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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.
Results
- Sharon van Rouwendaal (Netherlands) - 2:03:34.