Many eyes will be on Marc-Antoine Olivier FRA , the bronze medallist who finished just a few seconds behind the reigning Olympic champion, as he will be racing for the top spot on the Olympic podium in Tokyo.
Olivier FRA earned the bronze medal five years ago after he was declared to have finished ahead of Zu Lijun CHN in another photo finish on Copacabana Beach after both men recorded the exact same time of Olivier is the only male athlete to claim a medal in this event at each of the past two World Championships as he took bronze in Budapest and silver in Gwangju , held in Yesou.
He was part of the French team that won the Mixed Team 5km event in Lake Balaton in and he placed 3rd in the 10km event as part of the Budapest World Championships. In the same World Championships, Wellbrock completed a historic double : just 12 days after his impressive 10km win in Yesou he also clinched the m freestyle title in the pool becoming the first swimmer ever to enjoy a golden mix of salt and chlorinated water in the same edition of the FINA World Championships.
In Tokyo, Wellbrock earned an Olympic bronze medal in the men's m on August 1st. Like Germany, Italy and France are the only nations that will have two swimmers in the Olympic Marathon, based on the top 10 finish in the 10km event in Yesou in Paltrinieri raced in the m and the m freestyle events in Tokyo, and achieved the silver medal in the m event.
At the Rio Olympics Paltrinieri won the gold medal in the m freestyle in a time of The Californian delivered a dramatic late surge to win silver in the 10km event at London , missing out on gold by 0. She was fifth in Rio, and pleased with her performance in Japan. Water like hot soup and 3. Haley Anderson starts her marathon swim on Wednesday.
Read more. Reuse this content. If the finish order of two or more competitors cannot be determined by video review, the tied competitors will share the same rank. If swimmers are judged to have committed a minor rule infringement, they are warned by being shown a yellow flag. For a second infraction, swimmers will be shown a red flag, will be disqualified and must leave the water and take no further part in the event.
If, in the opinion of the referee, an action of a swimmer is deemed to be unsporting, the referee may disqualify the swimmer, using a red flag to signal ejection from the race immediately. Accept Cookies Only Essential Cookies. Enjoy this article? Why not share Facebook Share on Facebook. Twitter Share on Twitter. Messenger Share on Messenger. The IOC today stated that from onwards, the Marathon Swim distance will be increased from 10k to The move is designed to deliver parity in distance between the running and swimming marathons.
However, the increase in distance will increase the time taken to complete the challenge by the elite swimmers from around 2 hours to over 8 hours. Team GB have had some notable successes in the Olympic marathon swimming event with two silvers Keri-anne Payne and David Davies and a bronze Cassie Pattern since its inception.
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