via www.newsday.com: Spyros Gianniotis of Greece overtook defending champion Thomas Lurz of Germany in the last lap to win the 10-kilometer open water swim at the world championships on Wednesday and qualify for the London Olympics.
GMM: Team USA open water swimmer, Alex Meyer, came in 4th place. Alex is the first American swimmer to make the 2012 Olympic Swimming Team.
2011 FINA World Championship Men's 10k Results
1) GIANNIOTIS, Spyros (Greece) -- winning time 1:54:24.7
2) LURZ, Thomas (Germany) -- 1:54:27.2
3) BOLSHAKOV Sergey (Russia) -- 1:54:31.8
4) MEYER Alex (USA) -- 1:54:33.1
5) HURST Ky
6) HERVAS JODAR Francisco Jose
7) RYCKEMAN Brian
8) SAUVAGE Julien
9) DYATCHIN Vladimir
10) WASCHBURGER Andreas
(NOTE: Top 10 finishers above will be going to the London 2012 Olympics.)
USA Swimming has great behind the scenes coverage of their National Team. On the eve of the pool competition several share their best World Championship memories:
2011 World Championship pool competition begins July 24th, runs through July 31st.
BREAKING NEWS VIA "ESPN" (12 minute ago): FROM SHANGHAI -- Olympic champion Cesar Cielo is expected to find out by Friday whether he will be banned from swimming, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport held a special six-hour hearing Wednesday into the Brazilian's doping case.
USA NATIONAL TEAM ALUMNI - INSIDER INFO: Are you coming to the Palo Alto Alumni Reception, August 6th, during the 2011 ConocoPhillips National Championships? If so, please contact me at mel@goldmedalmel.com.
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