Maggie Mac Neil, Shaine Casas crowned king & queen of Toronto as they give world records a scare at FINA Swimming World Cup

 

The Canadian and American raked in the prize money as they won the 100m butterfly & 100m backstroke races, respectively, on Saturday evening in Toronto.

Canada’s Maggie Mac Neil gave the Toronto crowd something to cheer for on the final night of the FINA Swimming World Cup as she became the third swimmer to break 55 seconds in the 100m butterfly with a 54.78.

Mac Neil, who is only racing in this stop of the FINA Swimming World Cup before she heads back to school at Louisiana State University, out-raced Sweden’s Louise Hansson (55.02), who also scored a best time to sit fourth on the all-time list. Those two have gone back and forth the last few years in the short course realm after racing each other in the US collegiate system as well as last year’s Short Course World Championships.

“I’m really happy with my 100m fly on the last day which was a challenge,” Mac Neil said. “The Olympics, World Championships it was on the first day. It’s something I’m learning to manage. I’m really happy with that but there’s always room for improvement.”

It was Canada’s lone win of the day as the World Cup will head down south to Indianapolis next week. “It means so much to have their support,” Mac Neil said. “It’s been great to have them all cheering in the crowd.”

Mac Neil scored 58.5 points as the overall women’s winner for the Toronto stop, while the men’s race was won by Shaine Casas of the United States for scoring the same amount of points. Casas won the 100m backstroke with a 48.84, the sixth fastest performance of all-time as he is the third fastest man overall in the event. The time is also faster than anyone has swum in a World Cup meet.

“Yes it’s great (to set a world cup record),” Casas said. “You can't really be mad at first (place).  Like I said yesterday, I just wanna swim fast.

“Good time, great racing, I showed out compared to last week so pretty excited about that. The time was a little bit off, but I have one more chance, we’ll see how next week goes.”

Full Overall Swimming World Cup Rankings

Triple Doubles in Play

Despite scoring the most points of anyone in Toronto, Casas is still fifth on the overall points standings while Trinidad & Tobago’s Dylan Carter is leading with 114.5 points in a tie with USA’s Nic Fink (114.5).

On Sunday, both Carter and Fink had to fight for their wins, with Carter winning the 50m butterfly (22.28) over Chad Le Clos (22.45), and Fink winning the 200m breaststroke at 2:03.78 over Caspar Corbeau (2:04.17).

“I was tired,” Fink said. “These guys were coming after me. I tried to get my hands on the wall first, that was the goal.  I knew where they were and I knew that they were going to come back pretty fast.

“I wasn’t feeling 100% so I’m happy that I got a solid one under the belt. Definitely happy with the results here and now it’s onto Indy.”

Carter has a chance for a hat trick next week in Indianapolis as he could sweep three wins in the 50m freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly.

“It was phenomenal,” Carter said. “I’ve never been in a position like that before so looking forward to challenging for that next week, one meet at a time one race at a time.”

Those two lead the overall points standings with three days in Indianapolis left, as Matthew Sates (111), Chad Le Clos (110.2), and Shaine Casas (107.4) are within striking distance of winning the overall title. Fans in Indianapolis will get a chance to see who can best manage their energy across the three days and who can get closest to the existing world records as the lead will definitely switch hands over the next few sessions.

On the women’s side, Beata Nelson took the lead in the overall World Cup standings as she has 115.6 points with Siobhan Haughey (112.9) currently in second and Beryl Gastaldello (105.3) in third.

Nelson scored an impressive double, winning the 200m backstroke at 2:00.50, turning under world record pace at 100 meters, before putting up the 22nd fastest time in history.

“I really wanted to push it tonight in this great field of ladies,” Nelson said. “I am really happy with this one. We have another stop (in Indianapolis) so I was racing to be competitive and to enjoy this experience. If I swim faster than the world record, that’s great, but I am just here to enjoy the process.”

Nelson closed the day with a win in the 200m IM at 2:05.08 in a heat of seven Canadians. Nelson utilized her stellar underwaters to win both her races as she has shown why she is one of the best short course swimmers in the world. Nelson has a chance for a triple crown next week to potentially win all three stops in the 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke, and 200m IM.

“Today was a big one for me,” Nelson said. “It’s always a choice if I do them both. Today was fun, was right off a personal best in the 2 back and I think that might’ve been a personal best in the IM. Just try to take the momentum with me. It’s been such a great first world cup experience.

“I’m hoping the Americans can match it next week. Indy is such a special pool. I have a lot of great meets there. Hopefully, it can match this.” Nelson will have the benefit of a familiar pool next week as she goes for the overall title in Indianapolis.

The aforementioned Haughey was successful in winning the 100m freestyle at 51.33 in a tight race with France’s Gastaldello (51.67). Haughey has successfully won the 100m and 200m freestyles in both Berlin and Toronto as she will go for the triple-double next week in the United States. The 100m freestyle time is not the best for Haughey but it was the 57th fastest time in the event.

“Yeah I’m pleased,” Haughey said. “A little tired right now, so I’m glad I could finish off the last event of the night in a pretty decent time. Tomorrow’s my birthday so I really want to end 24 with a good win and I’m really happy with it.

“I think it’s important to learn how to compete when you’re still tired. Your physical state matters a lot but also mentally you have to train yourself to be tough and keep going even when you’re tired.”

Both Matthew Sates and Ruta Meilutyte will have a chance for a hat trick next week as they both were repeat winners in Toronto. Sates started the day winning the 400m IM at 4:02.65, while Meilutyte held off Lilly King to win the 50m breaststroke at 28.96 to King’s 29.20.

“It’s been a while since I did three consecutive competitions every weekend in a row,” Meilutyte said, who initially retired in 2019 but returned in late 2021. “I’m excited to finish off this tour. Never been to Indianapolis so it’s going to be interesting.”

Sates got close to winning the 200m freestyle, but he was beaten to the wall by USA’s Brooks Curry (1:42.32), while Sates was fourth at 1:42.46.

Egypt’s Marwan El Kamash also won the men’s 800m freestyle with a 7:45.09.

Written by Andy Ross, FINA Correspondent

FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 - Katie Ledecky breaks world record in 1500m freestyle by nearly 10 seconds in Toronto

 

Summer McIntosh set another world junior record in the 400m IM as two of the best women swimmers in the world flexed their muscles on Saturday evening in Toronto.

