Open Water swimmers show promise
The men’s 10km Open Water race at the European Championships saw three British athletes race for glory.
The British Open Water Team, powered by British Gas, entered David Davies, Daniel Fogg and Richard Charlesworth into the 10km race and they were pitted against 2009 World Champion Thomas Lurz.
Olympic silver medallist Davies, who was making his return to Open Water swimming, led for most of the race but found that the final 2km was too much and he fell back into the pack of swimmers. World Championship swimmer Fogg swam a promising race and finished in 11th place with a time of 1:54:40.2.
Charlesworth finished in 27th place in 1:56:33.2 and Davies finished his race in a time of 1:58.21.4 in 30th place.
Team Leader Mark Perry commented: “The race was a tough one in a quality field and for us we can take many positives from these results. For Dave to return to action and lead for 8km is very positive. Although he hit a wall, we know where he is now and where he needs to be to gain success.
“The sport is still relatively new in terms of top level competition and there is still a lot for our athletes to learn but each time we come away having built our knowledge a bit further.”
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