Experts break down everything you need to know about Olympic steeplechase—including where that pool came from—so you can follow along at the Paris Games.

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The National Steeplechase Association website proudly features the beautiful photography of Tod Marks. Tod is an Eclipse Award winning photographer who has cover thoroughbred racing for decades.

A steeplechase race is a track race that takes runners over 28 large, fixed barriers and seven water jumps. It’s important to note that this isn’t a regular hurdles race — steeplechase uses large barriers that span several lanes.

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The steeplechase is a distance running event in track and field where athletes race 3,000 meters while clearing heavy barriers and splashing through a water pit.

steeplechase, in athletics (track-and-field), a footrace over an obstacle course that includes such obstacles as water ditches, open ditches, and fences. The sport dates back to a cross-country race at the University of Oxford in 1850.

Discover the history and events of the National Steeplechase Association, premier steward of U.S. steeplechase racing traditions and races like the Iroquois Steeplechase in Nashville.

The steeplechase competition is an Olympic sport rooted in its connections from its beginnings in Great Britain, where horses and riders raced to steeples between cities and towns.