It was an incredibly fast night in Toronto with the first two races producing both a world record and a world junior record, back-to-back.

It couldn’t have started better as USA’s Katie Ledecky set her very first short course meters world record in the 1500m freestyle with a 15:08.24, completely wiping away the old record of Germany’s Sarah Wellbrock, who swam a 15:18.01 in 2019.

“I didn’t have it as a set goal (to break the World Record),” Ledecky said. “I really didn’t know what to expect coming out of this meet, being my first meet of the season, taking most of August off, getting back into training rhythm, didn’t have any type of super preparation for this meet, just wanted to come in and race international swimmers being a meet in North American soil.”

 

Ledecky also nearly broke the 800m freestyle world record on the way out, held by Spain’s Mireia Belmonte at 7:59.34, as the American broke the national record with an 8:00.58. The 800m freestyle will be offered as an event next weekend in Indianapolis where she will aim to be the third woman ever under 8:00.

“I knew that record was in reach just based on some things I’ve done in training especially my distance stuff has felt really good this fall.

"Walked into a pace and fell off a little bit towards the end probably. My stroke count was 16, pretty steady through maybe the 900, 1000, and jumped up to 17, 18 and I got a little worried, but I held it together to get the job done.”

That swim immediately followed Canada’s Summer McIntosh, who trained every day in this pool leading up to this summer’s FINA World Championships, as she set a new world junior record in the 400m IM at 4:21.49.

McIntosh had pushed Mireia Belmonte’s 4:18.94 world record for 200 meters before falling off on the breaststroke leg, but good enough to be recognized as the fastest junior swimmer in the event. It was a perfect start for the Canadians as Sydney Pickrem (4:28.45) and Bailey Andison (4:29.36) finished second and third to the delight of the Toronto crowd.

“It was amazing to have the support of the many Canadians in the stands, and I want to say thanks for their support,” McIntosh said. “I didn’t know what time to expect, I just wanted to swim a good race.

“Coming off a great summer in the 400m IM I wanted to see what I can do for all four sets. I’m really happy with my race. I have to check my splits, I don’t know where that puts me, but throughout the race I felt in control and strong so I’m really happy.”

 

The Race For the Overall World Cup Title Begins to Heat Up

There were a few other near-world records that happened on Saturday night, as Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong, China won the 200m freestyle with a 1:51.13, taking out the first 100 meters under her own world record pace. Haughey’s time was among the ten fastest times ever swum in the event as she repeated her 200m freestyle win from Berlin as she goes for the hat trick next week in Indianapolis.

“I’m definitely not as fresh as I was in Berlin so the fact that I was able to drop my times in my 200, that’s a positive sign,” Haughey said.

“I’m definitely learning a lot and I think it’s also helpful to watch my race videos from Berlin and see what I can work on. So between my races, I'm focusing on those, seeing what I can work on, instead of focusing on how tired I am. I think it helped.”

USA’s Shaine Casas gave the men’s 200m IM world record a scare as he swam the third fastest time in history with a 1:50.37, getting closer to Ryan Lochte’s 1:49.63 than anyone has in nearly eight full years. This is a new World Cup Record.

Casas’ efforts launched him past Matthew Sates in the World Cup rankings to sit second behind Dylan Carter, who won the 50m backstroke for his fifth win on the circuit at 22.94.

Carter currently has 109.2 points, while Casas is right behind with 106.8 and Sates is third with 106.1. With one more day left and three next week in Indianapolis, it could come down to the wire between these three.

Men Rankings https://www.fina.org/competitions/2957/fina-swimming-world-cup-2022/rankings?scoringId=4feeb3ee-c0e2-4366-9335-753f4aced869

The women’s overall rankings are currently led by American Beata Nelson, who won the 100m backstroke on Saturday with a 55.75 ahead of Canada’s Kylie Masse (56.16) as she holds a slim lead of 0.6 points over Siobhan Haughey.

 

Women Rankings https://www.fina.org/competitions/2957/fina-swimming-world-cup-2022/rankings?scoringId=fd59d212-4e6f-4c9e-b43e-aa2cc3413aa6

“It’s really about racing,” Nelson said. “I’m swimming against some of the fastest swimmers in the world.  I just wanted to get my hand on the wall first.

“I am happy about it. It’s about competing and racing. I’m trying to do the best that I can and rack up some points, it’s good to be back in North America, just to do the time zone here, I never really did when I was in Germany so I’m getting good recovery and nights of sleep so I’m enjoying that until I can, first time in Canada, it’s been great.”

Canada was also able to cheer on one of its favourite swimmers in Maggie Mac Neil, who is only racing in the Toronto stop of the FINA Swimming World Cup series this year, as the Tokyo Olympic champion won the 50m butterfly with a 24.75. She will head back to school as she is in graduate school at Louisiana State University in the United States where she trains with long-time coach Rick Bishop.

“Swimming at home and getting to see my family (is special),” Mac Neil said. “Having a big meet like this (here) brings a lot of publicity to Canada and brings so many major athletes to this great city.”

Other Olympic champions celebrated wins on the weekend as Australia’s Kyle Chalmers won his best event - the 100m freestyle - with a 45.52 as he will go for a third straight win in that event next week in Indianapolis.

Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte also took down the last two Olympic champions in the 100m breaststroke with a 1:02.95, beating Americans Lilly King (1:03.23) and Lydia Jacoby (1:04.62), winners of the Rio and Tokyo Games, respectively, to the wall.

The London champion inched closer to the world record held by Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson.

Americans Nic Fink (50m breaststroke) and Trenton Julian (200m butterfly) also collected wins on Saturday with Fink winning perhaps his best event at 25.78 while Julian won his best event at 1:49.69 over Chad Le Clos (1:49.78).

Written by Andy Ross, FINA Correspondent

Katie Ledecky-Fina WC-Photo- Michael P Hall

Men’s Champions League WATER POLO Qualification Play-offs Brescia, OSC, Jadran, Vouliagmeni heading to the main round

 

The favourite teams delivered, Brescia (ITA), OSC (HUN) and Jadran (CRO) all claimed decisive wins in the first leg, just like last season, while in the clash of the newcomers Vouliagmeni (GRE) smashed Noisy (FRA) in France, so the victors are 32 minutes away from making the main round.

