Heat Concerns Cause Olympic Marathon Swimming Schedule Change

By Retta Race on SwimSwam
The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) has announced several operational changes to the competition schedule for next year’s Games.
Changes to athletics, rhythmic gymnastics, and marathon swimming are now in place, with start times for the latter sport implemented as a means of counteracting the heat expected for next year’s Games.
Below are the new start times for marathon swimming next year (all times local). These