2016 Summer Olympics / Swimming - 10 km open water (women)
sport | swim | ||||||||
discipline | 10 km open water swimming | ||||||||
gender | Women | ||||||||
Attendees | 26 athletes from 24 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | Forte de Copacabana | ||||||||
Competition phase | 15th August 2016 | ||||||||
Winning time | 1: 56: 32.1 h | ||||||||
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The 10 km open water swimming for women at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held on August 15, 2016 at Forte de Copacabana . 26 athletes from 24 countries took part. Like the men, the Olympic champion Sharon van Rouwendaal came from the Netherlands.
The race was held in a final run.
Title holder
Olympic champion | Éva Risztov ( Hungary ) | 1: 57: 38.2 h | London 2012 |
World Champion | Aurélie Muller ( France ) | 1: 58: 04.3 h | Kazan 2015 |
European champion | Rachele Bruni ( Italy ) | 2:07:00, 1 h | Hoorn 2016 |