The 2016 Rio Olympic Games will be held from August 5-21, although the date and time of the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim has not yet been announced by the International Olympic Committee. The first Olympic 10km Marathon Swam was held in warm-water conditions (27ºC / 82ºF) in a well-marked rowing basin outside of Beijing where the water was flat and the
With less than four years to go before the next Olympic 10K Marathon Swim, the Brazilian hosts of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games are fine-tuning their plans for an outstanding marathon swim on Copacabana Beach. The expectations are high after the British showcased the sport in Hyde Park. And it appears the Brazilians are up to the task. The venue at
On August 9th, Keri-Anne Payne and 24 other Olympians will race 6 loops around the Serpentine. The next day, Thomas Lurz, Spyros Gianniotis and Ous Mellouli will race each other and 22 other men to stand on the Olympic podium. These two 10 km races will be broadcast to a global television audience. In many countries, the races will be simultaneously
