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Thomas Lurz
Thomas Lurz (born 28 November 1979) is a German swimmer who specializes in long-distance freestyle swimming, especially open water swimming. Lurz lives in Gerbrunn and swims for the SV Würzburg 05 sports club. Biography He competed for Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ... in the 1500 m freestyle, where he missed the final, but returned to the 2008 Summer Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in the 10 km open water race. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished one place higher, claiming the silver medal. He was the world champion in the 10 km open-water swimming event in 2004, 2006 and 2009. From to 2005 to 2011, he won gold in the 5 km event seven times in a row. He was jointly awarded the inaugural Swimming W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Water Swimming
Open water swimming is a swimming discipline which takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, lakes, and rivers. The beginning of the modern age of open water human swimming, swimming is sometimes taken to be May 3, 1810, when Lord Byron swam several miles to cross the Dardanelles, Hellespont (now known as the Dardanelles) from Europe to Asia. In the first edition of the modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, the swimming competition was held in open water. In 2000, the Olympic Games first included a triathlon with a 1500 m swim leg, and in 2008, a Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon 10 kilometre, 10 km open water swim. The FINA World Aquatics Championships has featured open water swimming events since 1992. The FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships was held from 2000 to 2010. Since 2007, the FINA Marathon Swim World Series, FINA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup is held in several events around the world. The activity has g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Water Swimming At The 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 5 Km
The men's 5 km race at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, 2009 World Championships occurred on Tuesday, 21 July at Ostia (quarter of Rome), Ostia Beach in Rome, Rome, Italy. In total, 41 participants from 24 countries competed in the race. Note: The women's and men's 5 km races at the 2009 Worlds were originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, July 19; however, high wind and surf conditions on-course caused the FINA Bureau to postpone the race until July 21. (FINA Press Release 2009-53); published by FINA on 2009-07-18, retrieved 20 July 2009. Results Key: OTL = Outside time limit See also< ...
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FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
The FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships, or more commonly "Open Water Worlds", was a bi-annual FINA championship for open water swimming held in even years from 2000 to 2010, inclusive. Race distances were 5, 10, and 25 kilometers (also known as 5K, 10K, and 25K). The 10 km race at the 2008 edition served as the main qualifying event for the 2008 Olympics 10 km event. Editions Twelve editions were part of the World Aquatics Championships, and six edition were ''stand alone'' editions. From 2011 the biannual event is included only into the World Aquatics Championships. Stand alone editions The Open Water Worlds were held in the years between the FINA's main World Championships, providing an annual championships for Open Water Swimming. At its January 2010 meeting, the FINA Bureau decided that to replace this event with a junior (18 and under) championships, making the 2010 Open Water Worlds the last edition of these championships, and 2012 seeing the first of a Junior O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Water Swimming At The 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 5 Km
The men's 5 km competition of the Open water swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, open water swimming events at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 20. Results The race was started at 13:00. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Open water swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 5 km Open water swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships Men's 5 km open water, World Aquatics Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Water Swimming At The 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Team
The team competition of the open water swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 21. Each team consisted of 3 swimmers, two men and one woman, who swam 5 km each. Medalists Results The race was held on July 21. from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2019-07-18. References External links 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Team start list from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-20. {{DEFAULTSORT:Open water swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Water Swimming At The 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 10 Km ...
The men's 10 km competition of the open water swimming events at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 22. Results The race was started at 12:00. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Open water swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 10 km Open water swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships World Aquatics Championships The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Water Swimming At The 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 10 Km
The men's 10 km competition of the open water swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 20. Medalists Results The final was held on July 20. , from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-20. References External links 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 10 km start list from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-18. {{DEFAULTSORT:Open water swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Water Swimming At The 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 10 Km
The Men's 10 km Open Water event at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships was held on 21 March 2007 at St Kilda beach. Result {{DEFAULTSORT:Open water swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 10 km World Aquatics Championships The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ar ... Open water swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Water Swimming At The 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 10 Km
The men's 10 km race at the 2005 World Championships occurred on July 20. Results Key: DNS = Did not start ReferencesWorlds 2005 results: Men's 10 km from OmegaTiming.com (official timer of the 2005 Worlds); retrieved 2010-01-25. {{DEFAULTSORT:Open water swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 10 km Open water swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships World Aquatics Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Water Swimming At The 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Team ...
The team competition of the Open water swimming events at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships was held on 25 July 2013. Results The race was started at 12:00. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Open water swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships - Team Team World Aquatics Championships The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Water Swimming At The 2013 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 25 Km
The men's 25 km competition of the open water swimming events at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships The 15th FINA World Championships ( ca, Campionat Mundial de Natació de 2013, es, Campeonato Mundial de Natación de 2013) were held from 20 July to 4 August in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.Final Results /ref> References {{DEFAULTSORT:Open water swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 25 km Open water swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Ch ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 World Aquatics Championships
The 15th FINA World Championships ( ca, Campionat Mundial de Natació de 2013, es, Campeonato Mundial de Natación de 2013) were held from 20 July to 4 August in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.El Mundial 2013 ya tiene nombre... ¡BARCELONA! (trans: 2013 Worlds has a name: Barcelona!); posted by the Real Federación Española de Natación (RFEN) on 2010-09-26; retrieved 2010-09-27. The 2013 World Championships featured 6 aquatics disciplines: , |