Champions League, playoffs, 1st leg

Game A: Genesys-OSC Budapest (HUN) v Panionios GSS (GRE) 17-7

Game B: CN Noisy le Sec (FRA) v NC Vouliagmeni (GRE) 11-17

Game C: A HID Vasas-Plaket (HUN) v AN Brescia (ITA) 10-12

Game D: Jadran Split (CRO) v CSM Oradea (ROU) 9-3

Return leg: 5 November

As expected, the battle of Vasas and Brescia produced the most thrilling clash and for quite a while the Hungarians were able to be on level with last season’s semi-finalist. In the second period Vasas took the lead twice before the Italians hit back with three goals to go 5-7 up. Here the hosts could come back to even, what’s more, early in the third leftie Ivan Nagaev scored two in 88 seconds for 9-8. Here came another big run from Brescia, this time they netted four in a row and that proved to be decisive. Indeed, the Italian defence did an outstanding job, kept the Magyar offence at bay for 13:48 minutes in the second half – Nagaev pulled one back with 14 seconds to go to give some hope for his side, but the two-goal away win puts Brescia on track for another adventure in the main round.

The other three encounters ended in routs. OSC blew Panionos away – they built a five-goal lead by halftime and doubled that till the end. Krisztian Manhercz, third on the top scorers’ list at the Europeans in Split, hit 7 goals, as many as the Greeks could make altogether.

Just like OSC, Jadran Split are also set to return to the big stage after downing surprise qualifier Oradea. After a balanced first period, which ended in 2-2, the Croats let only a single goal for the Romanians in the remaining time while netting seven. Indeed, they shut them out for 24 minutes between the middle of the first half till the middle of the fourth.

In the contest of the newcomers, Vouliagmeni claimed a stunning win in France. The Greeks were superior in the entire game, expanded the gap period by period while the upcoming French club’s players were unable to grow to the occasion. Their defence crashed, conceding 17 at home practically killed their chances for a historical first Champions League appearance.

For play-by-play, stats and more visit www.championsleague.len.eu

Ledecky smashes short-course 1,500m freestyle world record at the FINA Swimming World Cup in Toronto

 

REUTERS/Antonio Bronic/File Photo

TORONTO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - American swimmer Katie Ledecky broke the women's short-course world record in the 1,500 metre freestyle at the FINA Swimming World Cup in Toronto on Saturday, shaving nearly 10 seconds off the previous mark set by Germany's Sarah Wellbrock.

Ledecky, a 10-times Olympic medallist, led from wire to wire on her way to capture the gold in a time of 15:08.24, which was more than 40 seconds faster than second-place finisher Beatriz Dizotti of Brazil (15:48.82).

"That was my first time swimming this event in a short-course pool and I didn't know what to expect," said Ledecky, who is the reigning Olympic and world long-course champion in the distance. "The record was a fantastic performance by Sarah and I was happy to have swum this fast."

Wellbrock had held the previous world short-course mark of 15:18.01 since 2019.

"I didn't have it as a set goal (to break the world record). I really didn't know what to expect, this being my first meet of the season," said 25-year-old Ledecky.

"I knew that record was in reach just based on some things I've done in training. Especially my distance stuff has felt really good this fall."

Dansk svømmer i LEN Open Water Cup 2022

 

Helena Hvid Hansen gav ikke op, da det så svært ud, og hun imponerede med sin præstation

D. 24 september blev LEN’s Open Water Cup afholdt i Barcelona. I denne internationale konkurrence var Danmark repræsenteret ved den danske svømmer Helena Hvid Hansen og hendes træner. Deltagerene i konkurrencen skulle i alt svømme 10 km, der bestod af fire runder af 2,5 km rundt i Barcelonas havn. 

I den smukke kulisse var der mange tilskuere på den solrige dag – nogle var kommet for at heppe på svømmerne, og andre nød blot en eftermiddag på havnen og gav sig derefter til at heppe. 

I alt var der 16 kvinder fra Europa, der svømmede de 10 km. 

 

Helenas oplevelse i Barcelona

Helena Hvid Hansen har svømmet i åbent vand i omkring 6 år. I de varmere måneder i Danmark træner hun både i åbent vand og bassintræning, men i de koldere måneder svømmer hun til daglig i Søllerød Svømmeklub. 

Hendes erfaring med åbent vand-konkurrencer er stor. Hun har både haft flotte sportslige præstationer ved Christiansborg Rundt såvel som både 5 km og 10 km til DM. Hun har ligeså deltaget i LEN Open Water Cup tidligere. 

Alligevel var Helenas oplevelse af LEN Open Water Cup denne gang var helt speciel.

”Det var mega fedt at deltage. Det var en rigtig sjov oplevelse at konkurrere mod dygtige åbent vand-svømmere fra andre nationer. Det er ikke så stor en sport i Danmark, så det er især sjovt med et større felt af folk, der er passionerede omkring det,” siger Helena, der nød at have mange lidenskabelige konkurrenter omkring sig og tilføjede: 

”Selvom vandet var mere salt end i Danmark, og jeg blev en anelse tør i munden, kunne jeg stadig sætte pris på de mange tilskuere. Der plejer ikke at være så mange i Danmark normalt.” 

På trods af at Helena var den eneste danske svømmer der deltog sammen med sin træner, så hun det ikke som værende negativt:

”Jeg havde min træner med, så vi var to danskere for Danmark. Selvfølgelig kunne jeg godt have ønsket mig mere holdånd, som naturligt opstår, når man er et større dansk hold. Men når vi er færre afsted, får vi omvendt også større mulighed for at tale med andre, dele tips og tricks og få et andet billede af åbent vand-svømning gennem de internationale svømmere.”

Sportslige fremskridt fra sin sidste deltagelse

Selve Helenas sportslige præstation blev udfordret af et uheld undervejs i konkurrencen. Hendes egentlige forventning og mål forud for konkurrencen var, at kunne følge med i feltet af dygtige svømmere, og at føle de konkurrerede på lige fod. Desværre fik hun en albue i hovedet, så svømmebrillerne gik i stykker. Derfor faldt hun lidt fra og var bange for ikke at kunne indhente det tabte. Alligevel er hun meget tilfreds med sin præstation.

