pool medal and open-water medal in world events?
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Continuing with the videos...
This is probably the best footage of open-water racing I've ever seen. It's from the 1-mile British Gas Great Salford Swim, which took place on May 25.
www.greatswim.org/.../Default.aspx
The link first shows the men's race (won by Olympic bronze-medalist Thomas Lurz). There's no separate link for the women's race (won by Olympic silver-medalist Keri-Anne Payne), but you can view it by clicking the arrow at the right-hand corner of the video screen.
Great coverage; great race.
An impressive field including Lurz, Davies & Stoychev (sub 7 hour EC) all wearing wetsuits. When a race is wetsuit legal (no separate division), and you plan on racing, then for me a wetsuit is the logical choice. I think everyone can decide for themselves, but I think it's time to recognize racing in wetsuits on equal par with going naked.
Continuing with the videos...
This is probably the best footage of open-water racing I've ever seen. It's from the 1-mile British Gas Great Salford Swim, which took place on May 25.
www.greatswim.org/.../Default.aspx
The link first shows the men's race (won by Olympic bronze-medalist Thomas Lurz). There's no separate link for the women's race (won by Olympic silver-medalist Keri-Anne Payne), but you can view it by clicking the arrow at the right-hand corner of the video screen.
Great coverage; great race.
An impressive field including Lurz, Davies & Stoychev (sub 7 hour EC) all wearing wetsuits. When a race is wetsuit legal (no separate division), and you plan on racing, then for me a wetsuit is the logical choice. I think everyone can decide for themselves, but I think it's time to recognize racing in wetsuits on equal par with going naked.
