Day: May 25, 2024

It was like the whole men’s race at WTCS Cagliari was a countdown to something special. A delayed start due to weather built the anticipation as another showdown between Alex Yee and Hayden Wilde brewed. A year ago the two men were separated by seconds after a back-and-forth fight on the run but today’s race conspired to make this edition the closest yet. In the opening stages, it seemed Morgan Pearson was primed to play spoiler to the Yee-Wilde narrative. The victor at WTCS Yokohama navigated the waves the best…

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The 2024 season has already taken a decidedly French hue. Amid a barnstorming race that was only settled in the final moments, Cassandre Beaugrand powered to the gold medal. Not only was it a second win from two for the French women in this season’s WTCS, it marked Beaugrand’s first ever Olympic distance win in the Series. Looking ahead to the home Paris Olympics, Beaugrand and the French team could hardly face a more promising position. Maya Kingma was the top swimmer and emerged from the sea in a time…

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