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Qatar Tribune
3 days ago
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- Qatar Tribune
Wellbrock wins open water gold
Singapore: Germany's Florian Wellbrock won gold in the men's 10-kilometre open water swimming on Wednesday at the World Aquatics championships. The 27-year-old came out on top after 1 hour 59 minutes 55.50 seconds, beating Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy by 3.70 seconds. Third place went to Australia's Kyle Lee. With an official water temperature of 30.4 degrees Celsius, Wellbrock swam in the leading group from the start and was at the front for most of the race. (DPA)
The Sun
4 days ago
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- The Sun
Florian Wellbrock claims world 10km swim gold after water delay in Singapore
GERMANY 's Florian Wellbrock secured victory in the men's 10km open water swim at the World Aquatics Championships, overcoming a delayed start due to poor water quality. The Tokyo 2021 Olympic gold medallist clocked 1 hour 59 minutes 55.50 seconds on Sentosa Island, marking his third world title in the discipline. Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri finished 3.70 seconds behind for silver, while Australia's Kyle Lee took bronze. Wellbrock described the conditions as challenging, with water temperatures reaching 30 degrees Celsius. 'It was the warmest waters we've raced in. Heat training was key today,' he said. The event was postponed after initial water tests exceeded safety thresholds, prompting governing body World Aquatics to reschedule both the men's and women's races. The women's 10km, initially set for Tuesday, was also moved to Wednesday afternoon. Australia's Moesha Johnson triumphed in the women's race, adding world championship gold to her Paris 2023 Olympic silver. She finished in 2 hours 7 minutes 51.30 seconds, ahead of Italy's Ginevra Taddeucci and Monaco's Lisa Pou, who claimed a surprise bronze. World Aquatics confirmed the races proceeded after water quality improved, with E. coli levels falling within acceptable ranges. 'Regular monitoring ensures athlete safety,' the organisation stated. The event faced similar challenges to last year's Paris Olympics, where Seine water quality disrupted swimming schedules.
CBC
4 days ago
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- CBC
Open water program at swimming world championships gets started after delays
Open water competition at the World Aquatics Championships went off Wednesday after two postponements because of water-quality problems at Sentosa, the island area on the coast. Florian Wellbrock of Germany won the men's 10km race in one hour, 59 minutes and 55.50 seconds. Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy was almost four seconds behind in second place and Kyle Lee of Australia was third in 2:00.10.30. The women's race was set for later in the afternoon after being postponed twice. Wellbrock took gold in the Tokyo Olympics in the 10km race and was the bronze medallist there at 1,500m in the pool. This is his eighth gold in world championship events. The open water swimming program had been initially scheduled to open on Tuesday. Event organizers said water-quality samples taken on Tuesday afternoon showed "a significant improvement with levels of E. coli falling between the ranges of good and excellent" in regulations set by the governing body World Aquatics. The Mayo Clinic says that "E. coli bacteria normally live in the intestines of healthy people and animals. Most types of E. coli are harmless or cause relatively brief diarrhea." It said a few strains can cause "severe stomach cramps, bloody diarrhea and vomiting." Exposure is often from contaminated water that may contain human and animal waste. The open water events in the Seine River in last year's Paris Olympics were a constant cause of concern. The Tokyo Olympics also had problems in 2021 because of warm water in a shallow bay, and related pollution issues. Water pollution was a major problem in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, where pollution levels were often high on Copacabana Beach, the venue for distance swimming, and in Guanabara Bay, the venue for sailing. Other open water races in Singapore are set for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Water polo competition at the worlds is underway at an indoor venue.
