What To Expect In Rio’s 2016 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After watching Guillermo Bertola, Damián Blaum, Thomas Lurz and Chip Peterson race against local favorite Allan do Carmo in the 4 km ocean race at the King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) today, Professor Ricardo Ratto talked a little bit about the 2007 Pan American Games and the 2016 Rio Olympic Games 10 km marathon swimming courses:
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