What Is The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Course In Rio?
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. With 110 days left to the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Copacabana Beach at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, we wonder when the official race course will be announced.
While the course shown above was used at the 2015 marathon swim test event held by the Rio Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the final course is not yet publicly available. In the test event, there was 5 key turning points (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5 in the graphic above) and a finish chute and finish pontoon nearest the beach (P in the graphic above).
We wonder when the final course will be announced and why is it taking so long?
In one of the world’s most iconic beachfronts that has a long and rich experience among local organizers in hosting all kinds of open water swims, the course should be determined already and publicly made available.
Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
Latest posts by Steven Munatones (see all)
