The details of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim (6 loops of 1.67 km each) at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games has been announced for the 57 athletes who are scheduled to participate.

Competition Schedule

• August 6th: Practice on Olympic 10K Marathon Swim course on the Seine between 7:30 – 9:30 am with a technical meeting between 10:30 – 11:30 am
• August 7th: Practice on Olympic 10K Marathon Swim course on the Seine between 7:30 – 9:30 am
• August 8th: Women’s Olympic 10K Marathon Swim course on the Seine. Athletes arrive at 5:30 am. First call room open between 5:30 – 6:30 am. 6:00 – 6:45 am warm-up on the Seine. 7:15 – 7:20 am last briefing in final call room. 7:24 – 7:28 am athletes presentation. 7:30 am start. 9:20 – 9:25 am expected first swimmer finish. 9:30 – 9:50 am expected last swimmer arrival. 9:30 – 10:00 am mixed zone interviews. 10:05 – 10:15 Olympic medal ceremony. 10:30 – 11:00 am press conference
• August 9th: Men’s Olympic 10K Marathon Swim course on the Seine
• August 10th: Reserve Day if delayed

Race Course on the Seine

Seine Water Quality

According to the organizers, different projects from different public stakeholders have reduced the bacteriological pollution by 75% in the recent years. With the delivery of final infrastructures, such as the Austerlitz bassin inaugurated this month, the marathon swim and triathlon competitions are expected to take place as planned.

Water quality is being addressed by the City of Paris and Paris 2024, involving multiple stakeholders including Agence Régionale de Santé (Health Regional Agency), Direction Régionale et interdépartementale de l’environnement, de l’aménagement et des transports (Transports, Planning, Environment regional Direction), Préfecture Région Ile-de-France (state authority), Eaux de Paris (laboratory), Méteo France (forecast).

The Eau de Paris laboratory will test and analyze the water quality twice a day during Olympic Games.

Standard monitoring started from June 1st with a daily one-sample monitoring at four different collection spots along the venue. Additional monitoring will start on July 20th, two weeks before the marathon swim competitions. Results will be delivered within 24 hours from the sample collections.

During the Olympics, a Daily Situation Meeting will take place with the various parties involved in the competition. World Aquatics will communicate the outcome of the meetings to the team delegations.

Contingency Options

• If the women’s 10 km race on August 8th is rescheduled, there will be a double session on August 9th with the men’s race held between 7:30 – 10:00 am and the women’s race held between 12:30 – 3:00 pm
• If the men’s 10 km race on August 9th is rescheduled, then the men’s race will be held on August 10th between 7:30 – 10:00 am
• Alternatively, there will be a reserve day held on August 10th for men or on August 10th for both the women’s and men’s races if necessary.

Two Training Venues

Either the Aulnay-sous-bois pool or the Georges Vallerey pool.

Let the Games begin.

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