2016 Rio Olympic Games Archives – World Open Water Swimming Association

The Challenges And Opportunities At The 2016 Rio Olympic Games
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Steven Munatones 12/13/2014 No Comment

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim will start in the morning hours (10'ish) at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee has plans to start the pool swimming competition at 10 pm. With the finals, post-race warm-downs, medal ceremonies and press conferences starting so late in order

Up To A Million Eyes On The Water
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Steven Munatones 12/28/2013 No Comment

Yasunari Hirai of Japan (left), Xavier Desharnais of Canada (middle) and Samuel de Bona of Brazil (right) may be swimming again come 2016 if they qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games marathon swim. As the excitement builds, locals are estimating that the spectators on Copacabana Beach may be north of 300,000 people and possibly as high as 500,000