Water Dilemmas In Olympic Triathlon Are Nothing New, From Stray Boats To Shark Watches To Bacteria

Associated Press, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 8:55am

By PAT GRAHAM, AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Contrary to a recent action/horror movie, there are no sharks in the Seine. There was a shark watch, though, at the very first Olympic triathlon in 2000 during the Sydney Games. At the Olympics, water dilemmas are nothing for triathlon swimming. Hungary’s Zsanett Kuttor-Bragmayer, left, splashes water on her face before the start of the women’s individual triathlon competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Paris, France.

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