Day: April 26, 2024

The South American Championships kicked off yesterday in La Guaira, Venezuela, with the Junior races opening the event. Defending her title from last year, Dominga Elena Jacome Espinoza claimed a massive victory with a winning margin of almost 4 minutes. She produced the fastest swim of the field in 10:47 and only her teammate Sol Ottenhsimer Schreiber (10:48) was able to stick within 30 seconds of her. From there, Jacome did not look back. She ripped a bike split of 31:11; for context, the next quickest split was a 33:38.…

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After tasting World Cup success last weekend, two of the women’s medallists from Wollongong will be looking to make the podium again in Chengdu on Monday. Tilda Månsson is coming off a win in Wollongong, the third of her young career. Similarly, Maria Carolina Velasquez Soto earned silver on the Australian coast and will aim to win consecutive World Cup medals for the first time in her career. Given their performance levels less than a week ago, both should be counted as podium contenders in China. At the same time,…

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