Capri-Napoli: history in photos
August 11, 2015: a few days before the 50th edition, we want to start telling the Capri-Napoli in photos.
Every day we tell 3 years with 3 photos, one for year, with the 3 locations symbol of the event:
the first depicting Capri, the second race in the sea and the third depicting Naples.
One way to browse the album of memories, to go back, until 1954, the first edition strictly in black and white and, year after year, the present day, the digital color images, which show the time spent, but the undeniable charm of a unique competition in the world.
Let the race begin…
1954 – 1955 – 1956
8th Leg 2015 FINA World Cup
9 August 2015: after the World Championships in Kazan, takes back the World Cup in 2015 with the eighth stage on the distance of 10 km, held yesterday in Megantic (CAN).
Full Podiums:
MEN: 1) MAINSTONE (AUS); 2) DO CARMO (BRA); 3) VILLARINHO (BRA)
WOMEN: 1) BRUNI (ITA); 2) OLASZ (HUN); 3) MAURER (GER)
Penultimate Race on October 12 in Chun’An (CHN)
Full Results Here
Here rankings
1 month to the 50th edition
August 6, 2015: missing, now, just a month at the 50th edition of the Capri-Naples, will close the FINA Grand Prix in 2015.
All selected the athletes who will start Sunday, September 6th from the Lido Ondine at Capri, which now have a few days to refine the details of the participation.
This edition will be very large, to testify as the race continues, year after year, its growth process by the return in 2003.
Besides almost all the big names in the world ranking, both male and female, there will be many new faces who will face for the first time the crossing at a special edition.
In the coming days will be announced the latest news and details. Stay tuned …
KAZAN 2015: 25 KM
Aug. 1, 2015: Fifth and final day of competition at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan (RUS).
Here are the results of races on 25 km, the race that features comes closest to Capri-Napoli, scheduled for next September 6 and will close on the FINA Grand Prix world.
MEN: 1) 1) RUFFINI (ITA); 2) MEYER (USA); 3) FURLAN (ITA)
WOMEN: 1) CUNHA (BRA); 2) OLASZ (HUN); 3) MAURER (GER)
Here are the full results: