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FINA examines swimming event venue at Tokyo Olympics

FINA examines swimming event venue at Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Ronnie Wong, chairman of the Technical Open Water Summing Committee of the International Swimming Federation (FINA), visits the Odaiba Kaihin Koen park in Tokyo on July 30, 2014, to examine the venue of open water swimming competition at the 2020 Olympic Games in the Japanese capital.

Temperatures hit July levels in some places in Japan

Temperatures hit July levels in some places in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Children splash water to cool off at the beach in Odaiba-kaihin-koen seaside park in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Feb. 14 as temperatures reached record highs for February at more than 100 locations throughout Japan. The temperatures shot up sharply in many parts of Japan as a warm air mass flowed in from the south, with the mercury reaching 26.8 C in the city of Shizuoka and 26.1 C in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture -- both levels typically seen in early July.

Temperatures hit July levels in some places in Japan

Temperatures hit July levels in some places in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Children splash water to cool off at the beach in Odaiba-kaihin-koen seaside park in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Feb. 14 as temperatures reached record highs for February at more than 100 locations throughout Japan. The temperatures shot up sharply in many parts of Japan as a warm air mass flowed in from the south, with the mercury reaching 26.8 C in the city of Shizuoka and 26.1 C in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture -- both levels typically seen in early July. (Kyodo)

FINA examines swimming event venue at Tokyo Olympics

FINA examines swimming event venue at Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Ronnie Wong, chairman of the Technical Open Water Summing Committee of the International Swimming Federation (FINA), visits the Odaiba Kaihin Koen park in Tokyo on July 30, 2014, to examine the venue of open water swimming competition at the 2020 Olympic Games in the Japanese capital. (Kyodo)