Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon 10 kilometre

The women's marathon swimming over a distance of 10 kilometres at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 15 August at Fort Copacabana.[1]

Women's marathon 10 kilometre
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueFort Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro
Dates15 August 2016
Competitors26 from 24 nations
Winning time1:56:32
Medalists
Sharon van Rouwendaal  Netherlands
Rachele Bruni  Italy
Poliana Okimoto  Brazil

Summary

Sharon van Rouwendaal of Netherlands won the gold medal, Rachele Bruni of Italy was runner-up, and Poliana Okimoto of Brazil finished third. The original silver medalist was Aurelie Muller of France, who managed to overcome Bruni in the last second of the race. However, a video replay showed Muller forcibly holding Bruni down with her right arm while trying to touch the finishing board, thus being disqualified from the race.[2]

Qualification

The women's 10 km open water marathon at the 2016 Olympics featured a field of 26 swimmers:[3]

  • 10: the top-10 finishers in the 10 km races at the 2015 World Championships
  • 9: the top-9 finishers at the 2016 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier (June 11–12, 2016 in Setúbal, Portugal)[4]
  • 5: one representative from each FINA continent (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania). (These have been selected based on the finishes at the qualifying race in Setúbal.)
  • 1: from the host nation (Brazil) if not qualified by other means. If Brazil already contained a qualifier in the race, this spot had been allocated back into the general pool from the 2016 Olympic qualifier race.

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. This race is held using freestyle swimming, with a lack of stroke regulations.

Results

RankAthleteNationTimeTime
behind
Notes
Sharon van Rouwendaal Netherlands1:56:32.1
Rachele Bruni Italy1:56:49.5+17.4
Poliana Okimoto Brazil1:56:51.4+19.3
4Xin Xin China1:57:14.4+42.3
5Haley Anderson United States1:57:20.2+48.1
6Isabelle Härle Germany1:57:22.1+50.0
7Keri-Anne Payne Great Britain1:57:23.9+51.8
8Anastasiya Krapyvina Russia1:57:25.9+53.8Warning
9Samantha Arévalo Ecuador1:57:27.2+55.1
10Ana Marcela Cunha Brazil1:57:29.0+56.9
11Kalliopi Araouzou Greece1:57:31.6+59.5
12Yumi Kida Japan1:57:35.2+1:03.1Warning
13Éva Risztov Hungary1:57:42.8+1:10.7Warning
14Anna Olasz Hungary1:57:45.5+1:13.4
15Chelsea Gubecka Australia1:58:12.7+1:40.6
16Špela Perše Slovenia1:58:59.6+2:27.5Warning
17Erika Villaécija Spain1:59:04.8+2:32.7Warning
18Michelle Weber South Africa1:59:05.0+2:32.9
19Jana Pechanová Czech Republic1:59:07.7+2:35.6
20Paola Pérez Venezuela1:59:07.7+2:35.6
21Heidi Gan Malaysia1:59:07.9+2:35.8Warning
22Joanna Zachoszcz Poland1:59:20.4+2:48.3Warning
23Stephanie Horner Canada1:59:22.1+2:50.0Warning
24Vânia Neves Portugal2:01:39.3+5:07.2Warning
25Reem Kaseem Egypt2:05:19.1+8:47.0
Aurélie Muller FranceDSQ[2]

References

  1. "Rio Olympics 2016: Sharon van Rouwendaal wins open water swim; Keri-Anne Payne seventh". BBC. 15 August 2016.
  2. "Rio Olympics 2016: Sharon van Rouwendaal wins open water swim; Keri-Anne Payne seventh". BBC Sport. 15 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. "Rio 2016 – FINA Marathon Swimming Qualification System" (PDF). Rio 2016. FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  4. Keith, Braden (7 January 2015). "2016 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier returning to Setubal, Portugal". SwimSwam.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-23. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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