2018 FINA Marathon Swim World Series

The 2018 FINA Marathon Swim World Series, also known as the FINA/HOSA Marathon Swim World Series for sponsorship reasons, took place from 17 March to 9 November 2018. It was the 12th edition of the FINA-sanctioned series, and included eight events.^[1]

Calendar

The calendar for the 2018 series, announced by FINA.^[2]

Date	Location
March 17	Doha
May 20	Beau Vallon Beach, Seychelles
June 9	Setúbal
June 16	Balatonfüred
July 26	Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec
August 11	Lac Mégantic, Quebec
September 16	Qiandao Lake, Chun'an
November 9	Abu Dhabi

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Doha	Ferry Weertman (NED)	David Aubry (FRA)	Simone Ruffini (ITA)
Seychelles	Simone Ruffini (ITA)	Jack Burnell (GBR)	Rob Muffels (GER)
Setúbal	Kristóf Rasovszky (HUN)	Mario Sanzullo (ITA)	Jack Burnell (GBR)
Balatonfüred	Florian Wellbrock (GER)	Ferry Weertman (NED)	Axel Reymond (FRA)
Lac Saint-Jean	Marcel Schouten (NED)	Fernando Ponte (BRA)	Diogo Villarinho (BRA)
Lac Mégantic	Christian Reichert (GER)	Dario Verani (ITA)	Fernando Ponte (BRA)
Chun'an	Jack Burnell (GBR)	Rob Muffels (GER)	Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA)
Abu Dhabi	Florian Wellbrock (GER)	Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA)	Kristóf Rasovszky (HUN)

Women

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Doha	Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED)	Leonie Beck (GER)	Finnia Wunram (GER)
Seychelles	Arianna Bridi (ITA)	Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA)	Martina De Memme (ITA)
Setúbal	Haley Anderson (USA)	Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED)	Kareena Lee (AUS)
Balatonfüred	Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA)	Haley Anderson (USA)	Rachele Bruni (ITA)
Lac Saint-Jean	Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA)	Viviane Jungblut (BRA)	Samantha Arévalo (ECU)
Lac Mégantic	Xin Xin (CHN)	Rachele Bruni (ITA)	Samantha Arévalo (ECU)
Chun'an	Xin Xin (CHN)	Leonie Beck (GER)	Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA)
Abu Dhabi	Arianna Bridi (ITA)	Rachele Bruni (ITA)	Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA)

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy (ITA)	3	5	4	12
2	Germany (GER)	3	3	2	8
3	Netherlands (NED)	3	2	0	5
4	Brazil (BRA)	2	3	4	9
5	China (CHN)	2	0	0	2
6	Great Britain (GBR)	1	1	1	3
7	United States (USA)	1	1	0	2
8	Hungary (HUN)	1	0	1	2
9	France (FRA)	0	1	1	2
10	Ecuador (ECU)	0	0	2	2
11	Australia (AUS)	0	0	1	1
Totals (11 entries)		16	16	16	48

Results

The top ten finishers in each event.

Doha

Men[3] Rank Name Time  Ferry Weertman (NED) 1:52:41.6  David Aubry (FRA) 1:52:42.5  Simone Ruffini (ITA) 1:52:42.7 4  Axel Reymond (FRA) 1:52:43.0 5  Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) 1:52:43.1 6  Matteo Furlan (ITA) 1:52:44.0 7  Andreas Waschburger (GER) 1:52:46.8 8  Rob Muffels (GER) 1:52:47.0 9  Logan Fontaine (FRA) 1:52:48.9 10  Yasunari Hirai (JPN) 1:53:07.6

Women[4] Rank Name Time  Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) 2:02:24.4  Leonie Beck (GER) 2:02:25.2  Finnia Wunram (GER) 2:02:26.7 4  Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) 2:02:26.8 5  Martina De Memme (ITA) 2:02:26.9 6  Chelsea Gubecka (AUS) 2:02:28.0 7  Arianna Bridi (ITA) 2:02:28.3 8  Océane Cassignol (FRA) 2:02:30.8 9  Rachele Bruni (ITA) 2:02:31.4 10  Giulia Gabbrielleschi (ITA) 2:02:32.0

