Tuesday saw a practice session for the event cancelled after negative testing Paris have spent over £1.2billion on upgrading ...

A test run meant to allow Olympic athletes to familiarize themselves with the marathon swimming course in the Seine River was canceled Tuesday over concerns about water quality in the Paris waterway.

The event was introduced at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and is sometimes referred to as the "marathon swim" or "the 10k." Twenty-two competitors will swim in the event. There are no lanes, and physical ...

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Paris 2024 Olympics - Marathon Swimming - Women's 10km - Alexander III Bridge, Paris, France - August 08, 2024. The river Seine and the Alexander III Bridge are pictured ahead of the race. REUTERS ...

Preparation is everything, also before the last competition on 18 March in Fremantle WA, prior to the 25 kilometre swim to Rottnest Island. Austrian Michael Pranckl has just become the first ...

Paris 2024 Olympics - Marathon Swimming - Men's 10km - Alexander III Bridge, Paris, France - August 09, 2024. Kristof Rasovszky of Hungary celebrates after winning gold with silver medallist ...

According to Variety, the acclaimed animated series is preparing to launch a marathon on Adult Swim in order to celebrate the occasion. Episodes from every season of the show will air this month ...

With a few exceptions, swimming in the Seine has been prohibited since 1923 because the water has been too toxic. Paris undertook ambitious plan, including 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in ...