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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 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 Open Water Swimmer of the Year by ''Swimming World Magazine'' with Chip Peterson, winning following titles in 2006 and 2009 alone and 2011 together with Spyridon Gianniotis. International medals He won 20 medals at the World Open Water Swimming Championships. A ... [...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. Competitive open water swimming is governed by the International Swimming Federation, World Aquatics (formerly known as FINA), except when it is part of multi-sport events, which are governed by the World Triathlon. 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. Events such as the Midmar Mile in ... [...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 Championships occurred on Tuesday, 21 July at Ostia Beach in 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 on 2009-07-18, retrieved 20 July 2009. Results Key: OT ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
The FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships, or more commonly "Open Water Worlds", was a bi-annual FINA (now World Aquatics) 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 Swimming at the 2008 Olympics, 2008 Olympics 10 km event. Editions Twelve editions were part of the World Aquatics Championships and six edition were held ''stand alone'' editions. Starting in 2011, the biannual event was merged to the World Aquatics Championships. Stand alone editions Starting in 2000, the FINA Open Water World Championships were held in the years between the World Aquatics Championships, providing an annual championships for Open Water Swimming. At its January 2010 meeting, the FINA Bureau decided to replace this event with a junior (18 and under) championships, making the 2010 Open Water Wo ... [...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 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 World Aquatics Championships The World Aquatics Championships, formerly the FINA World Championships, are the World Championships for six aquatic disciplines: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. The championships are st ... [...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 World Aquatics Championships, formerly the FINA World Championships, are the World Championships for six aquatic disciplines: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. The championships are st ... [...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 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Open water swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 10 km World Aquatics Championships The World Aquatics Championships, formerly the FINA World Championships, are the World Championships for six aquatic disciplines: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. The championships are st ... 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 The World Aquatics Championships, formerly the FINA World Championships, are the World Championships for six aquatic disciplines: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. The championships are st ... [...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 World Aquatics Championships, formerly the FINA World Championships, are the World Championships for six aquatic disciplines: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. The championships are st ... [...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 was held on July 27. Results The race was started at 08:00. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Open water swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships - Men's 25 km Open water swimming at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships World Aquatics Championships The World Aquatics Championships, formerly the FINA World Championships, are the World Championships for six aquatic disciplines: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. The championships are st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 World Aquatics Championships
The 15th FINA World Championships (, ) 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: , , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
