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

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.

Women's marathon swimming
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
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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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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Date Time Round
4 August 2021 6:30 Final

Results edit

Rank Swimmer Nation Time[4] Time behind Notes
  Ana Marcela Cunha   Brazil 1:59:30.8
  Sharon van Rouwendaal   Netherlands 1:59:31.7 +0.9
  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  
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  
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  
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 edit

  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.