www.usatoday.com/.../2007-10-17-openwater-olympics_N.htm
I caught a glimpse of this article about Chloe Sutton and open water swimming. I was shocked to hear that the Open Water events at the Beijing Olympics will be held at the same venue as the rowing events. That is a pretty benign environment to hold an open water race.
Half the challenge of open water swimming is the environment and the elements. They might as well swim a 5K/10K/25K in the pool.
What does everyone think?
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