On October 11, the FINA/HOSA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup will resume in Chun’An, China, after a two-month break.
The 11th and penultimate leg of the annual competition will see 89 swimmers (51 men, 38 women) taking the departure in Chun’An, Hangzhou, in the province of Zhejiang, and an overall prize money of USD 20’000 will be distributed. Half of the athletes (46) are Chinese but Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Equator, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Hungary, the Netherlands, New Zeeland, the USA and Venezuela are other countries taking part in the race on Sunday.
Current leaders of the men and women’s rankings are respectively Christian Reichert (GER, 71 points) and Rachele Bruni (ITA, 96 points). Both will be racing in Chun’an and in the final meet in Hong Kong on October 17, which 91 elite marathon swimmers are expected to attend.
Bruni led the operations in Lac Megantic (CAN) and placed fourth at the FINA World Championships in Kazan (RUS) while Rhys Mainstone (AUS) topped the men’s race in the last FINA/HOSA leg in Canada.
RESULTS AND RANKINGS ON FINA.ORG
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