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Beijing Olympics Marathon Swimming Women
AP Images;  August 19, 2008 ;     230 words ...Natalie du Toit, of South Africa, center, removes her prosthetic leg before the start of the women's marathon swimming during the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. Portugal's Daniela Inacio, left, and Italy ...

Beijing Olympics Marathon Swimming Men
AP Images;  August 20, 2008 ;     210 words ...Maarten van der Weijden reacts after winning the men's marathon swimming during the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, IOPP, Pool)

Beijing Olympics marathon Swimming Women
AP Images;  August 19, 2008 ;     225 words ...Great Britain's silver medalist Keri-Anne Payne, left, and teammate bronze medalist Cassandra Patten, right, display their medals as they celebrate after the women's swimming marathon at the Beijing 2008 Olympics Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

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AP Images;  August 19, 2008 ;     211 words ...Britain's Cassandra Patten swims to finish third in the Women's 10km swimming marathon at the Beijing 2008 Olympics Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

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AP Images;  August 19, 2008 ;     216 words ...South Africa's Natalie du Toit, left, gets helps from an official after completing the women's swimming marathon during the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Article: URGENT: Dutch swimming wins men's 10km marathon ...
Xinhua News Agency;  August 20, 2008 ;     241 words ... ... URGENT: Dutch swimming wins men's 10km marathon swimming gold at Beijing Olympics BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Maarten ... Netherlands won the gold medal of men's 10km marathon swimming at Beijing Olympic Games here on Thursday ...

Article: Take a Splash in the Hudson River.(long-distance ...
U.S. News & World Report;  December 31, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... In the marathon event of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, athletes will bunch tightly together ... land and take off their goggles. Marathon swimming--the term for a 10-kilometer ... and there's some elbow throwing. Marathon swimming isn't the only new Olympic sport ...