Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon 10 kilometre

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Women's marathon swimming
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Podio Olimpico (nado, 10km).jpg
Venue Odaiba Marine Park
Dates4 August 2021
Competitors25 from 23 nations
Winning time1:59:30.8
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ana Marcela Cunha Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Silver medal icon.svg Sharon van Rouwendaal Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Kareena Lee Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
  2016
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The women's marathon 10 kilometre event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 4 August 2021 at the Odaiba Marine Park. [1] It was the fourth appearance of the event, having first been held in 2008.

Ana Marcela Cunha won with a time of 1:59:30.8, becoming the first Brazilian woman swimmer to win a gold medal in the Olympics. Former Olympic gold medalist Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands finished second, with Kareena Lee of Australia taking the bronze.

Qualification

The event featured a field of 25 swimmers: [2]

Competition format

Unlike all of the other swimming events in the pool, the men's and women's marathon 10 kilometre races are held in open water. No preliminary heats are held, with only the single mass-start race being contested. The race is held using freestyle swimming, with a lack of stroke regulations. [3]

Schedule

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

DateTimeRound
4 August 20216:30Final

Results

RankSwimmerNationTime [4] Time behindNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Ana Marcela Cunha Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1:59:30.8
Silver medal icon.svg Sharon van Rouwendaal Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1:59:31.7+0.9
Bronze medal icon.svg Kareena Lee Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:59:32.5+1.7
4 Anna Olasz Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1:59:34.8+4.0
5 Leonie Beck Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1:59:35.1+4.3
6 Haley Anderson Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:59:36.9+6.1
7 Ashley Twichell Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1:59:37.9+7.1
8 Xin Xin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2:00:10.1+39.3Warning
9 Lara Grangeon Flag of France.svg  France 2:00:57.3+1:26.5
10 Finnia Wunram Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2:01:01.9+1:31.1
11 Samantha Arévalo Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 2:01:30.6+1:59.8Warning
12 Cecilia Biagioli Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2:01:31.7+2:00.9
13 Yumi Kida Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2:01:40.9+2:10.1
14 Rachele Bruni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:02:10.2+2:39.4
15 Anastasiya Kirpichnikova Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC 2:03:17.5+3:46.7
16 Paula Ruiz Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2:03:17.6+3:46.8Warning
17 Angélica André Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2:04:40.7+5:09.9
18 Kate Sanderson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2:04:59.1+5:28.3
19 Alice Dearing Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2:05:03.2+5:32.4
20 Paola Pérez Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 2:05:45.0+6:14.2
21 Michelle Weber Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2:06:56.5+7:25.7
22 Krystyna Panchishko Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2:07:35.1+8:04.3
23 Chantal Liew Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 2:08:17.9+8:47.1
24 Špela Perše Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 2:08:33.0+9:02.2
25 Souad Cherouati Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2:17:21.6+17:50.8

References

  1. "Tokyo2020 schedule". Tokyo2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. "Tokyo 2020 – FINA Marathon Swimming Qualification System" (pdf). Tokyo 2020 . FINA . Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  3. "FINA Marathon Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  4. "Marathon Swimming – Women's 10km – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 4 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.