Olympic Triathlete Explains Why He Vomited 10 Times During Race

The Olympic triathlete who went viral for vomiting 10 times during the swimming leg revealed to Triathlon Magazine what it was about the Seine River that made him blow chunks.

29-year-old Tyler Mislawchuck, of Canada, finished ninth overall in Wednesday’s men’s triathlon after he vomited almost a dozen times during the final movement of the race. Early on in the competition, though, he was pulling ahead and seemed to be poised to take a medal.

Reflecting on the viral moment(s), Mislawchuck...