On July 27th at La Défense Arena Pool at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Woomin Kim of South Korea (@win___min) and Guilherme Costa of Brazil swam to a 3:42.50 and a 3:42.76 in the 400m freestyle.

Kim’s time was fast enough for a bronze medal while Costa finished fifth. Oliver Klemet of Germany was off his best time and finished seventh in 3:46.59.

But Kim and Costa’s blazing fast times are bound to throw another wrinkle in the men’s Olympic 10K Marathon Swim to be held in the River Seine on August 9th. While they may lack in the open water experience like gold medalists Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy and Florian Wellbrock of Germany, their level of speed and stamina will bound to make an impact in the race – if only to push the pace faster from the beginning or bring on a final fast closing speed in the 10,000 meter race.

Yes, there are no lane lines, no walls, and no diving blocks in the Olympic marathon swim, but speed is speed whether in a river, bay or ocean.

And Kim and Costa started off this Paris Olympics with some very fast swimming. With 400 meters to go in the 10 km marathon swim, that kind of speed will ultimately have an impact on the race.

Lifetime Best 800m Time (in a 25m short-course pool) of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Finalists

1. Daniel Wiffen, Ireland 07:20.5
2. Henrik Christiansen, Norway 7:25.8
3. Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italy 7:27.9
4. Florian Wellbrock, Germany 7:28.0
5. David Johnston, USA 7:30.4
6. Felix Auboeck, Austria 7:31.9
7. Victor Johansson, Sweden 7:33.1
8. Logan Fontaine, France 7:33.1
9. David Betlehem, Hungary 7:37.3
10. Domenico Acerenza, Italy 7:38.7
11. Kristóf Rasovszky, Hungary 7:39.2
12. Marc-Antoine Olivier, France 7:40.1
13. Guilherme Costa, Brazil 7:41.2
14. Woomin Kim, South Korea 7:41.4
15. Kuzey Tuncelli, Turkey 7:41.4
16. Oliver Klemet, Germany 7:41.5
17. Nick Sloman, Australia 7:44.1
18. Tobias Patrick Robinson, Great Britain 7:44.5
19. Carlos Garach Benito, Spain 7:44.5
20. Ahmed Jaouadi, Tunisia 7:50.5
21. Jan Hercog, Austria 7:54.0
22. Emir Batur Albayrak, Turkey 7:56.4 (50m pool)
23. Athanasios Charalampos Kynigakis, Greece 7:58.3 (50m pool)
24. Matan Roditi, Israel 8:01.6
25. Hector Pardoe, Great Britain 8:03.2
26. Taishin Minamide, Japan 8:07.4
27. Ivan Puskovitch, USA 8:07.8 (50m pool)
28. Kyle Lee, Australia 8:10.7
29. Phillip Seidler, Namibia 8:13.0
30. Piotr Wozniak, Poland 8:17.3
31. Martin Straka, Czech Republic 8:18.0
32. David Andres Farinango Berru, Ecuador 8:28.3
33. Paulo Strehlke Delgado, Mexico 8:28.9

Lifetime Best 1500m Time (in a 25m short-course pool) of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Finalists

1. Florian Wellbrock, Germany 14:06.9
2. Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italy 14:08.1
3. Daniel Wiffen, Ireland 14:09.1
4. Henrik Christiansen, Norway 14:18.2
5. David Johnston, USA 14:22.8
6. David Betlehem, Hungary 14:23.3
7. Domenico Acerenza, Italy 14:24.3
8. Logan Fontaine, France 14:27.9
9. Victor Johansson, Sweden 14:34.5
10. Marc-Antoine Olivier, France 14:37.8
11. Kuzey Tuncelli, Turkey 14:38.6
12. Kristóf Rasovszky, Hungary 14:38.6
13. Guilherme Costa, Brazil 14:39.4
14. Tobias Patrick Robinson, Great Britain 14:39.5
15. Nick Sloman, Australia 14:42.7
16. Oliver Klemet, Germany 14:44.3
17. Woomin Kim, South Korea 14:44.6
18. Carlos Garach Benito, Spain 14:45.2
19. Felix Auboeck, Austria 14:48.1
20. Matan Roditi, Israel 14:53.1
21. Taishin Minamide, Japan 14:56.5
22. Jan Hercog, Austria 14:56.7
23. Emir Batur Albayrak, Turkey 15:00.6 (50m pool)
24. Ahmed Jaouadi, Tunisia 15:01.8
25. Piotr Wozniak, Poland 15:09.8
26. Hector Pardoe, Great Britain 15:14.3
27. Athanasios Charalampos Kynigakis, Greece 15:16.5 (50m pool)
28. Ivan Puskovitch, USA 15:23.0 (50m pool)
29. Kyle Lee, Australia 15:29.0
30. Phillip Seidler, Namibia 15:36.0
31. Martin Straka, Czech Republic 15:44.5
32. David Andres Farinango Berru, Ecuador 15:57.4
33. Paulo Strehlke Delgado, Mexico 16:13.3

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

• How Fast Is The Water Moving in the Seine along the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Course?
• 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
• Breaking News: Male Swimmers of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in Paris
• Ignasi Vendrell Gervás Is Running The Show at the 2024 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
• 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?

Race Course on the Seine

For more information on the Olympic marathon swim from the IOC, visit here.

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