Olympic Open Water Swim

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Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier on the Belmont Shore Long Beach Zone where Coastal Rowing, Sailing, and the Olympic open water swim event will be held between 14-30 July 2028
Marathon swimmers racing along the Seine during the 2024 Paris Olympics 10 km open water swim
American Ivan Puskovitch racing in the Seine during the 2024 Paris Olympics open water swim with the Eiffel Tower in the background
Alamitos Beach area in Long Beach, California, one possible designated venue for the Olympic triathlon events and the Olympic Open Water Swim for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games
Women doing a dive start at a standard floating start station at the 2008 Beijing Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
Female medalists Keri-Anne Payne, Larisa Ilchenko and Cassandra Patten
Male medalists David Davies, Maarten van der Weijden and Thomas Lurz
Aerial view of Hyde Park and the Serpentine where the Olympic Marathon Swimming 10km was held at the 2012 London Olympics, photo by Tom Shaw of Getty Images
Olympic 10K Marathon Swim course description at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Copacabana Beach
The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim course at the Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo Bay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
Pont Alexandre III on the Seine in Paris will be the starting point of the Olympic open water swim at the 2024 Paris Olympics on 8-9 August 2024

The Olympic Open Water Swim (formerly called the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim) is an open water swim held at the Summer Olympic Games as the culmination of elite world-class open water swimming held every four years. It is the featured open water swim event on the Summer Olympic Games program.

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History

  • The first Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in 2008 was held in the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park rowing basin at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The swimmers raced 4 loops of 2.5 km each in 27°C water in a rectangular course along the perimeter of the rowing basin.
  • The second Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in 2012 was held in the Serpentine, a man-made lake in Hyde Park in the center of London, England. The swimmers raced 6 loops of 1.66 km each in 19°C water in a geometrically shaped course along the perimeter of the lake.
  • The third Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in 2016 was held in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The swimmers raced 4 loops of 2.5 km each in 21-22°C water along a pentagon-shaped course offshore from the beach.
  • The fourth Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in 2020 was held in Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo Bay, Tokyo, Japan. The swimmers raced 7 loops of 1.43 km each in 29.3°C water for the women and 29.2°C water for the men in a rectangular course.
  • The fifth Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in 2024 was held near Pont Alexandre III along the Seine in Paris, France. the swimmers raced 6 loops of 1.66 km each in 29.0°C water for the women and 29.1°C water for the men in a rectangular course along the banks of the Seine.
  • The sixth Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in 2028 will be held in the Belmont Shore Long Beach Zone in the Long Beach City Beach in Southern California on 17-18 July 2028.
  • The seventh Olympic 10K Marathon Swim in 2032 will be held in the Southport Broadwater Parklands in Gold Coast City in Queensland, Australia.

Olympic Open Water Swimming Locations

Olympic Open Water Swim Medalists

2024 Paris Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Male Medalists

Gold: Kristóf Rasovszky, Hungary 1:50:52.7
Silver: Oliver Klemet, Germany 1:50:54.8
Bronze: David Betlehem, Hungary 1:51:09.0

2024 Paris Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Female Medalists

Gold: Sharon van Rouwendaal, Netherlands 2:03:34.2
Silver: Moesha Johnson, Australia 2:03:39.7
Bronze: Ginevra Taddeucci, Italy 2:03:42.8

2020 Tokyo Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Male Medalists

Gold: Florian Wellbrock (Germany, 23) 1:48:33.70
Silver: Kristóf Rasovszky (Hungary, 24) 1:48:59.00
Bronze: Gregorio Paltrinieri (Italy, 26) 1:49:01.10

2020 Tokyo Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Female Medalists

Gold: Ana Marcela Cunha (Brazil, 29) 1:59:30.90
Silver: Sharon van Rouwendaal (Netherlands, 27) 1:59:31.70
Bronze: Kareena Lee (Australia, 27) 1:59:32.50

