28 men lined up on the starting pontoon – 4 swimmers did not line up to the start of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
After a tough, challenging, dynamic race, 20-year-old Dávid Bethlehem made a strong move on the fifth of six 1.67 laps in the Seine and moved closed to his leading Hungarian teammate and eventual gold medalist, Kristóf Rasovszky.
Betlehem was always in the hunt, trailing at the edges of the lead pack.
His pace was solid throughout with his lap split times of 11:40.7, 11:32.7, 11:41.7, 11:52.2, 11:40.0, and the final slightly longer lap of 12:09.7. But it was on the last two laps where he proved himself to be an Olympic medalist, outsprinting Domenico Acerenza of Italy by 0.6 seconds to capture bronze. The last key turns of the final lap 6 are shown below:
| Lap 0.5 – 0.8 km position, cumulative time, time behind leader, split time | 7th | 5:32.2 | +3.0 | 5:32.2 |
| Lap 1 – 1.5 km | 9th | 17:12.9 | +8.9 | 11:40.7 |
| Lap 1.5 – 2.5 km | 6th | 24:09.8 | +6.7 | 6:56.9 |
| Lap 2 – 3.2 km | 8th | 35:42.5 | +11.8 | 11:32.7 |
| Lap 2.5 – 4.2 km | 6th | 42:34.5 | +4.2 | 6:52.0 |
| Lap 3 – 4.9 km | 5th | 54:16.2 | +7.3 | 11:41.7 |
| Lap 3.5 – 5.9 km | 8th | 1:01:21.0 | +9.4 | 7:04.8 |
| Lap 4 – 6.6km | 6th | 1:13:13.2 | +10.8 | 11:52.2 |
| Lap 4.5 – 7.6km | 6th | 1:20:13.4 | +8.3 | 7:00.2 |
| Lap 5 – 8.3km | 4th | 1:31:53.4 | +6.8 | 11:40.0 |
| Lap 5.5 – 9.2km | 5th | 1:38:59.3 | +10.0 | 7:05.9 |
| Finish | 3rd | 1:51:09.0 | +16.3 | 12:09.7 |
His training culminated in a 4th place finish in the 1500m freestyle and a bronze in 10 km marathon swim.
Recent Swimming Highlights
- August 9th 2024: Bronze medal, Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in 1 hour 51 minutes 9.0 seconds, 2024 Paris Olympic Games
- August 4th 2024: 4th place, Olympic 1500m freestyle in 14:40.91, 2024 Paris Olympic Games
- May 25th 2024: Bronze medal, 4x1500m mixed relay in 50:06.80, 2024 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup
- May 24th 2024: 4th place, 10 km marathon swim in 1:50:04.80, 2024 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup
- April 4th 2024: 3rd place, 800m freestyle in 7:59.45, 2024 Hungarian Championships
- April 11th 2024: 5th place, 200m freestyle in 1:49.89, 2024 Hungarian Championships
- April 10th 2024: 1st place, 400m freestyle in 3:49.00, 2024 Hungarian Championships
- April 9th 2024: 1st place, 1500m freestyle in 14:54.12, 2024 Hungarian Championships
- March 23rd 2024: 5th place, 10 km marathon swim in 1:55:31.60, 2024 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup
- February 18th 2024: 4th place, 1500m freestyle in 14:46.44, 2024 World Aquatics Championships
- February 13th 2024: 9th place, 800m freestyle in 7:48.06, 2024 World Aquatics Championships
- February 8th 2024: Bronze medal, 4x1500m mixed relay in 1:04:06.80, 2024 World Aquatics Championships
- February 7th 2024: 6th place, 5 km open water swim in 51:34.80, 2024 World Aquatics Championships
- February 4th 2024: 6th place, 10 km marathon swim in 1:48:29.90, 2024 World Aquatics Championships
- December 13th 2023: 3rd place, 1500m freestyle in 15:15.52, Gyor Open
- December 3rd 2023: DQ, 4x1500m mixed relay, 2023 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup
- December 2nd 2023: 5th place, 10 km marathon swim in 1:45:16.40, 2023 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup
Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Men’s Results
- Kristóf Rasovszky, Hungary 1:50:52.7
- Oliver Klemet, Germany 1:50:54.8
- Dávid Betlehem, Hungary 1:51:09.0
- Domenico Acerenza, Italy 1:51:09.6
- Logan Fontaine, France 1:51:47.9
- Hector Pardoe, Great Britain 1:51:50.8
- Marc-Antoine Olivier, France 1:51:50.9
- Florian Wellbrock, Germany 1:51:54.4
- Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italy 1:51:58.0
- Athanasios Charalampos Kynigakis, Greece 1:52:37.2
- Nick Sloman, Australia 1:56:24.4
- Paulo Strehlke Delgado, Mexico 1:56:28.4
- Kyle Lee, Australia 1:56:42.5
- Tobias Patrick Robinson, Great Britain, 1:56:43.0
- Taishin Minamide, Japan 1:56:57.3
- Matan Roditi, Israel 1:57:02.3
- David Andres Farinango Berru, Ecuador 1:57:08.6
- Daniel Wiffen, Ireland 1:57:20.1
- Ivan Puskovitch, USA 1:57:52.5
- Martin Straka, Czech Republic 1:57:52.9
- Jan Hercog, Austria 2:01:03.8
- Piotr Wozniak, Poland 2:02:38.6
- Kuzey Tunçelli, Turkey 2:02:58.1
- Felix Auboeck, Austria 2:03:00.5
- Henrik Christiansen, Norway 2:03:38.2
- Guilherme Costa, Brazil DNF
- Carlos Garach Benito, Spain DNF
- Phillip Seidler, Namibia DNF
- Emir Batur Albayrak, Turkey DNS
- Victor Johansson, Sweden DNS
- Ahmed Jaouadi, Tunisia DNS
- David Johnston, USA DNS
Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Commentary and Articles
- What Los Angeles 2028 Can Learn from the 2024 Paris Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Impressions of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim on the Seine
- Brilliant Swimming. Kristóf Rasovszky Wins Gold in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Brilliant Swimming. A Legend, Sharon van Rouwendaal Wins the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Brian Goodell at the OLY House
- The Sights and Sounds of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim on the Seine
- Technologies Showcased at the OLY House during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
- Finke Achieves The Improbable. His Rivals Head Towards The Seine
- It’s Gonna Be An Incredible Race with Warnings, Whistles, Yellow Cards, and Red Cards in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in the Seine
- How Fast Is The Water Moving in the Seine along the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Course?
- Sixth Time Is A Charm for Kristel Köbrich
- Postscript from Paris
- Ice Swimmer Cometh: Keaton Jones Has Shot To Earn Olympic Gold
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim – Course Update on August 1st
- 10 Days in Paris: Katie Grimes, Moesha Johnson and Leonie Maertens – Reversal of Fortune on Day 2
- 2024 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Prediction: Swimming in the Seine Will Be Spectacular
- How Fast Are The Olympic Marathon Swimmers? The Women in the Seine
- How Fast Are The Olympic Marathon Swimmers? The Men in the Seine
- 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
- Breaking News: Female Swimmers of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Paris
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- Plan B For The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Whoa…The Speed of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Will Be Off The Charts…Daniel Wiffen to Compete
- 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?
- Olympic Marathon Swimmers Getting Faster and Faster – like Oliver Klemet
- Goose Poo to Human Poo – Media Focus on Faecal Matter and Marathon Swimming Every Four Years
- Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli – Then and Now
- Olympic Open Water Competition – With a Surfboard
- 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
- Daniel Wiffen Captures Gold With A Tactically Tough 800m in the Pool
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