Poliana Okimoto Rolls On But Grimsey Upsets Lurz

Thomas Lurz finally lost a FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup race this year when Trent Grimsey of Australia surprisingly and comfortably beat him on the final 10K race of the pro circuit where 40 men and 35 women took to the waters in Hamriyah Beach in Ajman.

Today was obviously Trent's day.

With the number 1 on his shoulders and hands as his race number, Trent said, "My coach said you have to live up to your starting number. I looked back on the fifth lap and I saw no one. I knew I was going to win it from there. I never expected to win this comfortably and hopefully I can keep it up."

Lurz, 25 meters behind Trent, finished ahead of Russia's Evgeny Drattsev who got third. "I am the world 5K and 10K champion and, yes, maybe I would have liked to win here. But I saw [Trent] leading and I didn't want to push it unnecessarily because the conditions were tough and I didn't want the others to overtake me in the end. So I'm happy with this second place. But, I have won the overall championship, so this makes it a bit tougher because I must defend the title now."

But unlike her male counterpart, Poliana Okimoto left nothing to chance, finishing nearly 10 meters ahead of Russia's Larisa Ilchenko with Germany's Angela Maurer in third a few strokes behind.

Photo of the top women going around the turn buoy by Oliver Clarke of the Gulf News

Men's Final Results:

1. Trent Grimsey (AUS) 1:48:17.25
2. Thomas Lurz (GER) 1:49:15.56
3. Evgeny Drattsev (RUS) 1:49:17.68
4. Rhys Mainstone (AUS) 1:49:18.00
5. Daniil Serebrennkov (RUS) 1:49:21.46
6. Bertrand Venturi (FRA) 1:49:23.45
7. Thomas Allen GBR 1:49:24.32
8. Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS) 1:49:25.10
9. Allan Do Carmo (BRA) 1:49:25.11
10. Chad Ho (RSA) 1:49:26.46
11. Artem Podyakov (RUS) 1:49:27.78
12. Andreas Waschburger (GER) 1:49:28.78
13. Sergiy Fesenko (AZE) 1:49:29.30
14. Kostiantyn Ukradyga (UKR) 1:49:31.68
15. Sebastien Fraysse (FRA) 1:49:33.35
16. Christian Reichert (GER) 1:49:38.97
17. Igor Snitko (UKR) 1:49:41.00
18. Daniel Fogg (GBR) 1:50:00.56
19. Gabriel Villagoiz (ARG) 1:50:32.78
20. Igor Chervynskiy (UKR) 1:50:34.31
21. Phillip Ryan (NZL) 1:50:46.65
22. Julien Codevelle (FRA) 1:50:59.23
23. Damien Blaum (ARG) 1:51:07.36
24. Joanes Hedel (FRA) 1:51:13.41
25. Arseniy Lavrentyev (POR) 1:51:55.35
26. Saleh Mohammed (SYR) 1:53:01.00
27. Petar Stoychev (BUL) 1:53:20.10
28. Rok Kerin (SLO) 1:53:28.05
29. Jan Wolfgarten (GER) 1:54:35.10
30. Barton Wells (USA) 2:00:39.65
31. Wasim Zwizer (SYR) 2:02:39.45
32. Marin Milan (CRO) 2:04:08.78
33. Mihaels Sudakovs (LAT) 2:06:43.69

Women's Final Results

1. Poliana Okimoto (BRA) 1:58:17.56
2. Larisa IIchenko (RUS) 1:58:28.77
3. Angela Maurer (GER) 1:58:30.65
4. Linsy Heister (NED) 1:58:31.00
5. Karla Sitic (CRO) 1:58:33.26
6. Swann Oberson (SUI) 1:58:34.65
7. Britta Kamrau (GER) 1:58:35.12
8. Anna Uvarova (RUS) 1:58:36.03
9. Kate Brookes-Peterson (AUS) 1:58:37.78
10. Kseniya Popova (RUS) 1:58:38.78
11. Olga Beresnyeva (UKR) 1:58:39.45
12. Nadine Reichert nee Pastor (GER) 1:58:40.68
13. Ophelie Aspord (FRA) 1:58:43.12
14. Inha Kotsur (AZE) 1:58:46.87
15. Eleanor Faulkner (GBR) 1:58:53.16
16. Kayleigh Dawson (GBR) 1:58:56.78
17. Melissa Benson (AUS) 1:58:58.78
18. Natalya Pankina (RUS) 1:58:59.32
19. Anastasia Zidkova (AZE) 1:59:00.96
20. Jaana Ehmcke (GER) 1:59:01.78
21. Heidi George (USA) 1:59:05.09
22. Celia Barrot (FRA) 1:59:30.79
23. Esther Nunez Morera (ESP) 1:59:59.23
24. Isabell Donath (GER) 2:00:05.79
25. Coralie Codevelle (FRA) 2:01:13.99
26. Aurelie Muller (FRA) 2:02:26.79
27. Natalie Du Toit (RSA) 2:06:08.19