2016 Rio Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Male Medalists

Gold: Ferry Weertman (Netherlands) 1:52:59.8
Silver: Spyridon Gianniotis (Greece) 1:52:59.8
Bronze: Marc-Antoine Daniel Frede Olivier (France) 1:53:02.0

2016 Rio Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Female Medalists

Gold: Sharon van Rouwendaal (Netherlands) 1:56:32.1
Silver: Rachele Bruni (Italy) 1:56:49.5
Bronze: Poliana Okimoto (Brazil) 1:56:51.4

2012 London Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Male Medalists

Gold: Oussama Mellouli (Tunisia) 1:49:55.1
Silver: Thomas Lurz (Germany) 1:49:58.5
Bronze: Richard Weinberger (Canada) 1:50:00.3

2012 London Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Female Medalists

Gold: Eva Risztov (Hungary) 1:57:38.2
Silver: Haley Anderson (USA) 1:57:38.6
Bronze: Martina Grimaldi (Italy) 1:57:41.8

2008 Beijing Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Male Medalists

Gold: Maarten van der Weijden (Netherlands) 1:51:51.6
Silver: David Davies (Great Britain) 1:51:53.1
Bronze: Thomas Lurz (Germany) 1:51:53.6

2008 Beijing Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Female Medalists

Gold: Larisa Ilchenko (Russia) 1:59:27.7
Silver: Keri-Anne Payne (Great Britain) 1:59:29.2
Bronze: Cassandra Patten (Great Britain) 1:59:31.0

Olympic Open Water Swim Results

2024 Paris Olympics Female 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, USA 2:06:29.60
16. Mariah Denigan, USA 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

2024 Paris Olympics Male Results

1. Kristóf Rasovszky, Hungary 1:50:52.7
2. Oliver Klemet, Germany 1:50:54.8
3. David Betlehem, Hungary 1:51:09.0
4. Domenico Acerenza, Italy 1:51:09.6
5. Logan Fontaine, France 1:51:47.9
6. Hector Pardoe, Great Britain 1:51:50.8
7. Marc-Antoine Olivier, France 1:51:50.9
8. Florian Wellbrock, Germany 1:51:54.4
9. Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italy 1:51:58.0
10. Athanasios Charalampos Kynigakis, Greece 1:52:37.2
11. Nick Sloman, Australia 1:56:24.4
12. Paulo Strehlke Delgado, Mexico 1:56:28.4
13. Kyle Lee, Australia 1:56:42.5
14. Tobias Patrick Robinson, Great Britain, 1:56:43.0
15. Taishin Minamide, Japan 1:56:57.3
16. Matan Roditi, Israel 1:57:02.3
17. David Andres Farinango Berru, Ecuador 1:57:08.6
18. Daniel Wiffen, Ireland 1:57:20.1
19. Ivan Puskovitch, USA 1:57:52.5
20. Martin Straka, Czech Republic 1:57:52.9
21. Jan Hercog, Austria 2:01:03.8
22. Piotr Wozniak, Poland 2:02:38.6
23. Kuzey Tunçelli, Turkey 2:02:58.1
24. Felix Auboeck, Austria 2:03:00.5
25. Henrik Christiansen, Norway 2:03:38.2
DNF Guilherme Costa, Brazil
DNF Carlos Garach Benito, Spain
DNF Phillip Seidler, Namibia
DNF Emir Batur Albayrak, Turkey
DNS Victor Johansson, Sweden
DNS Ahmed Jaouadi, Tunisia
DNS David Johnston, USA

