Following the FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier this weekend in Setbual, where 98 athletes swam for an Olympic berth, 25 men and 25 women are now confirmed for the Marathon Swimming event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games this summer to take place on August 4 (women) and 5 (men) at the Odaiba Marine Park.
15 places were on offer for each
gender on Saturday June 19 (women) and Sunday June 20 (men).
The women's race in Setubal was won
by Hungary’s Anna Olasz, who touched home in 2h0m55s4. Right behind her came
Paula Ruiz of Spain in 2h01m57s9 for silver. Canada’s Kate Sanderson claimed
bronze on Saturday and closed the podium in 2h01m58s4.
The men's competition saw a victory
for Great Britain's Hector Pardoe in 2h02m07s5. The Greek Athanasios Kynigakis
placed second in 2h02m13s0 to take silver, while another British swimmer,
Tobias Robinson, closed the podium with a time of 2h02m13s0. Despite claiming
the bronze medal at stake on Sunday, Robinson did not qualify for the Olympic
Games, as only one athlete per National Federation could secure a spot at this
event.
Results in Setubal
MEN
1. Hector PARDOE (GBR) 2h02m07s5
2. Athanasios KYNIGAKIS (GRE)
2h02m13s0
3. Tobia ROBINSON (GBR) 2h02m13s0 -
not qualified
WOMEN
1. Anna OLASZ (HUN) 2h01m55s4
2. Paula RUIZ BRAVO (ESP) 2h01m57s9
3. Kate SANDERSON (CAN) 2h01m58s4
Please see below the complete list of
qualified athletes. Ten of them have clinched their qualfication at the latest
FINA World Championships in Gwangju (KOR) 2019, while the other 15 have been
selected this weekend in Setubal (POR):
MEN (25)
Florian WELLBROCK (GER) - 1st Gwangju
2019
Marc-Antoine OLIVIER (FRA) - 2nd
Gwangju 2019
Rob MUFFELS (GER) - 3rd Gwangju 2019
Kristof RASOVSZKY (HUN) - 4th Gwangju
2019
Jordan WILIMOVSKY (USA) - 5th Gwangju
2019
Gregorio PLATRINIERI (ITA) - 6th
Gwangju 2019
Ferry WEERTMAN (NED) - 7th Gwangju
2019
Alberto MARTINEZ (ESP) - 8th Gwangju
2019
Mario SANZULLO (ITA) - 9th Gwangju
2019
David AUBRY (FRA) - 10th Gwangju 2019
Hector PARDOE (GBR) - 1st FINA
Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Athanasios KYNIGAKIS (GRE) - 2nd FINA
Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Matan RODITI (ISR) - 4th FINA Olympic
Marathon Swim Qualifier
Kai Graeme EDWARDS (AUS) - 5th FINA
Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Taishin MINAMIDE (JPN) - 6th FINA
Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Tiago CAMPOS (POR) - 7th FINA Olympic
Marathon Swim Qualifier
Kirill ABROSIMOV (RUS) - 8th FINA
Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
David FARINANGO (ECU) - 9th FINA
Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Oussama MELLOULI (TUN) - 10th FINA
Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Michael McGLYNN (RSA) - 11th FINA
Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Daniel DELGADILLO (MEX) - 12th FINA
Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Matej KOZUBEK (CZE) - Europe slot - 18th FINA Olympic Marathon
Swim Qualifier
Hau-Li FAN (CAN) - America slot -
18th FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Philip SEIDLER (NAM) - Africa slot -
25th FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
William Yan THORLEY - Asia slot -
26th FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
WOMEN (25)
Xin XIN (CHN) - 1st Gwangju 2019
Haley ANDERSON (USA) - 2nd Gwangju
2019
Rachele BRUNI (ITA) - 3rd Gwangju
2019
Lara GRANGEON (FRA) - 4th Gwangju
2019
Ana Marcela CUNHA (BRA) - 5th Gwangju
2019
Ashley TWICHELL (USA) - 6th Gwangju
2019
Kareena LEE (AUS) - 7th Gwangju 2019
Finnia WUNRAM (GER) - 8th Gwangju
2019
Leonie BECK (GER) - 9th Gwangju 2019
Sharon van ROUWENDAAL (NED) - 10th
Gwangju 2019
Anna OLASZ (HUN) - 1st FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Paula RUIZ BRAVO (ESP) - 2nd FINA
Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Kate SANDERSON (CAN) - 3rd FINA
Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Alice DEARING (GBR) - 4th FINA
Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Angelica ANDRE (POR) - 5th FINA
Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Cecilia BIAGIOLI (ARG) - 7th FINA
Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Anastasiia KIRPICHIKOVA (RUS) - 8th
FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Samantha AREVALO (ECU) - 9th FINA
Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Spela PERSE (SLO) - 11th FINA Olympic
Marathon Swim Qualifier
Yumi KIDA (JPN) - 12th FINA Olympic
Marathon Swim Qualifier
Michelle WEBER (RSA) - 15th FINA
Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Paola PEREZ (VEN) - America slot -
17th FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Krystyna PANCHISHKO – Europe slot -
18th FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Li-Shan Chantal LIEW (SGP) – Asia
slot - 29th FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Souad Nefissa CHEROUATI (ALG) –
Africa slot - 30th FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier
Detailed race reports with athletes
reaction will be available on FINA website, while photos and videos will be
shared on FINA social media. The races can be watched in replay on FINA Youtube
channel.
Fédération Internationale de Natation
(FINA)
The Fédération Internationale de
Natation, founded in 1908, is the governing body for aquatics worldwide. FINA's
five discipline Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Diving, Water Polo and Artistic
Swimming - are all included in the Olympic programme. High Diving made its
first appearance in FINA events at the 2013 FINA World Championships. FINA
counts 209 affiliated National Federations on the five continents and has its
headquarters in Lausanne (SUI).
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