I wanted to complete a triathlon. My first step? Learning to swim

At the age of 37, Alberto Ortiz's swimming had been casual dips in lakes or resort pools. But when a cousin made a joke about ...
WFLA News Channel 8

Triathlon cancels Olympic swim training over Seine water quality: What’s Hot in Paris

PARIS (AP) — Concerns about the water quality in the Seine River led officials to call off the swimming portion of an Olympic triathlon training session for a second straight day Monday. Organizers ...
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Triathlon cancels Olympic swim training for the second day over poor water quality in the Seine

PARIS (AP) — Concerns about the water quality in the Seine River led officials to call off the swimming portion of an Olympic triathlon training session for a second straight day Monday. Organizers ...
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Water dilemmas in Olympic triathlon are nothing new, from stray boats to shark watches to bacteria

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 ...