2024 Paris Olympics Male Finalists

2024 Paris Olympics Female Finalists

2020 Tokyo Olympics Male Results

Gold: Florian Wellbrock (Germany, 23) 1:48:33.70
Silver: Kristof Rasovszky (Hungary, 24) 1:48:59.00
Bronze: Gregorio Paltrinieri (Italy, 26) 1:49:01.10
4. Matan Roditi (Israel, 22) 1:49:24.90
5. Athanasios Kynigakis (Greece, 22) 1:49:29.20
6. Marc-Antoine Olivier (France, 25) 1:50:23.00
7. Ferry Weertman (Netherlands, 29) 1:51:30.80
8. Michael McGlynn (South Africa, 21) 1:51:32.70
9. Hau-Li Fan (Canada, 23) 1:51:37.00
10. Jordan Wilimovsky (USA, 27) 1:51:40.20
11. Rob Muffels (Germany, 26) 1:53:03.30
12. Kai Graeme Edwards (Australia, 22) 1:53:04.00
13. Taishin Minamide (Japan, 25) 1:53:07.50
14. Mario Sanzullo (Italy, 28) 1:53:08.60
15. David Farinango (Ecuador, 20) 1:53:09.80
16. Phillip Seidler (Namibia, 23) 1:53:14.10
17. Daniel Delgadillo (Mexico, 31) 1:53:14.40
18. Alberto Martinez (Spain, 23) 1:53:16.50
19. Kirill Abrosimov (Russian Olympic Committee, 29) 1:54:29.30
20. Ous Mellouli (Tunisia, 37) 1:56:33.30
21. Vitaliy Khudyakov (Kazakhstan, 26) 1:57:53.70
22. William Yan Thorley (Hong Kong, 18) 1:58:33.40
23. Tiago Campos (Portugal, 22) 1:59:42.00
24. Matej Kozubek (Czech Republic, 25) 2:01:52.10
DNF Hector Thomas Cheal Pardoe (Great Britain, 20)
DNF David Aubry (France, 24)

2020 Tokyo Olympics Female Results

1. Ana Marcela Cunha (Brazil, 29) 1:59:30.90
2. Sharon van Rouwendaal (Netherlands, 27) 1:59:31.70
3. Kareena Lee (Australia, 27) 1:59:32.50
4. Anna Olasz (Hungary, 27) 1:59:34.80
5. Leonie Beck (Germany, 24) 1:59:35.10
6. Haley Anderson (USA, 29) 1:59:36.90
7. Ashley Twichell (USA, 32) 1:59:37.90
8. Xin Xin (China, 24) 2:00:10.10
9. Lara Grangeon de Villele (France, 29) 2:00:57.0
10. Finnia Wunram (Germany, 25) 2:01:01.90
11. Samantha Arévalo (Ecuador, 26) 2:01:30.60
12. Cecilia Biagioli (Argentina, 36) 2:01:31.70
13. Yumi Kida (Japan, 36) 2:01:40.90
14. Rachele Bruni (Italy, 30) 2:02:10.20
15. Anastasiia Kirpichnikova (Russian Olympic Committee, 21) 2:03:17.50
16. Paula Ruiz Bravo (Spain, 22) 2:03:17.60
17. Angelica Andre (Portugal, 26) 2:04:40.70
18. Kate Farley Sanderson (Canada, 21) 2:04:59.10
19. Alice Dearing (Great Britain, 24) 2:05:03.20
20. Paola Perez (Venezuela, 30) 2:05:45.00
21. Michelle Weber (South Africa, 24) 2:06:56.50
22. Krystyna Panchishko (Ukraine, 23) 2:07:35.10
23. Li-Shan Chantal Liew (Singapore, 22) 2:08:17.90
24. Spela Perse (Slovenia, 25) 2:08:33.00
25. Souad Nefissa Cherouati (Algeria, 32) 2:17:21.60

2020 Tokyo Olympics Male Qualification Races

The following 10 athletes qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games at the 2019 FINA World Swimming Championships 10 km marathon swim held in Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park in Gwangju, South Korea on 15 July 2019:

1. Florian Wellbrock (Germany) 1:47:55.90
2. Marc-Antoine Olivier (France) 1:47:56.10
3. Rob Muffels (Germany) 1:47:57.40
4. Kristóf Rasovszky (Hungary) 1:47:59.50
5. Jordan Wilimovsky (USA) 1:48:01.00
6. Gregorio Paltrinieri (Italy) 1:48:01.00
7. Ferry Weertman (Netherlands) 1:48:01.90
8. Alberto Martinez (Spain) 1:48:02.20
9. Mario Sanzullo (Italy) 1:48:04.70
10. David Aubry (France) 1:48:05.10

