Italian Championships 25 km
07 June 2019: on the last day of the Italian Open Water Swimming Championships, the 25 km race is staged in Piombino which, due to its technical-tactical characteristics, is the one that most resembles the Capri-Naples race.
Here are the podiums:
MEN: 1) OCCHIPINTI (FFOO); 2) RUFFINI (FFOO); 3) GHETTINI (Marina Militare)
WOMEN: 1) POZZOBON (FFOO); PONSELE ‘(FFOO); 3) FRANCO (Esercito)
Italian Championships 5 km
June 05, 2019: Today, the 5 km Italian championship race was held in Piombino.
Here are the podiums:
MEN: 1) ACERENZA (FFOO), 2) VANELLI (FFOO); 3) GUIDI (Circolo Canottieri Napoli)
WOMEN: 1) BRUNI (Esercito); 2) TADDEUCCI (TNT Empoli); 3) CICCARELLA
Next race: 25 km on Friday, June 7.
Italian Championships 10 Km
June 03, 2019: Today, the 10 km Italian championship race was held in Piombino.
Here are the podiums:
MEN: 1) FURLAN (Marina Militare), 2) BIANCHI (Marina Militare); 3) GHETTINI (Marina Militare)
WOMEN: 1) CALLO (Rari Nantes Spezia); 2) GABRIELLESCHI (FFOO); 3) CICCAERELLA (Aniene)
Next race: 5 km on June 5th
the countdown has started…
28 May 2019: the countdown to the first Capri-Napoli 2019 which will open the 54th edition of the historic open water kermis officially begins.
The international competition will take place on Friday 28 June and will see the participation of 54 swimmers (42 men and 12 women) divided among: SOLO, DUO and RELAYS with the start from Capri (Le Ondine Beach Club) and the arrival in Naples at the Circolo Nautico Posillipo.
There will be representatives from 6 countries: Italy, Argentina, Canada, France, Romania and the USA.
The second competition will be held on 12 July. Finally, the official competition is scheduled for Saturday 7 September
OFFICIAL STARTING LIST:
SOLO
1) Keila Amore (ARG)
2) John Batchelder (USA)
3) Jean Luc Boulanger (FRA)
4) Robert Mc Glashan (CAN)
5) Luca Valeriani (ITA)
DUO
11) Luxembourg Sharks with Alexis D’Esposito (ITA) and Catalin Cosma (ROM)
12) Niat with Francesca Proietti (ITA) and Federico Scola (ITA)
13) Santopietro’s with Massimiliano Santopietro (ITA) and Maria Vittoria Santopietro (ITA)
RELAYS
21) Abracua blanco celeste with Mariano Flores (ARG), Maria Giraldo (ARG), Francisco Macchia (ARG), Mario Navarro (ARG), Veronica Ortega (ARG), Jeronimo Plit (ARG);
22) Attraversatori di pozzanghere with Marco Allegretti (ITA), Andrea Gianoli (ITA), Antonio Langone (ITA) Roberto Maggi (ITA), Nicola Vitali (ITA);
23) NIAT 2.0 with Edgardo Chimieri (ITA), David Cis (ITA), Barbara Guccione (ITA), Vincenzo Viggiano (ITA);
24) C.N. Posillipo with Monica Biglietto (ITA), Ashley Cox (USA), Amelia Monteforte (ITA), Silvana Postiglione (ITA), Mimmo Scaldaferri (ITA), Valeria Simeono (ITA);
25) Sporting Club Salerno with Roberto Acampora (ITA), Mario Fimiani (ITA), Arturo Napoli (ITA), Alfredo Sacco (ITA), Raffale Vernieri (ITA);
26) FINP with Vittorio Abete (ITA), Gianluca Attannasio (ITA), Toni Boccia (ITA), Antonio Franzoni (ITA), Francesco Iennaco (ITA);
27) Squali-ficati with Amos Barbante (ITA), Francesco Capitanio (ITA), Silvia Corridori (ITA), Adriana D’Ercole (ITA), Fulvio Epifani (ITA), Giovanni Giovannini (ITA)
28) Blue Team Augustea with Massimo Coppola (ITA), Carlo Ferraioli (ITA), Luigi Fiorenza (ITA), Stefano Grimaldi (ITA), Roberto Longobardi (ITA), Luigi Somma (ITA);
