The judges went to the cameras after 10 kilometers could barely separate a massive number of swimmers, as the grueling marathon swim that is the men’s open water race ended with incredibly high drama.
The split-second finish saw Netherlands swimmer Ferry Weertman slap the board just ahead of Greece’s Spiros Gianniotis, claiming gold for the Dutch.
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The judges needed photos to sort out the bronze medal as well, as France’s Marc-Antoine Olivier just out-touched China’s Lijun Zu.
USA’s Jordan Wilimovsky was 3.4 seconds out of first, but finished fifth.