Category: Open Water
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Open Water Swimming Brings Challenges You Don’t Get In The Pool | KSDK News
Swimmers have to endure limited visibility, physicality and the outdoor elements.
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Paris Olympics 2024: Seine Is Finally Safe For Swimmers After Bacteria Concerns | FOX 11 Los Angeles
At the Olympics in Paris, the men’s and women’s triathlons were delayed for days due to contaminated water in the Seine. Now, bacteria levels in the river are safe, and swimmers have hit the water.
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Would You Swim In The Seine River? Paris Residents And Olympics Visitors Weigh In | Associated Press
Olympic triathletes swam in Seine River on Wednesday after days of delays and uncertainty over water quality concerns in the Seine River. Organizers said the latest tests of the famed Paris waterway showed compliance with quality standards. Elevated levels of bacteria delayed the men’s race from Tuesday. The decision to go ahead with the Seine…
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Triathletes Swim In Seine River After Days Of Concerns About Water Quality | ABC 7 Chicago
The decision to go ahead with the swim for the triathlon competitions was a big deal for the city, event organizers and the athletes.
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Paris Olympics Faces Climate Challenge With Swimming Schedule For Seine | Associated Press
The Paris Olympics bet against climate change when they scheduled some outdoor swimming events in the Seine River, and they may lose. Heavy rains are threatening to wash out the swimming portion of triathlon events. Read AP
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Maryland Ultra-marathon Swimming Katie Pumphrey Prepares For Artscape | WJZ
Maryland ultra-marathon swimming Katie Pumphrey prepares for Artscape
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Men’s Olympic Triathlon Race Postponed Over Seine Pollution Levels | France 24
The men’s triathlon at the Paris Olympics will not go ahead as planned on Tuesday as pollution levels in the Seine remain too high, World Triathlon said in a statement, dealing a blow to organisers and leaving athletes facing more uncertainty. France 24’s Selina Sykes has the latest.
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Olympics 2024: Would You Swim In The Seine? | NZ Herald
Chereè Kinnear takes to the streets of Paris as worry mounts over the River Seine’s water quality. Video / Chereè Kinnear
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Seine Swim Training Canceled Again Over Pollution, Current | Reuters
Paris 2024 Olympics organizers canceled the triathlon swimming training session in the Seine river for a second day, 24 hours before the men’s race, after heavy rain late last week increased both pollution levels and the speed of the current.