Marathon World Series Seychelles
12 May 2019: the 10 km season continues, with the second leg of the Marathon Swim World Series in the Seychelles (SEY).
PODIUM:
MEN: 1) OLIVIER (FRA); 2) SLOMAN (AUS); 3) RASOVSKY (HUN);
WOMEN: 1) BRIDI (ITA); 2) CUNHA (BRA); 3) GRANGEON (FRA);
Here the complete results
Next stop on June 8th in Setubal (POR)
2019 Capri-Napoli opening
April 1, 2019: With the morning’s event at the pool “Sporting Village Caravaggio” in Naples, has opened the 54th edition of the Capri-Napoli, scheduled on 7th September.
The solidarity event “Aspettando la Capri-Napoli 2019″, now in its 10th edition, produced in collaboration with the non-profit Association “Accendiamo una stella for you”, was attended by about 100 children.
The initiative involved, among others, some children who have social problems, emotional and cultural, some of whom have approached for the first time to swimming, remaining impressed with great enthusiasm scenes in water.
Next meeting, the unofficial competitions on 28 June and 12 July.
Cotena in the Hall of Fame in Melbourne
10 March 2019: yesterday, in Melbourne, the induction ceremony, class 2019, of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame was held, which officially announced the entry of Luciano Cotena, President of the Organizing Committee of Capri-Naples since 2003. In other words, , when, after a long 10-year break, the competition was re-created and became again the world’s reference point for the discipline.
Marathon World Series Doha
17 February 2019: the 10 km season begins, with the first leg of the Marathon Swim World Series in Doha (QAT).
PODIUM:
MEN: 1) WELLBROCK (GER); 2) RASOVSKY (HUN); 3) WILIMOVSKY (USA);
WOMEN: 1) CUNHA (BRA); 2) LEE (AUS); 3) BRUNI (ITA)
Here the complete results
Here the rankings
Next stop on May 12th at the Seychelles (SEY)
Rosario Marathon
10 February 2019: the FINA Ultramarathon Swim Series continues with the traditional Rosario Marathon (ARG), which was no longer present in the circuit since 2013.
The second Argentine competition, reaching the 21st edition, was built on the classic distance of 15 km in a circuit to be repeated several times.
PODIUM:
MEN: 1) Cassini (ARG); 2) Bertola (ARG); 3) Moreno (ARG)
WOMEN: 1) Biagioli (ARG); 2) Pozzobon (ITA); 3) Arino (ARG)
Here Complete results
Here Ranking
Next stop: Lac S. Jean – CAN (32 km) on 27 July.
Grand finale with the Capri-Napoli on 7 September.
Santa Fé-Coronda 2019
03 February 2019: with the traditional Santa Fè-Coronda the 2019 open waters season has officially opened over long distances, also inaugurating the FINA Ultramarathon Swim Series which will end on 7 September with the 54th edition of the Capri-Napoli marathon.
The Argentine competition, now in its 45th edition, expected on the distance of 57 km, due to the height of the river too high, which did not guarantee sufficient security on the entire race course, was held in a 15 km circuit in Santa Fè, in an atypical competition compared to the classic distance that goes up to Coronda.
PODIUM:
MEN: 1) Ghettini (ITA); 2) Ercoli (ITA); 3) Stochino (ITA)
WOMEN: 1) Pozzobon (ITA); 2) Geijo (ARG); 3) Imwinkelried (ARG)
Here Complete results
Here Ranking after the first race
Next stop: Rosario – ARG (15 km) on 9 February.