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
Pódio Olímpico (nado, 10km).jpg
VenueOdaiba Marine Park
Dates4 August 2021
Competitors25 from 23 nations
Winning time1:59:30.8
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ana Marcela Cunha  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sharon van Rouwendaal  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kareena Lee  Australia
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Swimming at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Sample picture of the event (unofficial)
Qualification
Freestyle
50 mmenwomen
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
Backstroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Breaststroke
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Butterfly
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
Individual medley
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
Freestyle relay
4×100 mmenwomen
4×200 mmenwomen
Medley relay
4×100 mmenmixedwomen
Marathon
10 kmmenwomen
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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[]

Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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

  • 10: the top-10 finishers in the 10 km races at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships (maximum of 2 per NOC)
  • 9: the top-9 finishers at the 2020 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier, open only to NOCs with no qualified swimmers (maximum of 1 per NOC)
  • 5: one representative from each FINA continent (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania), based on the finishes at the 2020 Olympic Qualifier
  • 1: from the host nation (Japan) if not already qualified. If Japan had qualified for the race by other means, this spot would have been allocated back into the general pool above (2020 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier).

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)

Date Time Round
4 August 2021 6:30 Final

Results[]

Rank Swimmer Nation Time[4] Time behind Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ana Marcela Cunha  Brazil 1:59:30.8
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sharon van Rouwendaal  Netherlands 1:59:31.7 +0.9
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kareena Lee  Australia 1:59:32.5 +1.7
4 Anna Olasz  Hungary 1:59:34.8 +4.0
5 Leonie Beck  Germany 1:59:35.1 +4.3
6 Haley Anderson  United States 1:59:36.9 +6.1
7 Ashley Twichell  United States 1:59:37.9 +7.1
8 Xin Xin  China 2:00:10.1 +39.3 Yellow card
9 Lara Grangeon  France 2:00:57.3 +1:26.5
10 Finnia Wunram  Germany 2:01:01.9 +1:31.1
11 Samantha Arévalo  Ecuador 2:01:30.6 +1:59.8 Yellow card
12 Cecilia Biagioli  Argentina 2:01:31.7 +2:00.9
13 Yumi Kida  Japan 2:01:40.9 +2:10.1
14 Rachele Bruni  Italy 2:02:10.2 +2:39.4
15 Anastasiya Kirpichnikova  ROC 2:03:17.5 +3:46.7
16 Paula Ruiz  Spain 2:03:17.6 +3:46.8 Yellow card
17 Angélica André  Portugal 2:04:40.7 +5:09.9
18 Kate Sanderson  Canada 2:04:59.1 +5:28.3
19 Alice Dearing  Great Britain 2:05:03.2 +5:32.4
20 Paola Pérez  Venezuela 2:05:45.0 +6:14.2
21 Michelle Weber  South Africa 2:06:56.5 +7:25.7
22 Krystyna Panchishko  Ukraine 2:07:35.1 +8:04.3
23 Chantal Liew  Singapore 2:08:17.9 +8:47.1
24 Špela Perše  Slovenia 2:08:33.0 +9:02.2
25 Souad Cherouati  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. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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