Athletes at the King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha Do Mar) in Copacabana Beach in Rio had a day of promotions and practices.

Here are some video clips of their activities in the build-up to the women’s 7K race and the men’s 10K race:

Chad Ho Does Beach Start
Chad Ho Onshore Finish Practice
Victor Simoes Body Surfing Into Shore
Queen of the Sea Women Body Surf
Alex Meyer Assesses Beach
Athlete Introduction
Safety Precautions
Christine Jennings of the USA and Alejandra Gonzales of Mexico
Chad Ho of South Africa
Codie Grimsey of Australia
Queen of the Beach Swimmers Body Surf
King of the Sea Men Run on Beach
Beach Starts by Victor Simoes
Arseniy Vavrentyev Assesses King of the Sea
King of the Sea Men Body Surf
Warm-up by Jogging
Onshore Starts Through Surf

Photo shows Chad Ho and Codie Grimsey.

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