The world’s fastest distance freestylers who have entered the both the 800m freestyle and the 1500m freestyle in the pool as well as the 10 km marathon swim in the Seine started their triple race scheduled today at La Défense Arena Pool in the 800m freestyle at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
While Guilherme Costa of Brazil swam to fifth in the 400m freestyle yesterday, he joined Florian Wellbrock of Germany, Daniel Wiffen of Ireland, Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy, Henrik Christiansen of Norway, Ahmed Jaouadi of Tunisia who also competed in the 800 meters.
Before these men get to the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim to be held in the River Seine on August 9th, they need to get through the 800m and 1500m preliminary heats and finals.
Wiffen looked strong and controlled, qualifying first with Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy qualifying third. Shockingly, Florian Welbrock of Germany swam a 7:44.59 for 12th place and will not compete for medals in the 800. Neither will the other open water swimmers in the race 13th place Felix Auboeck (Austria) in 7:48.49, 17th place Mykhalio Romanchuk (Ukraine) in 7:49.75, 20th place Guilherme Costa (Brazil) in 7:54.41, and 25th place Henrik Christiansen (Norway) in 8:00.55.
Qualifiers for the 800m Freestyle Finals
- Daniel Wiffen (IRL) 7:41.53
- Ahmed Jaquadi (TUN) 7:42.07
- Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) 7:42.48
- Elijah Winnington (AUS) 7:42.86
- Bobby Finke (USA) 7:43.00
- Sven Schwarz (GER) 7:43.67
- Lucade Tullio (ITA) 7:44.07
- David Aubry (FRA) 7:44.59 3.06 Q
2024 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Male Finalists on August 9th
- Kyle Lee, Australia
- Nick Sloman, Australia
- Felix Auboeck, Austria
- Jan Hercog, Austria
- Guilherme Costa, Brazil
- Martin Straka, Czech Republic
- David Andres Farinango Berru, Ecuador
- Carlos Garach Benito, Spain
- Logan Fontaine, France
- Marc-Antoine Olivier, France
- Hector Pardoe, Great Britain
- Tobias Patrick Robinson, Great Britain
- Oliver Klemet, Germany
- Florian Wellbrock, Germany
- Athanasios Charalampos Kynigakis, Greece
- David Betlehem, Hungary
- Kristóf Rasovszky, Hungary
- Daniel Wiffen, Ireland
- Matan Roditi, Israel
- Domenico Acerenza, Italy
- Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italy
- Taishin Minamide, Japan
- Woomin Kim, South Korea
- Paulo Strehlke Delgado, Mexico
- Phillip Seidler, Namibia
- Henrik Christiansen, Norway
- Piotr Wozniak, Poland
- Victor Johansson, Sweden
- Ahmed Jaouadi, Tunisia
- Emir Batur Albayrak, Turkey
- Kuzey Tuncelli, Turkey
- David Johnston, USA
- Ivan Puskovitch, USA
The Race
33 men from 24 countries will compete in the 10 km marathon swim on August 9th starting at the Pont Alexandre III bridge where the course will be 6 loops of 1.67 km around a 10 km rectangular course in the Seine.
Additional Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Commentary and Articles
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- Speed and Strategy on the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Course in the Fast-flowing Seine
- What Is The Ambiance of the Paris Olympics?
- Catherine Kase On Preparing For and Coaching at the Olympics
- Growth of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Paris: Pool Specialists versus Open Water Specialists
- Breaking News: Details of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Paris
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- 10 Days in Paris: The Swimming Life of Olympian Katie Grimes
- What Would You Do: Protest or Compete in the Seine at the Paris Olympics?
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- Woomin Kim and Guilherme Costa Throw Down Some Fast Freestyling in Paris. Will Their Speed, Stamina Be a Factor in the Seine?
- Triathlon Postponed Raises Question of Location of Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
Race Course on the Seine
For more information on the Olympic marathon swim from the IOC, visit here.
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