2014 Starting list
August 26, 2014: 12 days from the race, scheduled for Sunday, September 7. We can finally find out who will be the stars of the 49th edition of the Capri-Napoli.
At the start 30 athletes from 17 countries of 3 continents!
Amongst them stand out the names of the reigning world champion Damian Blaum, winner of the Capri-Napoli in 2010. There is also the winner of last year with the record Brian Ryckeman. Among teh Italians swimmers stand Simone Ercoli and Edoardo Stochino, recent Europeans bronze medal in Berlin.
Among women, the world champion and winner of the Capri-Napoli in 2012, Esther Nunez. And then the Argentinian Pilar Geijo, also world champion and winner of the Capri-Napoli, but in 2011. Next to them one the major athlete in the open water swimming, especially in the Olympic distance over 10 km, Ana Marcela Cunha .
Here the complete starting list.
New important Patronate
25 August 2014: a new important Patronage was granted to the 49th edition of the Capri-Napoli, this is what the Presidency of the Council of Ministers in the person of Secretary of State to the Prime Minister, Dr. Graziano Del Rio.
Here the official announcement.
6th Leg 2014 FINA Grand Prix
August 24, 2014: Yesterday the 6th leg of the 2014 FINA Grand Prix held in Ohrid in Macedonia.
Here are the podiums:
MEN: 1) RYCKEMAN ( Bel ); POP ACEV ( Mkd ); HEDEL ( Fra )
WOMEN: 1) RYBAROVA ( Cze ); GEIJO ( Arg ); MANKEVICH ( Rus )
Here are the full results.
Here the updated ranking before the next stage, the last one of the 2014 season, here in Naples in two weeks.
On September, 7 the 12th edition of the recent hystory of the traditional race Capri-Napoli, from the “rebirth” on 24 August 2003. It wil be the 49th edition overall in 61 years.
Tuesday the official starting list.
European championships in Berlin
August 19, 2014: with the 25 km race, on Sunday, ended the European Championships for swimming in open water.
6 athletes on the podium, 3 of them have been and / or will be in the race Capri-Napoli, thereby demonstrating the high value of the Italian race, scheduled for Sept. 7 and valid as the final leg of the FINA Grand Prix in 2014.
By the beginning of next week is expected the final starting list that will see at the race 30 athletes from 16 countries.
The C.O. meanwhile announced that it had reached a partnership agreement with another great leader in the sporting goods industry: GIVOVA.
The project, launched in 2008, aims to strengthen the positioning of the brand at the highest levels of the industry, enhancing the quality of the materials used and the yield of each product. GIVOVA now features an integrated logistics platform of 24,000 m², perfectly organized for the distribution of its products all over the world, and for the care of more and more demanding market, providing a flexibility and responsiveness to the needs of sector with a meticulous attention to the details, fabrics and colors used, which meet not only the taste but also the fashion trends sports.
BCC Napoli trophy
August 13, 2014: The C.O. is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with the Banca di Credito Cooperativo di Napoli, which becomes the main partner of the 2014 edition.
The two winners (man and woman) of the 2014 Capri-Napoli, therefore, will be awarded the prestigious trophies BCC Napoli, on which are engraved the names of the winners of the competition, from the first edition 1n 1954 until today.
6th Leg 2014 FINA World Cup
10 August 2014: Sixth leg of the FINA World Cup over the distance of 10 km, held in Lac Megantic in Canada.
The podiums complete:
MEN: 1) DO CARMO (Bra); 2) O’ BRIEN (Aus); 3) GUERTIN (Can);
WOMEN: 1) CUNHA (Bra); 2) BIAGIOLI (Arg); 3) BRUNEMANN (USA);
Here are the full results and the new rankings.
The next leg in Chun’An (CHN) on October 12.
A special medal for the race
August 8, 2014: Once again this year the President of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, as for the latest editions, wanted to allocate a medal, as his prize of representation, the 49th edition of the Marathon Capri-Napoli.
Click here to read the official announcement.
Solo crossing
August 6, 2014: successful solo crossing attempt. The two Mexican brothers Fernando and Alberto Urrutia swam the 36 km between Capri and Naples in 10h and 50 ‘, despite the sea conditions were not easy at all.
Next crossing September 7th with the final of the 2014 FINA Grand Prix.
Attempt to solo crossing
August 5, 2014: tomorrow morning, Wednesday August 6, from 08:30 am, two athletes from Mexico, Fernando and Alberto Urrutia try the solo crossing of the crossing swim Capri-Napoli, over the classic distance of 36 km.
The crossing follows the amateur competition held on July 4 and precedes the official race scheduled on September 7, valid as the final leg of the 2014 FINA Grand Prix.
5th Leg 2014 FINA Grand Prix
August 2, 2014: fifhth leg of the FINA Grand Prix 2014 held in Lac Magog, Canada (34 km).
Here are the podiums:
MEN: 1) Hedel (Fra), 2) Blaum (Arg); 3) Pop Acev (Mkd)
WOMEN: 1) Rybarova (Cze), 2) Geijo (Arg); 3) Nunez (Esp)
The next stage in Ohrid (Can) on August 23, over a distance of 30 km.
Here are the full results.
Here the updated rankings
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