Gregorio Paltrinieri
France's Jean Patry celebrates a point during a men's volleyball semifinal match against Argentina, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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Silver medalist Kristof Rasovszky, left, of Hungary, bronze medalist Gregorio Paltrinieri, of Italy, walks out of the water after the men's marathon swimming event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Florian Wellbrock, of Germany, swims in the men's 1500-meter freestyle final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Yulimar Rojas, of Venezuela, competes in the final of the women's triple jump at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Caeleb Dressel, of United States, celebrates wining a men's 50-meter freestyle heat at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Caeleb Dressel of the United States swims in the men's 100-meter freestyle final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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Caeleb Dressel of the United States swims in a heat of the men's 100-meter butterfly at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2020, file photo, Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszú practices during a training session, in Naples. It’s different strokes for different folks in swimming. That makes sense for a sport that will hand out medals in a whopping 35 different pool events at the Tokyo Olympics. Hosszú says the Hungarians' medley success can be attributed to work ethic. She adds that "we are very stubborn and very much hard-working and we can just grind it out.” (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
In swimming, it’s different strokes for different folks

By Andrew Dampf Jul. 21, 2021 03:46 AM EDT

South Africa's Olympic soccer team members, wearing face masks, leave the training venue in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Monday, July 19, 2021. Two South African soccer players have become the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for COVID-19. The Tokyo Games open on Friday. (Kyodo News via AP)
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Toyko 2020: Early morning marathon swimming in Tokyo

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FILE - In this Saturday, May 22, 2021 filer photo, I taly's Gregorio Paltrinieri competes during the men's 1500 meters freestyle finals at the European Aquatics Championships in Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary. Italian swimmer Gregorio Paltrinieri has contracted mononucleosis, raising questions over whether he’ll be able to defend his gold medal in the 1,500-meter freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics. “We’re obviously upset because his Olympic preparations were proceeding perfectly,” Italian Swimming Federation president Paolo Barelli said Wednesday. “But Paltrinieri is a phenomenal champion and will battle down to the last meter to win the medals he’s dreaming about for Tokyo.” (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)
Olympic swimming champion Paltrinieri has mononucleosis

Jun. 23, 2021 10:54 AM EDT