Seychelles

Men[5] Rank Name Time  Simone Ruffini (ITA) 1:49:41.9  Jack Burnell (GBR) 1:49:44.0  Rob Muffels (GER) 1:49:46.3 4  Andrea Manzi (ITA) 1:49:46.4  Ferry Weertman (NED) 1:49:46.4 6  Matteo Furlan (ITA) 1:49:47.0 7  Mario Sanzullo (ITA) 1:49:47.1 8  Andreas Waschburger (GER) 1:49:48.3 9  Christian Reichert (GER) 1:49:49.0 10  Marcel Schouten (NED) 1:49:50.5

Women[6] Rank Name Time  Arianna Bridi (ITA) 1:58:32.3  Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) 1:58:32.6  Martina De Memme (ITA) 1:58:33.4 4  Leonie Beck (GER) 1:58:35.5 5  Rachele Bruni (ITA) 1:58:35.6 6  Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) 1:58:36.5 7  Viviane Jungblut (BRA) 1:58:37.0 8  Xin Xin (CHN) 1:58:37.6 9  Giulia Gabbrielleschi (ITA) 1:58:38.0 10  Alice Dearing (GBR) 1:58:38.9

Setúbal

Men[7] Rank Name Time  Kristóf Rasovszky (HUN) 1:55:57.53  Mario Sanzullo (ITA) 1:56:22.33  Jack Burnell (GBR) 1:56:23.22 4  Ferry Weertman (NED) 1:56:29.02 5  Matteo Furlan (ITA) 1:56:38.01 6  Marcel Schouten (NED) 1:56:39.96 7  Pepijn Smits (NED) 1:56:41.46 8  Simone Ruffini (ITA) 1:56:42.00 9  Alberto Martínez Murcia (ESP) 1:56:42.10 10  Nicholas Sloman (AUS) 1:56:42.38

Women[8] Rank Name Time  Haley Anderson (USA) 2:05:18.89  Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) 2:05:20.26  Kareena Lee (AUS) 2:05:22.25 4  Finnia Wunram (GER) 2:05:27.87 5  Rachele Bruni (ITA) 2:05:50.23 6  Leonie Beck (GER) 2:05:50.75 7  Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) 2:05:55.19 8  Angela Maurer (GER) 2:06:04.70 9  Giulia Gabbrielleschi (ITA) 2:06:21.45 10  Chase Travis (USA) 2:06:57.08

Balatonfüred

Men[9] Rank Name Time  Florian Wellbrock (GER) 1:55:40.2  Ferry Weertman (NED) 1:55:57.0  Axel Reymond (FRA) 1:55:59.1 4  Tobias Robinson (GBR) 1:56:01.8 5  Matteo Furlan (ITA) 1:56:02.0 6  Nicholas Sloman (AUS) 1:56:02.5 7  Matan Roditi (ISR) 1:56:03.9 8  Jack Burnell (GBR) 1:56:08.0 9  Esteban Enderica (ECU) 1:56:19.2 10  Simone Ruffini (ITA) 1:56:20.4

Women[10] Rank Name Time  Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) 2:05:53.1  Haley Anderson (USA) 2:05:53.4  Rachele Bruni (ITA) 2:05:54.7 4  Giulia Gabbrielleschi (ITA) 2:05:56.8 5  Kareena Lee (AUS) 2:05:57.0 6  Angélica Maria (POR) 2:06:05.0 7  Finnia Wunram (GER) 2:06:07.3 8  Martina De Memme (ITA) 2:06:08.6 9  Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) 2:06:15.5 10  Samantha Arévalo (ECU) 2:06:16.4

References

1. "FINA/HOSA Marathon Swim World Series 2018". FINA. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
2. "Marathon Swim World Series: a first for Doha". FINA. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
3. "17 Mar 2018 / Doha, Qatar / Men 10km". FINA. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
4. "17 Mar 2018 / Doha, Qatar / Women 10km". FINA. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
5. "20 May 2018 / Seychelles, Seychelles / Men 10km". FINA. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
6. "20 May 2018 / Seychelles, Seychelles / Women 10km". FINA. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
7. "9 Jun 2018 / Setubal, Portugal / Men 10km". FINA. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
8. "9 Jun 2018 / Setubal, Portugal / Women 10km". FINA. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
9. "16 Jun 2018 / Balatonfured, Hungary / Men 10km". FINA. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
10. "16 Jun 2018 / Balatonfured, Hungary / Women 10km". FINA. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

External links

• Official website