Israeli swimmer Matan Roditi finishes in 16th place out of 31 swimmers in the men’s 10km open-water marathon swim at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a time of 1:57:02.3.
A few minutes after completing, Roditi, 25, tells Israel’s Sport5 broadcaster that he has a “little bit of a sour feeling” over his finish.
Roditi says “I prepared three years for this… the abilities were there, the strength, but it ended quickly in the first 600m [when I fell behind], and I knew I needed to give all my strength there and it wasn’t enough.”
The swimmer says “It’s frustrating, I felt like I was really ready, I improved a lot over the past three years, but in the end, that’s what there was.”
At the Tokyo Games, Roditi came in a surprise 4th place in the race, just missing out on the podium. In November, Roditi slipped on ice while walking and broke his ankle, requiring extensive rehabilitation.
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