"Jeg gav ikke op, men kæmpede videre, og det betød, at jeg fik en okay placering. Jeg er rigtig stolt af, at jeg ikke gav op, selvom der skete noget uforudset. Jeg holdt humøret oppe og overhalede flere, idet jeg kæmpede mig tilbage i feltet," siger Helena med et smil.

Helena endte med en 8. plads og en tid på 2 timer, 1 minut og 23 sekunder. 

Helenas vil fortsat svømme i åben vand, og forhåbentlig deltage i flere internationale konkurrencer. 

Nu vil Helena Hvid Hansen arbejde for fortsat at kunne forbedre sine resultater, når hun deltager i denne type konkurrencer. 

”Jeg regner med, at jeg også kan svømme i åbent vand næste år og forhåbentlig svømme flere af denne her type konkurrencer. Det arbejder jeg hen imod,” siger Helena og fortsætter:

“Det har givet mig mere motivation at deltage i år. Det gav mig blod på tanden, at jeg kunne følge med nogen, der egentlig er bedre bassin svømmere end mig.”. 

Vi ønsker Helena Hvid Hansen stort tillykke med sin præstation ved dette års LEN Open Water Cup. Herfra skal hun ligeledes ønskes held og lykke med sine mål for fremtiden. 

Vil du også deltage i åbent vand-konkurrencer eller events?

Synes du ligesom Helena, at åben vand-svømning er særligt spændende, kan du læse meget mere om disciplinen og finde åbent vand-events over hele landet på www.openwater.dk 

Du kan også læse mere om et af de store åbent vand-events i Danmark https://copenhagenswim.com/ nemlig Christiansborg Rundt. Her er der mange muligheder for at deltage - både som elitesvømmer og motionssvømmer, og du kan læse om tidligere deltageres oplevelser. Tilmeldingen til Christiansborg Rundt 2023 åbner den 1. november kl. 12.

 

Athletes return to the coastline of Miyazaki for the next World Triathlon Cup

 

The Triathlon tour heads to Miyazaki, Japan, for the 2022 World Triathlon Cup Miyazaki. Miyazaki is the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan which is well known for its high-performance facilities, beautiful nature areas and stunning coastline. It’s a firm favourite on the World Cup calendar and athletes and stakeholders are equally excited to stage the World Cup race once again, after not having had the event take place since 2019 due to the pandemic. Top triathletes from around the world have arrived in Miyazaki ready to compete in a sprint-distance race format. The course features a 750m ocean swim (1-lap), 20km bike portion (5km x 4 laps) and finishes with a 5km run which takes in scenic views of the ocean and palm tree-laden landscape.

Watch the races over on TriathlonLIVE.tv with the women’s race starting at 9AM local time and the men will follow at 11.30AM.

Review the full start lists for the 2022 World Triathlon Cup Miyazaki.

 

Women’s preview

Denmark’s Alberte Kjær Pedersen headlines the women’s World Cup race in Miyazaki. Pedersen earned a career-first gold after a brilliant performance in the 2021 World Triathlon Cup Huatulco. Pedersen has had a strong season with top twenty finishes in both the 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series Cagliari and World Triathlon Cup Bergen.

Hungary’s Zsanett Bragmayer crossed the line in fourteenth in last weekend’s World Triathlon Cup Tongyeong and is aiming for the podium in Miyazaki. Bragmayer is renowned for her fierce swim segment of the triathlon and will be one to watch in the ocean swim on Saturday. The Hungarian professional triathlete was crowned the 2022 Europe Triathlon Premium Cup Tiszaujvaros champion in July.

Sandra Dodet of France, Great Britain’s Olivia Mathias and Japan’s Sarika Nakayama are all top-ranked athletes on the Elite women’s start list in Miyazaki and will prove threats for the likes of Pedersen and Bragmayer.

Dodet claimed fourth place in last weekend’s World Cup in Tongyeong and was awarded bronze in the World Cup in Pontevedra, Spain, earlier this year and was part of the powerful French team who earned bronze in the 2022 World Triathlon Championship Series Mixed relay.

Claire Michel, representing Belgium, is a favourite heading into this year’s World Cup in Japan. Michel earned the bronze medal in 2019 and has overcome injuries in 2022 to be back fit and eager on a World Triathlon start line.

The women will line up along Japan’s Pacific Coast on 9AM local time on Saturday 29th October and you can watch the race over on TriathlonLIVE.tv

Review the 2022 World Triathlon Cup Miyazaki Elite women’s start list.

 

Men’s preview

Two of Japan’s leading triathletes, Makoto Odakura and Takumi Hojo will spearhead the competition in the 2022 World Triathlon Cup Miyazaki on Saturday.

Italy’s Gianluca Pozzatti is among the top-ranked athletes in the men’s race. Pozzatti was seventh across the line in the recent World Triathlon Championship Series race in Cagliari and seventh again in the recent World Triathlon Cup Valencia and Bergen races.

Portugal’s Ricardo Batista was in the mix of the front group in last weekend’s World Triathlon Cup Tongyeong and with his powerful swim and bike combination could be the main contender on Saturday.

David Castro Fajardo (ESP) lands in Miyazaki in strong form and eager to remain in the front of Saturday’s race. Castro earned fifth place in the 2022 World Triathlon race in Cagliari and also in the 2022 World Triathlon Cup Valencia. Castro is one of the strongest members of the Spanish Triathlon Team and brings a great deal of experience to the start line in Japan.

The recent World Triathlon Championship Series Cagliari and World Triathlon Cup Tongyeong saw Japan’s Jumpei Furuya attack off the front on the bike and there will be no surprise on Saturday when the Japanese triathlete does it again. The field better keeps an eye on Furuya because if and when he strikes, he could be capable of extending his lead off the bike to run down the field.

Jack Willis of Great Britain showed his string form in the recent World Triathlon Cup race in Tongyeong when he went off the front in the early stages of the 10km run portion of the race. Although he didn’t quite have the power of the likes of Matthew McElroy, Gabor Faldum and fellow compatriot Sam Dickinson, he charged across the line in seventh.

The likes of Romania’s Felix Duchampt, Great Britain’s Ben Dijkstra and Luxembourg’s Bob Haller and Stefan Zachäus will keep the competition firing from the start line on Saturday.