CNA
4 days ago
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- CNA
'One of the hardest courses I've ever swum': Competitors feel Sentosa heat at World Aquatics Championships
SINGAPORE: The water quality off the Sentosa coast has been under the microscope in recent days, but it was factors such as the afternoon heat which proved brutal for competitors in the men's 10km open water race on Wednesday (Jul 16) in the World Aquatics Championships. The race was won by Germany's Florian Wellbrock, while Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri took silver and Australia's Kyle Lee clinched the bronze after seeing off Germany's Oliver Klemet. A total of 11 competitors did not finish the race including Singapore's Ritchie Oh, three did not start, and five recorded times that were over the allocated time limit. In comparison, the last world championships in Doha had one competitor who did not finish and one with a time over the allocated time limit. According to World Aquatics regulations, the water temperature in an open water swimming competitions should be a minimum of 16 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 31 degrees Celsius. In response to queries from CNA, organisers said that the official water temperature reading for the men's race was 30.4 degrees Celsius. "To be honest, it was tough today," said Wellbrock, who was the 2020 Olympic champion in the event. This is his third open water world title after wins in 2019 and 2023. "I think it was the warmest water ever that we've had to race in. But we had like one year to prepare for this, we did a lot of heat training and I think this was the key for today to take the gold." Hungary's Kristof Rasovszky, who was the reigning champion and 2024 Olympics champion in the event, described it as one of the "hardest" races he's competed in given factors such as the heat and the choppy conditions. "It's a really challenging experience but it was all the same for everyone. So you can't really say that this was the problem because everyone had to swim in the same conditions," said Rasovszky, who said he once competed in similarly warm conditions during the 2019 Beach Games in Doha. "This is open water, so you have to prepare for everything, for the warm and for the cold." Singapore's Artyom Lukasevits said that the difficulty of the course was down to a number of factors. He finished 43rd, making him the best-placed Southeast Asian competitor. "It was not just the heat, it was a combination of other stuff. It's a pretty choppy course ... and it's also a big race," said the 20-year-old. "It's one of the hottest, if not the hottest ever. And everybody's just kind of fighting for their life, so it's really difficult." DEALING WITH POSTPONEMENTS On Tuesday, the women's 10km race was postponed just hours before it was set to begin, with organisers saying that the water quality levels did not meet "acceptable thresholds" as a result of an analysis of samples taken last Sunday. The race, originally slated for 8am on Tuesday, was initially pushed back to Wednesday morning. World Aquatics executive director Brent Nowicki said later on Tuesday afternoon that elevated levels of the E. coli bacteria were responsible for the race postponement. He added that the source of the contamination had yet to be determined. E. coli are bacteria typically found in the intestines of humans and animals. Common symptoms of ingesting a pathogenic strain of E. coli include vomiting and diarrhoea. Later on Tuesday, World Aquatics said that water quality results had "improved", but further tests showed that levels still exceeded "acceptable thresholds" after testing conducted earlier in the day. This meant that the men's 10km race and the women's 10km race, which were scheduled for 7.30am and 10.15am on Wednesday, were postponed to 1pm and 4pm on Wednesday. On Wednesday morning, the events were given the green light by World Aquatics after water quality results showed "significant improvement". In a press release, the sport's governing body said that the results from three samples taken along the competition course at 5pm on Tuesday showed the levels of E. coli bacteria falling between the ranges of "good" and "excellent" according to World Aquatics and the World Health Organization (WHO) regulations. "Regular water quality monitoring and testing continues throughout the competition period to ensure athlete safety, with the health and safety of all participants continuing to guide all competition-related decisions," said World Aquatics. The changes had a knock-on effect on preparations but are part and parcel of racing, said Rasovszky. "We didn't know in the morning when we woke up if there's going to be a race or not ... And then we had to wait till the later morning (to know) if we're going to race in the later afternoon," he added. "It's not an easy thing, and it's not really good for the preparation like a day before the race. But this is how it works in the open water." "The only thing was the disrupted sleep but that's about it," added Lukasevits. "We have to expect unexpected things to happen, it's part of the sport." At last year's Paris Olympics, pollution in the Seine after heavy rains caused the men's triathlon race to be postponed for a day, after swimming practice sessions were cancelled two days in a row. "We didn't really feel anything from it (the water quality). We will see two days later if someone is out of the race because of some sickness or not ... But I believe in the organising committee, and in World Aquatics that they try to do their best," said Rasovszky. Speaking to CNA, Indonesia's Aflah Prawira said he supported the decision to postpone the race, despite the tough conditions brought about by competing under the afternoon sun. He said he had raced in similar temperature conditions back in Papua, but in waters which were less choppy. "It's one of the hardest courses I've ever swum. It's the weather - the heat from the outside, the choppy water ... very difficult race also because we started in the afternoon," he explained.
ABC News
4 days ago
- Sport
- ABC News
Kyle Lee wins bronze medal in men's 10km at World Aquatics Championships
Marathon swimmer Kyle Lee has opened Australia's medal tally at the World Aquatics Championships, winning bronze in the men's 10km. The men's race became the first final to be decided at the world championships in Singapore after the women's 10km event was moved from Tuesday to Wednesday because of water quality concerns. The two open-water events were also postponed from Wednesday morning to the afternoon at Palawan Beach on Sentosa Island, south of Singapore, again because of the dirty sea water. Organisers then said water samples collected on Tuesday afternoon had shown a "significant improvement" and went ahead with Wednesday competition, with the women's 10km race to follow. German Florian Wellbrock won his sixth open-water world championship, clocking 1 hour, 59 minutes, 55.50 seconds. He beat Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri by 3.70 seconds, with Lee 14.80 seconds behind Wellbrock in third place. The Paris Olympian beat another German, Oliver Klemet, by just 0.1 of a second to finish on the podium. Nicolas Sloman, who also competed in Paris, finished eighth. Wellbrock also won the 10km event at the Tokyo Olympics. Moesha Johnson, who won silver in the 10km at last year's Olympics, and fellow Paris competitor Chelsea Gubecka are the Australians in the women's race on Wednesday. Other open-water races in Singapore are also set for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Water quality was a key issue at last year's Olympics, with the triathlon and marathon swimming events held in the River Seine. After a massive project to clean up the river for the Games, heavy rain meant the men's individual triathlon was postponed by one day. All other events went ahead as scheduled. Once she competes in her open-water events, Johnson will also contest the 800m and 1500m freestyle in the pool at the worlds. AAP
