Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon 10 kilometre require different tactics and showcase several different racing strategies that are more common to competitive cycling, marathon running and water polo than traditional pool swimming. It is one of the few Olympic sports where the athlete's coaches play a critical role during the actual event. The coaches have four opportunities to provide drinks to their athletes as the athletes swim by floating pontoons in the course. If the coach falls in the water, his or her athlete is immediately disqualified. Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon 10 kilometre The men's marathon 10 kilometre event at the 2008
Spetses mini Marathon age of 8-12, finished the swimming competition. 2016: 10,000 people, from 30 different countries, gathered at Spetses to take part or watch the 6th Spetses mini Marathon (October 7–9). The three-day event comprised Running races 5k, 10k, 25k, Swimming races – Bogazi Channel Cross 3,000m and 5,000m, Kids’ Races 500m & 1000m, Kids’ Swimming Races 150m & 300m and the Kids’ Race 500m “My 1st Spetses mini Marathon”). Moreover, the 1st Spetses SUP event took place, with the support of top athletes, such as the swimming champion Giannis Drymonakos. On his first participation in Spetses mini Marathon, the top Greek