Morocco’s Badr Siwane, member of the 2022 ASICS World Triathlon Team is motivated to leave it all on the line in Miyazaki and deliver an almighty performance, over the sprint-distance format.

Watch the battle for World Cup glory in Miyazaki with the men’s race from 11.30AM local time over on TriathlonLIVE.TV

Review the 2022 World Triathlon Cup Miyazaki Elite men’s start list.

 

ABOUT WORLD TRIATHLON

World Triathlon is the international governing body for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of triathlon and all related multisport disciplines around the world, including duathlon, aquathlon, cross triathlon and winter triathlon. Triathlon made its Olympic debut in Sydney 2000, with a third medal event, the Mixed Team Relay, added to the programme at Tokyo 2020, while para triathlon was first added to the Paralympic programme at Rio 2016. World Triathlon is proudly committed to the development of the sport worldwide, with inclusion, equality, sustainability and transparency at our core as we seek to help triathletes at all levels of the sport to be extraordinary. 

www.triathlon.org

Compétition en Eau Libre Circuit de Nage à la Plage Obama à Saly avec le Festival Dakar en Jeux du CNOSS - COJOJ

 

Dans le cadre du « Festival Dakar en Jeux » en préparation des JOJ Dakar 2026, la Fédération Sénégalaise de Natation et de Sauvetage (FSNS) en collaboration avec le Comité d’Organisation des JOJ (CNOSS - COJOJ) convie tous les membres des Ligues et des Clubs de Natation à participer à la Compétition en Eau Libre avec un circuit de nage à la Plage Obama à Saly ce samedi 29 octobre 2022, à partir de 10h.

Le programme et l’organisation de l’activité se déroulent comme décrit ci-après et concerne les jeunes âgés de moins de 18 ans :

*Activités :

1.Circuit de 500m pour les Poussins et Benjamins (un seul départ)

2.Relais Mixte 4 x 500m toutes catégories (moins de 18 ans)

NB : un club peut inscrire au maximum deux (2) équipes de relais. 

3. Circuit de 2 km  toutes catégories (moins de 18 ans)

Les inscriptions sont attendues au secrétariat de la FSNS jusqu’au  

vendredi 28 octobre 2022 à 12h 00mn, délai de rigueur ou par un retour de message à l’e-mail suivant : fedsenegalnat@gmail.com

Le quota maximum autorisé pour l’inscription par club des encadreurs est le suivant:

- 01 encadreur pour 10 nageurs par club.

*Transport :

-Le transport est gratuit pour les nageurs et encadreurs inscrits suivant le quota des encadreurs alloués aux clubs :

-Trois points de ramassage sont prévus pour le transport des participants venant de Dakar :

Point 1 : Piscine Olympique Nationale

Point 2 : Brioche d’Orée du Rond-Point de Ngor

Point 3 : Arène Nationale de Lutte de  Pikine Technopole

Heure prévue pour les départs : 07h 30mn

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WORLD TRIATHLON Paris Test Event to take place on August 17-20, 2023

 

World Triathlon is pleased to announce that Paris will host, from August 17-20, 2023, the Test Event for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The individual races will take place on Thursday and Friday, while the Para triathlon will be hosted on Saturday. The fast and furious Mixed Relay will take the streets on Sunday’s final day of competition.

The four events will take place in the same venue that will host the triathlon competition during the Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympics, the magnificent Pont Alexandre III, one of the most beautiful bridges over the Seine river.

The athletes racing the 2023 World Triathlon Test Event Paris will face a 1500m swim on the Seine river to then jump on their bikes for a 40km bike course along some of the most iconic streets of Paris: from the Champs-Élysées to the Invalides and the Eiffel Tower. The final 10km run will again see athletes enjoying the heart of the city to finish on Pont Alexandre III, the golden statues of the bridge being a witness of the preview of what the atmosphere will be like at the Olympics in 2024.

The best Para triathletes of the world will take the stage on Saturday on the same venue for the 2023 World Triathlon Para Cup Paris, contested over a Sprint course similar to the Elite athletes, sharing start, finish and transition areas and with just minor changes on the courses to adapt it to their distance.

The final day of competition will be for the 2023 World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Paris, again with the Pont Alexandre III witnessing all the action.

Detailed course maps and schedules will be released in the next months. All three events of the Paris Test Event -individual races, para triathlon & mixed relay- will be included in the Olympic or Paralympic qualification period, and therefore will award points for the Olympic or Paralympic Ranking.

World Triathlon is working closely with the Paris 2024 organising committee to deliver the Test Events and the Paris 2024 events under optimal circumstances.

After announcing the first events of the 2023 calendar a month ago, the World Triathlon Executive Board approved more events to be included in the season planning.

The Australian town of Busselton will make its debut on the World Cup circuit on April 29-30 in what will be the return of this country to hosting World Triathlon top international events after a two-year hiatus.

2023 will see the return to the circuit of one of the most classic and loved by athletes and spectators alike races: Tiszaujvaros, in Hungary, that will host a World Cup on July 8-9.

The Spanish city of Valencia will welcome again a World Cup, on September 2-3, while Tongyeong (KOR) will host a World Cup on October 21.

Please note that the above calendar is not final, with more events to be announced in the coming weeks.

Continuing with last season’s revamped live triathlon coverage, the world’s home for on-demand multisports action TriathlonLIVE.tv continues to bring the best of the action to desktops, tablets and smartphones. The streaming platform will once again offer all subscribers the chance to watch the races live and on-demand, as well as enjoy countless hours of extra content, exclusive interviews, behind the scenes videos and stacks more triathlon coverage!

 

ABOUT WORLD TRIATHLON

World Triathlon is the international governing body for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of triathlon and all related multisport disciplines around the world, including duathlon, aquathlon, cross triathlon and winter triathlon. Triathlon made its Olympic debut in Sydney 2000, with a third medal event, the Mixed Team Relay, added to the programme at Tokyo 2020, while para triathlon was first added to the Paralympic programme at Rio 2016. World Triathlon is proudly committed to the development of the sport worldwide, with inclusion, equality, sustainability and transparency at our core as we seek to help triathletes at all levels of the sport to be extraordinary. 

