FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2008

The second race of the FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2008 was held on March 15, 2008 in Dubai (UAE).
In the men’s race, the German Thomas Lurz, 2004 and 2006 10km world champion and second in 2007, confirmed his great ambition for the next World Championships in Seville (May 3-8, 2008) and the first 10km Olympic Marathon Swimming of Beijing.
The Brazilian Poliana Okimoto obtained her third FINA victory in a World Cup competition in front of the young Frenchwoman (17 years old) Aurélie Muller and the Italian Martina Grimaldi.

Medallists in Dubai (UAE, 10km):

Men – 1. Thomas Lurz (GER) 1h48m53s; 2. Daniil Serebrennikov (RUS) 1h48m54s64; 3.  Valerio Cleri (ITA) 1h48m54s88.
Women – 1. Poliana Okimoto (BRA) 1h56m01s; 2. Aurélie Muller (FRA) 1h56m30s; 3. Martina Gribaldi (ITA) 1h56m32s.

GENERAL STANDING AFTER TWO RACES

MEN – 1. Valerio Cleri (ITA) 36 pts; 2. Yury Kudinov (RUS) 26 pts; 3. Thomas Lurz (GER) and Daniil Sebrebrennikov (RUS) 20 pts;
WOMEN – 1. Poliana Okimoto (BRA) 24 pts; 2. Martina Grimaldi (ITA) 22 pts; 3. Larissa Ilchenko (RUS) 20 pts

Participants: Sixty-nine swimmers (44 men and 25 women) from 21 countries swam in Dubai (in brackets the number of women): BLR 2, BRA 3 (2), CAN 1,  CRO 1, CZE 3 (1), EGY 2, ESP 4 (2), FRA 8 (3), GBR 1, GER 1, GRE 4 (1),  ITA 8 (4), MEX 4 (2), MNE 1 (1), POR 3 (1),  RUS 8 (2), SLO 3 (2), SUI 2 (1), SYR 1, UKR 4 (1), VEN 5 (2)

The next race of the 2nd FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2008 will take place on June 28 in Setubal (POR).

THE 2008 FINA 10 KM MARATHON SWIMMING WORLD CUP 2008
In few lines
Dates & Sites


Race 1 – January 26 - Santos, BRA
Race 2 – March 15 - Dubai, UAE
Race 3 – June 28 - Setubal, POR
Race 4 – July 23 - Lac St. Jean, CAN
Race 5 – September 7 - Hong Kong, HKG
Race 6 – September 13 - Singapore, SIN
Race 7 – September 21 - Shantou, CHN
Race 8 – October 4 - Cancun, MEX

2008 MEN’S PODIUMS


(1)    1. Valerio Cleri (ITA); 2. Evgeny Drattsev (RUS); 3. Allan Do Carmo (BRA)
(2)   1. Thomas Lurz (GER); 2. Daniil Serebrennikov (RUS); 3. Valerio Cleri (ITA)

2008 WOMEN’S PODIUMS


(1) 1. Larissa Ilchenko (RUS); 2. Kirsten Groome (USA); 3. Angela Maurer (GER)
(2) 1. Poliana Okimoto (BRA); 2. Aurélie Muler (FRA); 3. Martina Grimaldi (ITA)