TOP MEDALISTS
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Lurz 2nd in swim marathon
London 2012 - Thomas Lurz of Germany finishes second in the men’s swim marathon just a few seconds behind Mellouli of Tunisia.
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Respect on the marathon swim podium
London 2012 - Richard Weinberger of Canada earns bronze and congratulates Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia on his gold medal in the men’s 10km marathon swim event.
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Large crowd for the swim marathon
London 2012 - The men’s marathon swim generated a large turnout of spectators at the Hyde Park venue.
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Exhausted marathon swimmer
London 2012 - Arseniy Lavrentyev of Portugal recovers from an exhausting men’s 10km marathon swim at Hyde Park on 10 August, 2012.
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Proud gold for Tunisia
London 2012 - Oussama Mellouli proudly wears Tunisia’s only gold medal from the London 2012 games in the men’s open water 10km marathon swim. Mellouli also earned bronze in the 1500m freestyle and becomes the first swimmer to medal in both pool and open water swimming events.
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London 2012
| Result | Participant |
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G
1:49:55.1
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S
1:49:58.5
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B
1:50:00.3
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Beijing 2008
| Result | Participant |
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G
1h51:51.6
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S
1h51:53.1
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B
1h51:53.6
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