For the Summer Olympics there are 7 venues that have been or will be used for marathon swimming. Although swimming initially took place in open water during the early Olympics of 1896, 1900 and 1904 before moving to pools, it wasn't until 2008 Games that marathon swimming was officially introduced. GamesVenueOther sports hosted at venue for those gamesTypeCapacityRef. 2008 Beijing Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park Canoeing, Rowing Canal37,000 2012 London Hyde Park Triathlon Lake3,000London2012.com profile of Hyde Park. Accessed 30 December 2010. 2016 Rio de Janeiro Fort Copacabana Cycling (road), Triathlon Ocean5,000 2020 Tokyo Odaiba Marine Park Triathlon Baytbc 2024 Paris Pont d'Iéna Athletics (marathon, race walk), Cycling (road, time trial), Triathlon Rivertbc 2028 Los Angeles Long Beach Waterfront BMX racing, Water polo, Triathlon Bay2,000 2032 Brisbane Southport Broadwater Parklands Triathlon Ocean5,000
Gallery of venues
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