Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon 10 kilometre events 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 – Women's marathon 10 kilometre The women's marathon 10 kilometre event at the
Dingle Marathon Dingle Marathon The Dingle Marathon is a race event that takes place in Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland which consists of a half, a full and an ultra marathon. The Ultra event is being run as a National Title event and is an International Association of Ultra Runners labeled event. Over half the runners for this event come from the United Kingdom. The marathon begins and ends in Dingle town, taking in the scenic Slea head and the Dingle Peninsula on its route, whilst the half marathon goes from Dingle to Dun Chaoin. The full and half marathon continues to grow