FINA si alte multe federatii gasesc in competitiile de marathon o activitate 'noua'... care-i veche de cand lumea; este posibil ca inotatnd distante mai lungi sa devii mai apt pt cele scurte si exista deja planificate competitii pentru cei mai mici ... sau, oare exemplu Tunisianului Mellouli [care a urcat pe podium la JO Londra si la probe din bazin si la cea de marathon lanseaza o noua moda ? ]
la Beijing, in 2008, M.Phelps avea intre intrecerea de maraton si cele din bazin cca 3-4 zile diferenta... si atunci m-am gandit ca iata cum poate un asemenea gigant al inotului sa 'piarda' si o a 9-a medalie [dar atunci MP nu era sigur ca va castiga 8 medalii si deci pt. a '9-a' nici nu s-a pus problema....]
How To Train For Open Water, Improving Technique Without A Coach
To:
scanave@yahoo.com
|
12A 76 Haines Street, North Melbourne, North Melbourne, Vic 3051, AUSTRALIA
Olympics swimming:
Mellouli takes gold in open water 10k marathon
Tunisia's Oussama Mellouli
became the first swimmer to win pool and open water medals at a single Olympics
as he surged to the 10km title in Hyde Park.
The
28-year-old, who bronze in the 1500m in
the pool at London 2012, powered away with 3,000m to go.
“I was quite a bit behind and just picking
them off one at a time.”
Daniel Fogg
Daniel Fogg, who qualified for the race ahead
of Beijing silver medallist David Davies, put in a late push to claim fifth for
Great Britain.
Germany's
Thomas Lurz was second, with Canada's Richard Weinberger third.
Fogg
told BBC Sport: "I felt quite ropey at one point but on the last lap I had
quite a bit left and I was feeling good. I was really happy with my first lap,
but the pace slowed down, it bunched together and I dropped back.
"It
was just a case of trying to fight my way to the front.
"I
was quite a bit behind and just picking them off one at a time. I just wish I
was a bit closer to be in the race, but I'm really happy from where I came from
to get up to fifth."
Fogg
had edged out Davies in Portugal in June to qualify as the only British swimmer
in the race. Around the halfway point, it looked as if his decision to combine
the event with the 1500m freestyle, where he finished eighth in Sunday's final,
had backfired.
As
Germany's Andreas Waschberger raised the pace and strung out the field on the
fourth of sixth laps, Fogg slipped back to 22nd in the field.
But
with Mellouli forging clear at the front and the pace wearing down the open water
specialists around him, Fogg used his speed from the shorter course to clamber
up the standings almost unnoticed.
“What happened today is a miracle, if you
believe in miracles”
Oussama Mellouli
The 24-year-old Londoner finished just 42 seconds off the
winner, following home world champion Spyridon Giannotis in fourth.
Giannotis,
like the rest of the open water established order, could not muster a response
to the audacious break from Mellouli, who assured a unique swimming double in
his fourth appearance at the Games.
"I
can't explain it, I can't really describe it," Mellouli said, pumping his
chest after claiming victory. "I don't think this has ever been done
before. This is probably one of the toughest things to do.
"I've
been struggling, with my shoulder, my elbow, I had a virus. What happened today
is a miracle, if you believe in miracles.
"This
thing just hurts. You're in pain. Once you hit a wall you just keep pushing,
when you hit a wall again you keep pushing."
Men's 10km
Marathon Results
|
Rank
|
Bib
|
Athlete
|
Time
|
||
|
1
|
25
|
1:49:55.1
|
|||
|
2
|
12
|
1:49:58.5
|
|||
|
3
|
21
|
1:50:00.3
|
|||
|
4
|
22
|
1:50:05.3
|
|||
|
5
|
19
|
1:50:37.3
|
|||
|
6
|
15
|
1:50:40.1
|
|||
|
7
|
18
|
1:50:42.8
|
|||
|
8
|
10
|
1:50:44.4
|
Y
|
||
|
9
|
14
|
1:50:46.2
|
|||
|
10
|
20
|
1:50:48.2
|
|||
|
11
|
6
|
1:50:51.3
|
|||
|
12
|
8
|
1:50:52.9
|
Y
|
||
|
13
|
13
|
1:50:52.9
|
|||
|
14
|
1
|
1:50:56.9
|
|||
|
15
|
3
|
1:51:20.1
|
Y
|
||
|
16
|
11
|
1:51:27.1
|
|||
|
17
|
16
|
1:51:29.5
|
|||
|
18
|
24
|
1:51:30.9
|
|||
|
19
|
9
|
1:51:37.2
|
|||
|
20
|
4
|
1:51:41.3
|
|||
|
21
|
23
|
1:52:28.6
|
|||
|
22
|
5
|
1:52:59.0
|
|||
|
23
|
17
|
1:53:27.8
|
|||
|
24
|
7
|
1:54:33.2
|
Y
|
||
|
25
|
2
|
2:03:35.1
|
No comments:
Post a Comment