Anna Marcella is a six-time champion of the world aqua marathon circuit

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11/12/2022 9:55 AMupdate in 11/12/2022 10:03 AM

Anna Marcella was crowned being a six-time champion at the FINA (FINA) Aqua Marathon Circuit on Saturday (12). The Brazilian athlete won the silver medal at the Eliat stage in Israel and took the title.

The Olympic gold medalist He completed the 10-kilometre race with a time of 1 hour 56 minutes 23 seconds 60 seconds, just behind Australian Chelsea Jobeka. She finished the race in front of Dutchman Sharon van Rowendal, with whom she shared the circuit leadership before the fourth and final stage.

With the performance, the 30-year-old Bahian added more points than her direct opponent in the table and reached the sixth title in the ring. The result also confirmed that Anna Marcela was at the top of the world rankings.

Thus, she repeated the achievements of 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, and 2021. This season, Ana Marcela has already won two golds (in Portugal and France) and a bronze (in Canada).

In addition, the Brazilian has already crossed the expressive mark in 2022. In June, Ana Marcela Won his fifth title 25 km It became the largest medal in the history of open water events at the World Championships.