Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands battled her way to a brilliant win in the women’s 10-kilometre open water swimming event at the 2016 Rio Games on Monday.
Conditions were tough for the competitors in Rio de Janeiro, with choppy water off Copacabana beach. But that didn’t stop the Dutchwoman from pulling out an impressive victory, coming home ahead of Italy’s Rachele Bruni and Brazil’s Poliana Okimoto, who scrapped to the end for silver and bronze, respectively.
France’s Aurelie Muller had initially touched in second place, although she was disqualified for hindering her opponent in the latter stages.