Open Water Swimming

Open water swimmers competing for the first place
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Open Water Swimming

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Laguna Bujama
KM. 90 PANAMERICANA SUR - CLUB BUJAMA LACUS
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Swimmer at the end of an open water swimming competition.
Sport review

In this event, swimmers have to finish a 10-kilometer course freestyle. The competition will be held in a lagoon in Lima 2019. Swimmers will have to complete eight laps of the circuit to complete the official distance. The United States leads the medal table with four gold medals. The competition will be held at Laguna Bujama, located south of Lima.
 

Keywords
Buoy: A float anchored that denotes the course the swimmers must follow.
Feeding station: A boat or structure used by coaches to provide athletes with water.
Lead boat (escort boat): A boat that leads the lead pack of swimmers on a race course.
Sighting: A technique used by competitors where they lift their eyes out of the water as they swim in order to navigate.

History

This is a sport that challenges the athletes’ body and mind. It’s a fight against the sea and the distance. It has been part of the Pan American Games sports program since the 15th edition in Rio de Janeiro 2007.

Swimmer at the end of an open water swimming competition.

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The argentinian Cecilia Biagioli and the brazilians Ana Marcela Soares and Viviane Eichelberg posing with their medals after the 10 km Open Water Final at Laguna Bujama
Ana Marcela Soares from Brazil posing with her gold medal after the 10 km Open Water Final held at Laguna Bujama
: Cecilia Biagioli from Argentina posing with her silver medal after the 10 km open water final held at Laguna Bujama
Viviane Eichelberg from Brazil posing with her bronze medal after the 10 km open water final held at Laguna Bujama
Kathryn Campbell from USA competing in the 10 km open water final held at Laguna Bujama
Cecilia Biagioli showcasing her talent in the 10 km Open Water final held at Laguna Bujama
A swimmer moving through the water in the 10 km open water final held at Laguna Bujama
Maria Bramont from Peru competing against a Brazilian swimmer in the 10 km Open Water Final held at Laguna Bujama
: Cecilia Biagioli from Argentina posing with her silver medal after the 10 km open water final held at Laguna Bujama
Viviane Eichelberg from Brazil posing with her bronze medal after the 10 km open water final held at Laguna Bujama
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Laguna Bujama
KM. 90 PANAMERICANA SUR - CLUB BUJAMA LACUS
Capacity 300
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