Olympic Swimming 2024: Women's 10km Open Water Medal Winners, Times and Results

Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands won gold in the women's 10km marathon swimming event during the 2024 Paris Olympics on Thursday.

She secured her second Olympic gold medal after previously winning the event in 2016 and earning silver at the Tokyo Games. Van Rouwendaal moved into first place with around 6km left in the race before eventually pulling away to secure the victory.

Australia's Moesha Johnson earned silver and Ginevra Taddeucci of Italy earned bronze.

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Results

1. Sharon van Rouwendaal (Netherlands) - 2:03:34.2
2. Moesha Johnson (Australia) - 2:03:39.7
   
3. Ginevra Taddeucci (Italy) - 2:03:42.8
   
4. Ana Marcela Cunha (Brazil) - 2:04:15.7
5. Bettina Fabian (Hungary) - 2:04:16.9
6. Giulia Gabbrielleschi (Italy) - 2:04:17.9
7. Oceane Cassignol (France) - 2:06:06.9
8. Caroline Jouisse (France) - 2:06:11.0
9. Leonie Beck (Germany) - 2:06:13.4
10. Angela Martinez Guillen (Spain) - 2:06:15.3
11. Viviane Jungblut (Brazil) - 2:06:15.8
12. Angelica Andre (Portugal) - 2:06:17.0
13. Airi Ebina (Japan) - 2:06:17.7
14. Chelsea Gubecka (Australia) - 2:06:17.8
15. Katie Grimes (United States) - 2:06:29.6
16. Mariah Denigan (United States) - 2:06:42.9
17. Maria de Valdes Alvarez (Spain) - 2:07:02.4
18. Lisa Pou (Monaco) - 2:07:05.4
19. Martha Sandoval Ayala (Mexico) - 2:07:24.9
20. Leah Phoebe Crisp (Great Britain) - 2:07:46.7
21. Maria Alejandra Bramont-Arias (Peru) - 2:12:44.7
22. Leonie Maertens (Germany) - 2:15:57.3
23. Emma Finlin (Canada) - 2:22:06.5
24. Xin Xin (China) - 2:27:02.9

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Johnson led for most of the race, although she was ultimately passed by van Rouwendaal after the Dutch swimmer cut towards the middle of the Seine River while the Australian remained closer to the shore.

"There were two options, and I knew whatever option I took Sharon behind me would have taken the other one," Johnson said afterwards, per Paul Newberry of the Associated Press. "We just had to fight it out and see which route was quicker or who was stronger."

Katie Grimes of the United States was one of two Americans competing in the event on Thursday after she previously won a silver medal in the 400-meter individual medley. The 18-year-old wasn't as successful in the marathon event, as she finished in the No. 15 spot among the 24 swimmers.

There were some initial concerns regarding the the water quality in the Seine River, which caused the men's triathlon to be postponed. However, Thursday's event went off without a hitch.

In fact, van Rouwendaal joked about drinking the water during the race.

"I was thirsty," she said, via Newberry. "It was cold. It was nice."

After the 30-year-old failed to win gold in Tokyo by a mere 0.9 seconds, she was able to return to the top of the podium and become the only athlete to win three consecutive Olympic medals in the event.