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The Netherlands’ Sharon van Rouwendaal made a late move to clinch gold in the women’s 10km marathon swim in the River Seine.<\/b><\/p>\n
An Olympic champion in 2016, Van Rouwendaal settled for silver at Tokyo in 2021 after missing out on gold by an agonising 0.9 seconds.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old overtook Australia’s Moesha Johnson, who had led for much of the race, in the final lap to snatch victory in two hours three minutes 34.2 seconds.<\/p>\n
Johnson finished 5.5 seconds behind to take silver and Ginevra Taddeucci of Italy claimed bronze, while Great Britain’s Leah Crisp finished 20th.<\/p>\n
The marathon swimming familiarisation had previously been cancelled after tests showed levels of bacteria in the water had dropped below the required standard.<\/p>\n
However, Wednesday’s test went ahead before the 10km race on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The water quality of the Seine had been a major talking point before and during Paris 2024, with the men’s triathlon postponed<\/a> by a day because of the low water quality.<\/p>\n The men’s marathon swim is due to take place on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n