Eric Brown obtained the best ranking for Canada at the start of the free water swimming competition on Wednesday at the World Aquatics World Championships in Singapore.
Brown, which represents the Pointe-Claire swimming club, finished 21e Men’s 10 km marathon. His time of 2: 04: 04.6 Place 4: 09.1 behind Florian Wellbrock of Germany, who won the race in Sentosa (Palawan Green).
“In general, I am quite happy with my performance. The conditions were really difficult, it was a long race, a lot of waves and a very hot weather, but in general I am happy, “says Brown.
The swimmers composed with the uncertainty surrounding the temperature and the quality of the water. While the temperature remained below the limit of 31 degrees Celsius, the test of men was delayed by several hours due to the quality of the water, and the test of women was moved to follow that of men after being postponed on Tuesday.
“We had to stay alert with the postponement of the race. It added a little, maybe not stress, but a little confusion to the race. But we followed what was going on and everything was well, “says Brown. “We have prepared well, I’m happy with that. The water temperature was really high, 30.5 degrees, and it was very stormy there, we did not expect that, but it’s ok, I trained for that too. »»
Brown, 22, has improved his 26e Position of the 2022 World Championships in Budapest.
“During the race, I was happy with my performance. I stayed with the leading peloton for the first four laps. I tried to return to the beginning of the fifth round and it took me a lot of energy, so I got off a little at that time. I tried and I am happy with my performance, ”he says.
Meanwhile, Emma Finlin, which represents the Edmonton Keyano swimming club, finished 26e at the 10 km female. The time of 2: 19: 47.8 of the 20 -year Olympic athlete placed 11: 56.5 behind the Australian Moesha Johnson, who won gold.
Free water swimmers will be back in action on Friday (Thursday evening in Canadian time zones) with the 5 km events. The female test is planned for 7:30 a.m., followed by the male event at 10 a.m. (7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. HE Thursday). They will also participate in the 3 km elimination sprint races starting at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Saturday (8 p.m. and 10 p.m. HE Friday).
Complete results: https://www.omegatiming.com/2025/world-aquatics-championships-ows-live-results
