Swimming World Magazine

How Marathon Swimming Got Into World Aquatics and Later the Olympics

In this piece, author Ned Denison examines the key points that brought marathon swimming into World Aquatics and to the ...
Newsday

Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the marathon swimming competition

—Florian Wellbrock, Germany: He is the defending Olympic champion who qualified for Paris with a wire-to-wire victory in the marathon swimming event at the 2023 world championships. At Tokyo in 2021, ...

Marathon Swimmer Survives 34-Mile Swim Through Crocodile-Infested River, Joking 'I Still Have All My Limbs'

35-year-old Andy Donaldson completed the challenge in under 12 hours ...
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12 Surprising Rules Marathon Swimmers Must Follow in the 2024 Paris Olympics

Here are the little-known rules marathon swimmers must follow at the 2024 Paris Olympics, including swimsuit guidelines and drink breaks during the race Sarah Stier/Getty Team USA's Mariah Denigan ...

Marathon Swimmer, 35, Attempts World Record 34-Mile Distance in River Infested with 5,500 Crocodiles

Andy Donaldson set off on his swimming challenge in Australia on Tuesday, April 28 ...
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Olympic marathon swim test run is canceled over water quality concerns for Seine River

PARIS (AP) — A test run meant to allow Olympic athletes to familiarize themselves with the marathon swimming course in the Seine River was canceled Tuesday over concerns about water quality in the ...
KREM

Marathon swimming gold medalist dedicates win to her late dog

PARIS, France — Sharon van Rouwendaal became the first woman to ever win the Olympic marathon swimming event twice, reclaiming the title she won in Rio and fell just short of in Tokyo. This win was ...