Ironman Sweden Ironman Sweden Ironman Sweden, also known as Ironman Kalmar or the Kalmar Triathlon, is an Ironman triathlon held in Kalmar, Sweden. It is the only iron distance event in Sweden and also serves as the Swedish national championship. The distance is the same as other Ironman triathlons races: open water swimming, cycling and a marathon. The start, transition and finish is located in the city of Kalmar. The swimming has two laps and takes place in the Kalmar Strait, Baltic Sea. The bike course consists of two loops; the first loop goes on Öland and is and the second loop
Synchronized swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team Synchronized swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's team The Women's team event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, took place at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Center from 14 to 16 August. Eight teams competed, each consisting of eight swimmers (from a total team of nine swimmers). There was a single round of competition. Each team presents two routines: a technical routine and a free routine. The technical routine consists of twelve required elements, which must be completed in order and within a time of between 2 minutes 35 seconds and 3 minutes 5 seconds.