Open water swimming's poster girl Keri-Anne Payne made history when she took silver in the very first Olympic 10K marathon swim in Beijing. A year later she followed this feat with gold at the 2009 World Championships.A true water baby, Keri-Anne

Keri-Anne Payne's name is synonymous with open-water swimming. She won silver in the gruelling 10km marathon swim at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games, when open-water made its Olympic debut.With London 2012 quickly approaching, Keri-Anne is predicted

Open-water can seem daunting for even the most experienced swimmers. So an open-water masterclass with one of the best in the business, World Champion and Olympic silver medalist Keri-Anne Payne, was snapped up by a group of keen triathletes

Keri-Anne Payne is great and I hope she picks up the gold this afternoon in the 10km open water swim, but does anyone know why the BBC and organisers LOGOC call it a '10km swimming marathon'? Yes it is a phenomenally long distance to swim between

the crowds in races.Sean is an open water specialist who coached Team GB swimmers Keri-Anne Payne and Cassie Patten to Olympic success in Beijing. With years of coaching experience at the highest level in swimming, he's the perfect person to tackle your open

, Harriet Harman, said it was wrong there were no women included. "The BBC should be celebrating our great sportswomen. There are so many who could have been on the shortlist – like Jessica Ennis, Chrissie Wellington, Rebecca Adlington, Keri-Anne Payne

havent done any open water. I do love watching it and going though. My best friend Keri-anne payne does them and love watching her race. I think the best bit of advice would be to make sure you have your suit ready and good hat and goggles so you dont