Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Debate Courtesy of WOWSA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With less than 2 years before the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, there is an internal debate regarding the recommendations of the local Brazilian Olympic Organizing Committee and FINA as to when and how the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim will be conducted. The debate continues. Currently,
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
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Stephanie Peacock, one of America’s top distance freestylers, is shifting gears and going in reverse. The NCAA champion graduated from the University of North Carolina and is participating in the King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this weekend. This will be her
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. "So far, so good." That is the general global consensus of how the world's sporting community and the International Olympic Committee views the two successful Olympic 10K Marathon Swims to date. After two flat-water loop courses at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games (Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park) and
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Team Brazil was very impressive in Chun'an, China at last weekend's second-to-last stop on the 2014 FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup. Of the 93 swimmers (48 men and 45 women), the Brazilians stood out like they want to at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games on Copacobana Beach. Not only did Allan do Carmo
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Stephen Wade of Associated Press wrote an article that was reported by ABC News...that continues to imply that the conditions in Rio de Janeiro for marathon swimmers and triathletes are dangerously dirty and unsafe for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Wade reports on the obviously polluted conditions of
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Guanabara Bay is not Copacabana Beach. We find it unfortunate that there are some people in the aquatics world who believe that media reports (e.g., see AP report here) imply or infer that the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim either will be cancelled or should be moved from Rio de Janeiro to other locations. We
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Outside Magazine published an article called Rio Olympics Probably Doomed. The article by K. Annabelle Smith states, "John Coates, vice president of the International Olympic Committee, called Rio's preparations for the 2016 games "the worst" he's seen yet...At an Olympics forum in Sydney, Australia, Coates
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Now that the qualification procedures and events have been formally decided by the International Olympic Committee (see here), we ponder the following questions: Course: 1. Will the course be 4 loops or 6 loops in the Atlantic Ocean course off the shores of Copacabana Beach? 2. Will the conditions of
The next Olympic 10km Marathon Swim at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games could showcase the world's finest distance freestylers in front of 500,000 spectators on Copacabana Beach. The swimmers could include: * Sun Yang, China's 400m and 1500m Olympic champion * Ryan Cochrane, Canada's 1500m silver medalist * Katie Ledecky, America's 800m Olympic champion All
