I sort of fell asleep in Tokyo ‘jacuzzi’, says SA’s Michelle Weber on 10km swimming marathon

Running 10 kilometres is tough enough for the average person, but imagine swimming that far, in the ocean? Not only that, but in water so warm that it almost resembles a jacuzzi! Olympics Tokyo2020 TeamSA By ashfakmohamed IOLSport

But Weber was greeted with a hot Wednesday morning in the Japanese capital. The forecast temperature was 33°C, and while the average for August at the Odaiba Marine Park is 26.3°C, Weber said it was 29°C yesterday.

Brazil’s Ana Cunha claimed the gold medal in 1:59:30.8, while Dutch defending champion Sharon van Rouwendaal was less than a second behind to take the silver in 1:59.31.7, with Kareena Lee of Australia clinching the bronze in 1:59:32.5.The water temperature was like 29 degrees. So, very, very hot swim, but it is such an awesome experience to be here, to be on the biggest sporting stage,” Weber said from Tokyo.

“When I came here, I really did think I could medal. But, when I now reflect, I can understand why I didn’t.

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