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Participation du Sénégal aux Championnats du Monde de Sauvetage Sportif à Riccione en Italie

 

La Fédération Sénégalaise de Natation et de Sauvetage (FSNS) vient de participer pour la 1ere fois du 26 septembre au 02 octobre 2022 aux Championnats du monde de Sauvetage Sportif qui se sont déroulés à Riccione en Italie et qui ont regroupé 51 pays dont 11 pays africains.

Le Sénégal qui est considéré par l’International Life Saving (ILS) comme un pays en développement du sauvetage sportif, était engagé dans les Championnats du Monde Open avec deux (2) athlètes : Ousseynou GUEYE et Arame GUEYE de Ngor, qui se sont pour une première bien comportés. Cette participation confirme le potentiel du Sénégal en sauvetage sportif en mer et augure de belles perspectives.

Ainsi, à la suite des compétitions, nos deux athlètes ont eu les résultats suivants :

*Ousseynou GUEYE : Il a participé à  2 épreuves aquatiques et 1 épreuve de course sur la plage

1. Beach Flags (course des bâtons) : 2ème tour éliminatoire

2. Board race (course de planche) : 14ème sur 16 en série

3. Surf race (natation) : 13ème sur 16 en série

* Arame GUEYE : Elle a participé à  1 épreuve aquatique et 1 épreuve de course sur la plage

1. Beach Flags (course des bâtons) : 4ème tour éliminatoire

2. Board race (course de planches) : 15ème sur 16 en série

L’équipe était encadrée par M. El Hadji Ndiawar DIALLO, Président de la Commission Sauvetage Aquatique de la FSNS et membre du Comité directeur d’ILS Afrique.

Félicitations et Encouragement à l'Équipe du Sénégal de Sauvetage Sportif

Montevideo welcomes the 2022 Americas Triathlon Championships

 

More than 250 elite triathletes will compete this weekend in Montevideo, Uruguay, on the 2022 Americas Triathlon Championships, an event that will place at the iconic Ramírez beach of Uruguay’s capital, and with Junior, Elite, U23 and Age Group athletes vying for the Continental crowns. The Elite and U23 races will be broadcasted live on PanAm Sports Channel, and streamed on TriathlonLive.tv.

The Americas Triathlon Championships for the elite athletes, as well as the Mixed Relay Americas Championship, will give very valuable points for the Olympic Qualification rankings.

On Saturday, the first athletes toeing the start line will be the Juniors, with the Junior Women start planned for 6.50am local time, followed by the Men at 8.35am. Among the athletes competing in these two races will be Mathis Baulieu (CAN), Jorge Raul Cabinal Gramajo (GUA), Andree Buc (CHI), Diego Lucero (PAN) or Keller Norland (USA), while wearing number 1 on the women’s race will be Noemie Baulieu (CAN), with Jimena Renata de la Peña Schott (MEX), Marcela Alvarez Solis (MEX), Faith Dasso (USA) or Clara Dormand (CAN) among the ones to watch.

On the U23 Men’s race, Miguel Hidalgo (BRA) will be wearing number 1, and will be indeed hard to beat after the successful season he has had this year on the World Triathlon circuit, including a bronze medal at the Huatulco World Cup. Along him, Aram Michell Peñaflor Moysen (MEX), Antonio Bravo Neto (MEX), Liam Donnelly (CAN) or Nicholas Holmes (USA) will be indeed among the ones to keep an eye on.

Manoel Messias (BRA) will try to prove that his podium at WTCS Cagliari three weeks ago was not casual, and will be looking for the victory on the Men’s field. Mexico’s Irving Perez, Crisanto Grajales and Rodrigo Gonzalez will try to put up a fight, with the likes of Charles Pacquet (CAN), Diego Moya (CHI) or Darr Smith (USA) always with credentials to be considered for the fight for the podium.

On the Women’s side, the U23 race have another strong field with the likes of Anahi Alvarez Corral (MEX) willing to deliver another great race in Montevideo, after finishing in second place in the Valencia World Cup. On the Elite Women’s race, USA’s Gina Sereno is looking for her first mayor podium of her career, but Canadians Dominica Jamnicky and Emy Legault, or the Brazilians Djenyfer Arnold, Vittoria Lopes or Luisa Baptista will not be easy contendants to beat.

Sunday in Montevideo will be the day for the Mixed Relay American Championship, with 18 teams registered, all looking for some really valuable points for the Olympic qualification rankings. USA, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Ecuador, Argentina and Venezuela will have two teams competing.

On Friday, more tan 25 National Federations from the whole Continent will participate in the Congress of Americas Triathlon, organized by the Uruguay Federation and presided by Líber García. World Triathlon President and IOC Member, Marisol Casado, will participate at Congress and stay during the weekend for the Americas Championship as well as the Iberoamerican Congress, also hosted in Montevideo this weekend.

Follow the U23 and Elite Americas Championship LIVE this Saturday on TriathlonLIVE.tv. Races start at 10.20am local time.

 

ABOUT WORLD TRIATHLON

World Triathlon is the international governing body for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of triathlon and all related multisport disciplines around the world, including duathlon, aquathlon, cross triathlon and winter triathlon. Triathlon made its Olympic debut in Sydney 2000, with a third medal event, the Mixed Team Relay, added to the programme at Tokyo 2020, while para triathlon was first added to the Paralympic programme at Rio 2016. World Triathlon is proudly committed to the development of the sport worldwide, with inclusion, equality, sustainability and transparency at our core as we seek to help triathletes at all levels of the sport to be extraordinary. 

Men’s Champions League Water Polo, Qualification Play-offs, Leg 1 – preview The last stage of the big quest

 

OSC, Brescia and Jadran Split are all set to repeat last year’s feat when they had qualified for the main round in the Champions League, while Noisy le Sec and Vouliagmeni are going for a historic first appearance on the big stage.

A year ago. the No. 2 teams of Hungary, Italy and Croatia all cleared the last hurdle with ease: OSC, Brescia and Jadran didn’t have any problem to claim convincing wins in the first leg which already secured them a spot in the main round.

This time their tasks may not seem similarly easy, though these three sides are the favourites again to advance. OSC already passed a ‘Greek test’ in the second round with a fine 13-9 win over Vouliagmeni – now the Hungarians face Panionios which earned a hard-fought 7-6 victory over Mladost (CRO) in the previous round to book their place in the play-offs.

