Category: Triathlon
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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.
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Paris Officials Are Confident Water Quality Will Improve To Let Olympians Swim In The Seine | WGN News
The swimming portion of a practice run for the Olympic triathlon was canceled Sunday because of concerns about water quality in the Seine River, but Paris officials said they’re confident that triathletes will be able to swim in the city’s famed waterway during the actual events this coming week.
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How Do You Swim Fast In The Pool And In The Open Water? | Global Triathlon Network
In this edition of GTN Coach’s Corner, open water swimming is the main theme with Mark and James answering the main question of how best to reflect pool swim gains in the open water!
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Is The Paris Olympic Swim Actually Happening Now?! | Global Triathlon Network
Also – Mark discusses the huge amount of new tech we’ve seen ahead of the Olympics including some special tri suits for the team GB athletes! Lionel sanders has just punched his ticket for the world championship too, and apparently, 200 doping tests have also arrived for one Olympic team…
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Learning How to Swim As An Adult | Episode 3 | Global Triathlon Network
Our learner adult swimmer, Harry, has now come to a 25m pool to see if he can take what he learnt as a new adult swimmer to the next level. Will he be able to swim a whole width!
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Testing the Water: How Paris Is Preparing the Seine for the Olympics | TODAY
Winding through Paris, the Seine river is set to be the centerpiece of the 2024 Summer Games — but bacteria levels and garbage could stand in the way of safety for the athletes. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports for TODAY.
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Paris’ River Seine Water Quality Threatens Olympic Swimming | The Project
The triathlon events at the Paris Olympics could be delayed or even canceled after water samples from the River Seine show alarming levels of E.Coli.
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These 3 Swimming Workouts Will Take You to the Next Level | Global Triathlon Network
Want to take your swimming to a new level? We are always telling you to follow a structured workout to get the most out of your swimming…so here we are with 3 workouts to try out!
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How This Runner Transformed Into a Swimmer (And Pro Triathlete) With Matthew McElroy | Effortless Swimming
Matthew McElroy is a professional triathlete with 9 World Cup podiums and 1 World Triathlon podium. He was selected as an alternate for the Tokyo Olympics. With a background in cross country and track and field, Matthew had to work hard to develop his swim to get it to an elite level to compete with…