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Similar to the 2020 program format, swimming featured a total of 37 events (18 each for men and women and 1 mixed event), including two 10 km open-water marathons. The following events were contested (all pool events are long-course, and distances are in meters unless stated): Freestyle: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, and 1500; Backstroke: 100 and 200;
Starting in 2008, both men and women compete in 10 km open water marathon swim events. The mixed 4 × 100 metres medley relay (2 women and 2 men) was added to the programme in the 2020 Olympic Games .
The USA Olympic Swimming Trials are being held at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis from June 15-23. Top performers from this week will compete in the Paris Olympics from July 27-Aug. 4.
Open water swimming is a swimming discipline which takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, lakes, and rivers. Competitive open water swimming is governed by the International Swimming Federation, World Aquatics (formerly known as FINA), except when it is part of multi-sport events , which are governed by the World Triathlon .
Swimming and schooling. Denigan began open-water swimming more than a decade ago at the age of 10, back when the longest race distance was just 1 kilometer. She won the first open-water race in ...
Swimming at the 2020 Olympics featured a total of 37 events (18 each for men and women and 1 mixed event), including two 10 km open-water marathons. This was a slight increase from the 34 events contested in the previous Olympic Games. The following events were contested (all pool events are long course, and distances are in meters unless stated):
The IOC moved next year’s Tokyo Olympic marathons and race walks out of the Japanese capital to avoid the stifling heat and humidity. Now some swimmers and an 11,000-member coaching body are ...
Interior view of the Olympic Aquatics Stadium, the temporary venue used for swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Similar to the program's format in 2012, swimming features a total of 34 events (17 each for men and women), including two 10 km open-water marathons. The following events were contested (all pool events are long course, and ...