Open water action is back, with the start of the 2020 season in the pleasant scenario of Katara Beach, in Doha (QAT), where the first leg of the FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series took place on February 15. Leonie Beck (GER), among women, and Marc-Antoine Olivier (FRA) in the men’s field, won their respective 10km races – for the German swimmer, this was her first-ever gold medal in the Series, with a time of 1h56m41s1, while the French star clocked an impressive 1h49m46s6 to top the men’s race.
“The races were very exciting and we are happy to start this year’s series in a thrilling fashion,” said Qatar Swimming Association (QSA) President and FINA Bureau Member Mr. Khaleel Al Jabir. “Fields for both races were very strong, with the presence of many Olympic and World champions. We now wish all the athletes the best in this important Olympic year,” he added.
In the women’s race, Germany’s Beck surprised many top-ranked athletes to win her first title in this competition. She outpaced last year’s Doha winner - Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) -, the 2019 “FINA Female Best Open Water Swimmer”, and reigning Olympic champion Sharon Van Rouwendaal (NED) by just 0.2sec. Cunha secured the silver medal after she was shown slightly ahead of Sharon – who took bronze – on a photo finish decision.
Beck’s successful outcome was built in the final 2km-lap, after Sharon dominated most part of the gruelling five-lap race. “I am very happy, this is my first international title,” Beck said after her victory. “My target was to finish among the top three or four swimmers and I am surprised to win the race. In the final lap, I didn’t know what was happening as I was only focusing to finish the race fast,” the 23-year-old added. “The temperature of water was fine as the sun was shining. The conditions were good to compete,” said Beck.
In the men’s race, the 24-year-old Olivier, who won the bronze medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016, was outstanding as he secured a commending win by a margin of 12.6sec.
“I am very happy to win the first race of the season like this,” said Olivier. “It was technically a different and difficult race for me, but the gold here will give me confidence for the other events, especially for the Tokyo Olympics. I will work more to give myself a chance to win the gold medal at the Games,” he added.
Rob Muffels (GER) won the silver medal in a time of 1h49m59s2, while world champion Florian Wellbrock (GER), who was also defending his title in Doha, had to content with a bronze medal after he finished the race in 1h49m59s3.
This was the third consecutive year Doha hosted this FINA marathon. After the Qatari rendezvous, the second meet of the 2020 series will be held in Victoria (SEY, May 3). Budapest (HUN, June 6), Setubal (POR, June 13), Lac St-Jean (CAN, July 19), Lac Megantic (CAN, August 1), Ohrid (MKD, August 30), Nantou (TPE, September 19), Chun’An (CHN, October 15) and Hong Kong, China (HKG, October 24) will be the other host venues of the Series.
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