Marathon Swimming Held at Olympics But Concerns About Seine Water Safety Remain

Leading up to the women’s swimming marathon, dry, sunny days helped to keep the water at safe enough levels to hold the ...

Olympics-Swimming-Swedish swimmer pulls out of Olympic marathon in Seine over health concerns

Swedish marathon swimmer Victor Johansson has pulled out of the Olympic men's 10km event scheduled for Friday citing concerns about the water quality of the Seine river, Swedish newspaper Dagens ...
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Brazil’s Cunha wins women’s Olympic marathon swimming

TOKYO (AP)Dodging leaping fish in Tokyo Bay and pressure on the lead, Ana Marcela Cunha kept her cool and finally won at the Olympics on her third try. The Brazilian claimed the women’s 10-kilometer ...

OLYMPICS/ Swimmers struggled with Tokyo Bay’s heat, not its smell

After attracting international attention over athletes complaining that Tokyo Bay smelled like “a toilet,” it turned out to ...
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Quick Guide to Olympic Marathon Swimming

Everything you need to know about Olympic Marathon Swimming. A 10km race in open-water, this is another adventure sport. It entered the Olympic Games at Beijing 2008.
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Sharon van Rouwendaal retires as Olympic open-water swimming icon

Sharon van Rouwendaal, the only person to win two Olympic open-water swimming gold medals, announced her retirement in a 16-page, three-language social media post. “The truth is: elite sport requires ...