Brescia is considered the best side in the qualifications – both their line-up and their results in the past two years (reached the semi-finals in 2021 and 2022) make them favourites in any match-ups. Still, their current rival Vasas might pose some threat in a home-and-away battle as the Hungarians – once a major force at the European stage – have been gradually strengthened in recent years and now they are ready to eye some bigger things.

Perhaps Jadran Split’s task looks the easiest: the Croats, led by the hero of the European Championship final Jerko Marinic-Kragic, face the surprise qualifier CSM Oradea. The Romanians earned a stunning 12-6 win over CN Barcelona which sent them through (the Spanish had reached the play-offs last year) – that can be an alerting sign for the Jadran players not to underestimate their rivals.

The fourth duel is the exception, featuring two teams which have never made the big stage since the newly shaped Champions League had started in 2013/14. France’s emerging side Noisy le Sec would be an ‘absolute’ rookie in the group stage, while its opponent Vouliagmeni has some historical experience, though their quarter-final appearance dates back to 2013. (A year ago Serbia’s Crvena Zvezda was the fourth qualifier, this season they play in the Euro Cup.)

Champions League, Qualification Play-offs, Leg 1

19.00 Genesys-OSC Budapest (HUN) v Panionios GSS (GRE) – Game A

18.00 CN Noisy le Sec (FRA) v NC Vouliagmeni (GRE) – Game B

19.00 A HID Vasas-Plaket (HUN) v AN Brescia (ITA) – Game C

19.00 Jadran Split (CRO) v CSM Oradea (ROU) – Game D

Leg 2: 5 November

For livescoring, streaming, stats and more visit www.championsleague.len.eu

FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Day 1 of the Toronto Aquatics Party Toronto, Canada

 

Summer McIntosh out-races Katie Ledecky to set new World Junior Record; Flickinger takes overall World Cup lead

It had been nearly 16 years since the last time the FINA Swimming World Cup was in North America, and with the circuit returning to Toronto, Canada this weekend, the athletes from Canada and the United States utilized the short travel to get up and race short course meters.

And the Canadians came to race.

Rising superstar Summer McIntosh, who now may be able to take away the “rising” part in her title, wasn’t born yet the last time the World Cup was in North America, but she perhaps had the best swim of the day in the 400m freestyle Friday with a 3:52.80 for the second best time of all-time.

 

McIntosh, who took the race out hard with American Katie Ledecky, considered by many to be the greatest to ever do it, swam the second best time of the week after Li Bingjie set the world record in China with a 3:51 just yesterday. McIntosh out-touched Ledecky on the final 25 as the 2016 Olympic champion improved her own best time with a 3:52.88.

“I’m a little bit in shock right now,” McIntosh said of her swim. “I wasn’t sure how I was going to do tonight. I was really happy with my morning swim. I’m really happy with that and would never imagine I’d get that time.”

The time is a new world cup and world junior record for McIntosh.

“I didn’t really have any time in mind that I thought I could go, but that’s definitely not what I would've thought if you had asked me,” the Canadian said.

Ledecky, who doesn’t race short course meters often, moved up to third all-time as all three of those swims came in a matter of 48 hours on two different continents.

“I didn’t know what to expect from this meet,” Ledecky said. “I don’t really have a good sense of what good short course times are for me right now. So, I’m just trying to not put limits on myself and just go for it.

“I wanted to just get some racing in. I really feel like I’m just trying to hit my rhythm in training so It’s nice to just break up training right now and get a couple of races in.”

 

McIntosh gave something the Canadian crowd could cheer about on Friday evening in Toronto, not far from where she grew up.

There’s nothing like it; the energy from the crowd and knowing that all these people are cheering us all on,

By Summer Mcintosh

“I’ve never had a meet like this in my hometown. I live like 30 minutes away from here and all my friends and family are in the stands.”

 

Canada’s lone Olympic swimming gold medalist from 2021, Maggie Mac Neil, won the 50m backstroke for Canada’s second win on the night with a 25.96 as she led a 1-2-3 finish with teammates Kylie Masse (26.02) and Ingrid Wilm (26.18). Mac Neil and Masse used to train together in this very pool in Toronto, and expressed their comfort in swimming such a high quality meet at home.

It feels amazing,” Masse said. “Not many people get to experience this in a home pool for us, in a pool that I get to train in all the time. To have family in the stands and to see so many familiar faces between officials, who I’ve known since growing up in club swimming. It's really special to be here and to see everyone proud and support the Canadians and the rest of the world as well.”

 

The Veterans Showed Out

This is the second stop of the Swimming World Cup, with many swimmers coming over from Berlin last week, while many will continue on to Indianapolis next week. Those that are able to move from each city to each heat to each race, and manage their energy the best, are the ones that will see success in the Swimming World Cup, and we saw those come out on top on Friday.

Poland’s Kasia Wasick repeated her 50m freestyle win from Berlin with a new national record of 23.27 in Toronto as she is now tied for fifth all-time in the event, inching closer and closer to Ranomi Kromowidjojo’s 22.93 world record. Wasick will be going for a clean sweep of the 50m freestyle next week in Indianapolis, and eventually in December at the World Short Course Championships in Melbourne, as she is swimming faster than ever at age 30.

“I am really excited for the World Championships (in December),” Wasick said. “I didn’t expect to start the season this strong so that makes me happy. I just want to keep working hard because this is not the end. So I’m going to put my head down and train.”

 

The current overall World Cup leader, Matthew Sates of South Africa, won the 400m freestyle with a 3:37.52 to repeat his win from Berlin as he currently has 92 points while American Shaine Casas, who won two events in Toronto to close the gap on Friday, has 87 points.

Casas’s wins in the 200m backstroke (1:48.99) and 100m IM (51.03) brought him back in the mix for the overall title as his 100m IM put him tenth on the all-time list. The 200 back for Casas was a faster time than in Berlin

“Yeah of course, that was the goal,” Casas said of his season best. “You want to get faster every meet so I’m glad I’m going in the right direction. Honestly, the morning swim, I was confused as I felt terrible and it hurt a lot, so that was interesting. But the only thing that matters is my time.”

 

The women’s overall World Cup leader is now American Hali Flickinger, despite the fact she was second in the 200m butterfly to fellow American Kelly Pash (2:03.61).

Flickinger swam 2:04.00 to nearly run down Pash on the final 25, and was also fourth in the 400m freestyle.

