2023 FINA Open Water Tour

The 2023 FINA Open Water Tour, also called 2023 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup, started on 8 May 2023 in Egypt for the first leg and is scheduled to end in Eilat, Israel on 2 December 2023 for the fifth and final leg. It is the 17th edition of the FINA-sanctioned FINA Marathon Swim World Series.[1][2][3]

2023 FINA Open Water Tour
Date8 May – 2 December 2023

For this 17th edition of the series, FINA implemented a name change from the previous edition, introducing the name FINA Open Water Tour in place of the former name FINA Marathon Swim World Series.[4] On 19 March 2023, World Aquatics introduced a second name for the event, 2023 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup.[3] On 5 April 2023, World Aquatics announced its bans on Russian and Belarusian athletes from 2022, not allowing them to compete at World Aquatics events, was in effect indefinitely, meaning they were banned from competing at the Open Water Tour.[5]

Calendar

The calendar for the 2023 Tour was originally scheduled in November 2022 by FINA to include six legs.[1] On 19 March 2023, World Aquatics announced a modified schedule adding a leg in Egypt and removing the legs in Taiwan and Hong Kong from the 2023 tour without explanation.[3] The first leg of the tour is part of the multi-sport (open water swimming, water polo, artistic swimming) Egypt Aquatics Festival, which is the successor to the first FINA Aquatics Festival edition (the Abu Dhabi Aquatics Festival, held in 2021).[6]

LegDatesLocation
1[a]8–9 MayEgypt Soma Bay, Red Sea, Egypt[7]
220–21 MayItaly Golfo Aranci, Sardinia, Italy[8]
327–28 MayPortugal Albarquel, Setúbal, Portugal[9]
45–6 AugustFrance Seine, Paris, France
n/a[b]28–29 OctoberTaiwan Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan
n/a[b]4–5 NovemberHong Kong Hong Kong
51–2 DecemberIsrael Gulf of Eilat, Eilat, Israel
a Part of the Egypt Aquatics Festival.
b Leg cancelled by World Aquatics without explanation.

Medal summary

Men 10 km
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Egypt[10]  Florian Wellbrock (GER)1:52:53.20  Marc-Antoine Olivier (FRA)1:52:53.30  Logan Fontaine (FRA)1:52:55.00
Sardinia[11]  Kristóf Rasovszky (HUN)1:47:17.60  Domenico Acerenza (ITA)1:47:20.10  Oliver Klemet (GER)1:47:20.50
Setúbal[9][12]  Andrea Manzi (ITA)1:52:37.10  Marcello Guidi (ITA)1:52:41.70  Dávid Betlehem (HUN)1:53:12.10
Paris
Eilat

Women 10 km
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Egypt[10]  Leonie Beck (GER)2:04:04.60  Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED)2:04:07.30  Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA)2:04:11.00
Sardinia[13]  Leonie Beck (GER)1:56:17.40  Ginevra Taddeucci (ITA)1:56:18.60  Giulia Gabbrielleschi (ITA)1:56:20.50
Setúbal[9][12]  Caroline Jouisse (FRA)2:01:12.10  Arianna Bridi (ITA)
 Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED)		2:01:13.00 none awarded
Paris
Eilat

Mixed 4×1500 m relay
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Egypt[14]  Germany1:02:50.10  France1:03:48.50  Egypt1:08:45.60
Sardinia[15]  Germany1:04:57.70  Italy1:04:58.60  France1:05:30.00
Setúbal[16]  Hungary1:24:13.10  Italy1:25:32.60  France1:27:55.00
Paris
Eilat

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany (GER)5016
2 Hungary (HUN)2013
3 Italy (ITA)1618
4 France (FRA)1236
5 Netherlands (NED)0202
6 Brazil (BRA)0011
 Egypt (EGY)0011
Totals (7 entries)910827

References
  1. Koos, Torin (17 November 2022). "FINA Open Water Tour 2023 calendar released". FINA. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. De George, Matthew (17 November 2022). "FINA Open Water Tour 2023 Announces Six Stops in 17th Season". Swimming World. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  3. "What's coming during the Open Water Swimming World Cup in 2023". World Aquatics. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  4. "2023 Fina Open Water Tour to begin in Europe". LEN. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  5. "PRESS RELEASE | World Aquatics Bureau meets, discusses the status of athletes from Russia and Belarus". World Aquatics. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  6. Koos, Torin (21 February 2023). "World Aquatics reveals exciting Egypt Aquatics Festival for May 2023". World Aquatics. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  7. "Nel fine settimana inizia la OW Swimming World Cup 2023, in attesa della tappa italiana di Golfo Aranci" (in Italian). nuoto.com. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  8. "Nuoto acque libere, 10 km Golfo Aranci: vince Rasovszky, 2° Acerenza, 6° Paltrinieri" (in Italian). Sky Sport. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  9. "Nyílt vízi úszás: Betlehem vk-bronzérmes, Fábián Bettináé a vb-kvóta" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  10. "Open Water World Cup 2023. Somabay (Meet 1). Vincono I tedeschi Leonie Beck e Florian Wellbrock" (in Italian). nuoto.com. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  11. Arcobelli, Stefanó (20 May 2023). "Lo show della 10 km a Golfo Aranci: vince Rasovszky su Acerenza, Guidi quarto e Greg sesto. Donne: trionfo Beck su Taddeucci e Gabbrielleschi" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  12. "Coppa del Mondo: doppietta Manzi-Guidi a Setubal, Bridi sul podio femminile" (in Italian). Italian National Olympic Committee. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  13. Tiseo, Giandomenico (20 May 2023). "Nuoto di fondo, Ginevra Teddeucci e Giulia Gabbrielleschi sul podio nella 10 km a Golfo Aranci. Beck vittoriosa" (in Italian). OA Sport. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  14. "Open Water World Cup 2023. Somabay (Meet 1). La Germania vince anche la staffetta. En plein di ori" (in Italian). nuoto.com. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  15. Pérez, Marta (21 May 2023). "El relevo español, quinto en Golfo Aranci" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  16. Albuquerque, Nuno (28 May 2023). "Caroline Jouisse e Andrea Manzi vencem Taça do Mundo em Setúbal" (in Portuguese). swimchannel.net. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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