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| 10K Marathon Swim at the Olympics (Read 136 times) |
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posted: 8/21/2008 at 6:00 AM |
| Did anyone else not know this was on the Olympic roster? I just watched the finish; the lead three swimmers were under the 2 hour mark; think 1h55m or so. Looked like the same site as the triathlon swim. Just exhausting watching them lie on the dock after, recovering. I don't know if there's a women's event or when it is, but I'm going to check. Just a grueling event. |
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posted: 8/21/2008 at 6:12 AM
modified: 8/21/2008 at 6:14 AM |
This was the first Olympics to have this. A 10k swim! In open water!
I think the women's event already happened, but I'm too sleepy to check.
Oh, and your gold medal men's winner is a leukemia survivor. Which is a mighty cool thing to me because I am as well. |
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posted: 8/21/2008 at 9:18 AM |
| Quote from CanadianMeg on 8/21/2008 at 6:00 AM: Did anyone else not know this was on the Olympic roster? I just watched the finish; the lead three swimmers were under the 2 hour mark; think 1h55m or so. Looked like the same site as the triathlon swim. Just exhausting watching them lie on the dock after, recovering. I don't know if there's a women's event or when it is, but I'm going to check. Just a grueling event.
There is. GB won Silver and Bronze. We rock.... and swim. |
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posted: 8/21/2008 at 1:22 PM |
I didn't know either - very cool to watch though!
And way to go GB! (DH is from there...) |
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