https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/07/20/paris-olympics-marathon-swimming-preview/

A roadmap to follow for the marathon swimming competition during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.

Florian Wellbrock, Germany: He is the defending Olympic champion who qualified for Paris with a wire-to-wire victory in the marathon swimming event at the 2023 world championships. At Tokyo in 2021, Wellbrock narrowly missed out on his goal of winning golds in the open water and in the pool when he had to settle for bronze in the 1,500 meters. He’s aiming for a double in Paris, where the open water events will be staged within view of the Eiffel Tower.