Ep 16 - Cancun World Cup Preview w/ Alice Dearing

From Black Line Fever · 00:18:41

Show by Will Rollo

The World Cup season begins somewhere new, and for the first time ever, it begins in November. Cancún, Mexico, hosts the opening stop of the 2026-27 World Aquatics Open Water World Cup, launching an Olympic qualifying year that runs all the way to Budapest 2027, with 50,000 US dollars waiting for the overall champion.On this episode of Black Line Fever, Alice Dearing and I preview the opener: warm, non-wetsuit Caribbean racing, the fields that have made the trip, and the storylines that will shape the season ahead.From Florian Wellbrock chasing the one title that has eluded him to Moesha Johnson’s bid for back-to-back series glory, we break down who is in form, who has stayed home and why, and what a November start really tells us with four months until the next stop.In This Episode:🏊‍♂️ Men’s 10km: Wellbrock hunts a first series title against three of the last four world champions in Betlehem, Olivier and Fontaine, with a stacked Italian pack behind them.🏊‍♀️ Women’s 10km: Johnson headlines and chases history, with Taddeucci, Lea Boy and Ichika Kajimoto all in the mix.🌊 Warm Water, New Tactics: non-wetsuit Caribbean racing, the opening sprint lap and backing up for the knockout.🇲🇽 Home Hero: Paulo Strehlke Delgado carries a nation into the water in Cancún.💰 What’s at Stake: 50,000 dollars, an Olympic qualifying season and the first points on the board toward Budapest 2027.🥇 Podium Picks: our completely unprompted predictions for both races.🎧 Tune in for sharp analysis, broadcast insight and a full look at how the 2026-27 World Aquatics Open Water World Cup kicks off in Cancún.Subscribe to Black Line Fever for all the open water storylines that matter and the voices that bring them to life.

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