FINA has announced the start lists for all 25 Olympic competitors in the men's 10k and 10 of the 25 women's competitors in the 10k. Current photo via Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com
FINA has posted the names of the first 25 male athletes and 10 female athletes who have been confirmed for participation at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
However, given the results of the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan and the Open Water 10k Olympic Qualifier in Setubal, we have a pretty clear idea of the other fifteen swimmers who have qualified. (For a full women’s 10k Olympic qualifier breakdown look here.)
The Olympic 10k swim will take place off Copacabana Beach in the Atlantic Ocean on August 15th and 16th. The course will be four loops of 2.5 km each.
Hannah Hecht grew up in Kansas and spent most of her childhood trying to convince coaches to let her swim backstroke in freestyle sets. She took her passion to Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa and swam at NAIA Nationals all four years. After graduating in 2015, she moved to …
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