Flickinger currently has 78.2 points ahead of Louise Hansson (76.3) and Beata Nelson (74.5).

However, neither Hansson nor Nelson won the 100m IM final where they both competed, as France’s Beryl Gastaldello won that event for the second straight World Cup. Gastaldello used the unique combination of speed and versatility to swim a 57.97 on the outside while Nelson (58.06) placed second and Hansson (58.31) took third.

It was a good swim for Gastaldello considering she wasn’t feeling her best.

“To be honest, it’s really mental. I don’t really feel fresh. I had a Thai massage, which I’ve never had before, and it destroyed me. It’s more about bringing that confidence in even if it's not there. Even if I doubt myself, using my toolbox that I’ve built over the years. And I would always tell myself I’m here because I love swimming. I love racing and competing. So I’m going to step up and it's what I do.

Veteran swimmers Chad Le Clos (100m butterfly), Nic Fink (100m breaststroke), and Dylan Carter (50m freestyle) each successfully repeated their wins from Berlin to put themselves in contention for a hat trick next week when we get to Indianapolis.

Le Clos’s time was perhaps the most impressive as he went 48.88 in the 100m butterfly, while Fink recorded a 56.39 to win the 100m breaststroke, and Carter swam a 20.91 to win the 50m freestyle.

American Lilly King, who won the 200m breaststroke World Championsihps title this summer, won that same event on Friday with a 2:18.43 over Canada’s Sydney Pickrem (2:19.71).

WORLD TRIATHLON Pedersen runs away with World Cup gold in Miyazaki

 

Sun Beach Hitotsuba set the scene for race day in the 2022 World Triathlon Cup Miyazaki, just outside of the city centre. Elite athletes were greeted with a stunning coastal day, with slight windy conditions, for the sprint-distance race which featured a 750m choppy ocean swim, a flat 20km (4-lap) bike course with technical sections and a twisting and fast 5-km (2-lap) run to finish the race. 47 Elite women lined up on Sun Beach to contest in the battle for World Cup victory in Miyazaki.

In the women’s race Great Britain’s Mathias led the field through the choppy 750m swim in Miyazaki. Italy’s Ilaria Zane, Mathias and Spain’s Sara Guerrero Manson had smooth transitions to lead the women out onto the 20km technical bike course. Sandra Dodet of France and Claire Michel (BEL) didn’t make the front group in the swim and therefore had a lot of work to do on the bike in an attempt to bridge the gap.

Through the final stages of the bike segment, the leaders extended the gap out by 42-seconds. Denmark’s Alberte Kjær Pedersen and Hungary’s Zsanett Bragmayer were taking turns in the front seat while Mathias continued to keep the pressure on. Japan’s Niina Kishimoto was showing her strength and power by sticking with this lead group, impressing all the home-crowd support.

Out onto the twisting 5-km sun-drenched run course, it was Mathias who went straight to the fun but it wasn’t long before top-ranked Pedersen surged out front and continued to build into the run, with no looking back. With no other women in sight, Pedersen was able to soak up the finish line atmosphere as she powered down the finish chute to earn another World Cup gold medal. Her first World Cup victory was in Huatulco, Mexico in 2021. Pedersen was elated with the triumph in Japan after admitting that the pressure of being the top-seeded Elite woman was nerve-wracking.

“I am just so happy, it was hard wearing number one from the start and I just really wanted to win the race and I did so I am just so happy.

“I was quite nervous before the run today because I haven’t felt my run legs in the training lately. My plan was just to keep with the other girls in the front and then tried to feel how the legs were. I just felt good, just started running my pace and hopefully, no one would catch me and I was quite happy.

“It gives me a lot of confidence and it’s great to get to know the other girls so when we’re travelling around the world, we’re friends outside the course as well so it’s quite nice,” said Pedersen.

In an exciting battle for second and third, Italy’s Zane showcased a powerful race set-up to earn silver in Miyazaki and her first World Cup medal.

“Very emotional because it’s my first podium ever, I am not as young as the others and I am really proud of the job that I have put in the bag over the past month. I am over the moon because I was excited. I was electric before the start and I love the waves, I made the most of it.

“The swim was very difficult but I always enjoy these waves. It was very fun out there, after the first few strokes I was out the front with Olivia (Mathias) so I think everything went smoothly and I am happy about that.

“I am racing the Finals in Abu Dhabi and that will be my wrap-up for the season,” Zane said.

After not having the race she wanted in the recent World Triathlon Cup Tongyeong, Mathias showcased a confident and aggressive style of racing today which paid off as the British triathlete claimed bronze and a career-first World Cup medal.

“I am so happy, just finally on the podium. I feel like it’s been a long time coming this year. I had four shots and finally on the fourth one.

“I just wanted to really enjoy it. I kind of lost that last time in Tongyeong. I was just thinking just soak it up, it’s the last one of the year. We’ve got a really good group here and although I am the only GB girl, I’ve been here with the GB boys, they’ve taken me under their wing and really looked out for me since being out here so thank you to them.

“It actually started out quite bad, I dived in and got hit by a wave and did a handstand, I literally hit the bottom but when I got up I saw that everyone else had some the same so I told myself not to panic. I couldn’t really see the buoys. I had picked out points before. I tried to keep on the front and keep out of the fight,” said Mathias.

Lea Coninx (FRA) displayed a brilliant run portion of the race to cross the line in fourth and Germany’s Tanya Neubert in fifth.

Review the full results online. https://triathlon.org/results/result/2022_world_triathlon_cup_miyazaki/550760?mc_cid=9c604e2139&mc_eid=6139649918

Replay the race on-demand at TriathlonLIVE.tv

 

ABOUT WORLD TRIATHLON

World Triathlon is the international governing body for the Olympic and Paralympic sport of triathlon and all related multisport disciplines around the world, including duathlon, aquathlon, cross triathlon and winter triathlon. Triathlon made its Olympic debut in Sydney 2000, with a third medal event, the Mixed Team Relay, added to the programme at Tokyo 2020, while para triathlon was first added to the Paralympic programme at Rio 2016. World Triathlon is proudly committed to the development of the sport worldwide, with inclusion, equality, sustainability and transparency at our core as we seek to help triathletes at all levels of the sport to be extraordinary.