From second qualification race

11. Hector Thomas Cheal Pardoe, Great Britain
12. Athanasios Kynigakis, Greece
13. Matan Roditi, Israel
14. Kai Graeme Edwards, Australia
15. Taishin Minamide, Japan (25) 2:02:29.70
16. Tiago Campos, Portugal (22) 2:02:32.90
17. Kirill Abrosimov, Russia (29) 2:02:37.20
18. David Farinango, Ecuador (20) 2:02:47.90
19. Ous Mellouli, Tunisia (37) 2:02:55.60
20. Michael McGlynn, South Africa (21) 2:02:56.70
21. Daniel Delgadillo, Mexico (31) 2:02:56.80

From the Continental qualification

22. Matej Kozubek, Czech Republic - European continental qualifier
23. Hau-Li Fan, Canada - Americas continental qualifier
24. Phillip Seidler, Namibia - Africa continental qualifier
25. William Yan Thorley, Hong Kong - Asia continental qualifier

2020 Tokyo Olympics Female Qualification Races

From the first qualification race

The following 10 athletes qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games at the 2019 FINA World Swimming Championships 10 km marathon swim held in Yeosu EXPO Ocean Park in Gwangju, South Korea on 14 July 2019:

1. Xin Xin (China) 1:54:47.20
2. Haley Anderson (USA) 1:54:48.10
3. Rachele Bruni (Italy) 1:54:49.90
4. Lara Grangeon (France) 1:54:50.00
5. Ana Marcela Cunha (Brazil) 1:54:50.50
6. Ashley Twichell (USA) 1:54:50.50
7. Kareena Lee (Australia) 1:54:50.50
8. Finnia Wunram (Germany) 1:54:50.70
9. Leonie Beck (Germany) 1:54:51.00
10. Sharon van Rouwendaal (Netherlands) 1:54:51.10

From second qualification race

11. Anna Olasz (Hungary)
12. Paula Ruiz Bravo (Spain)
13. Kate Sanderson (Canada)
14. Alice Dearing (Great Britain)
15. Angelica Andre (Portugal)
16. Cecilia Biagioli (Argentina)
17. Anastasia Kirpichnikova (Russian)
18. Samantha Arevalo (Ecuador)
19. Spela Perse (Slovenia)
20. Yumi Kida (Japan)
21. Michelle Weber (South Africa)

From the Continental qualification

22. Paola Perez (Venezuela) - Americas continent qualifier
23. Krystyna Panchishko (Ukraine) - European continent qualifier
24. Li-Shan Chantal Liew (Singapore) - Asian continent qualifier
25. Souad Nefissa Cherouati (Algeria) - African continent qualifier

2016 Rio Olympics

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim will be held on the world-famous Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The first qualification race for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games was held at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia. The second qualification race will be held in June 2016 in Setúbal, Portugal. The

2016 Rio Olympics Male Qualifiers

from the first qualification race
1. Jordan Wilimovsky (USA) 1:49:48.2
2. Ferry Weertman (Netherlands) 1:50:00.3
3. Spyridon Gianniotis (Greece) 1:50:00.7
4. Sean Ryan (USA) 1:50:03.3
5. Jack Burnell (Great Britain) 1:50:05.8
6. Marc-Antoine Daniel Frede Olivier (France) 1:50:06.4
7. Simone Ruffini (Italy) 1:50:09.1
8. Richard Weinberger (Canada) 1:50:19.9
9. Allan Do Carmo (Brazil) 1:50:23.1
10. Federico Vanelli (Italy) 1:50:23.1

From second qualification race
11. Lijun Zu, China
12. Christian Reichert, Germany
13. Ivan Enderica Ochoa, Ecuador
14. Evgenii Drattcev, Russia
15. Ous Mellouli, Tunisia
16. Richard Nagy, Slovakia
17. Jarrod Poort, Australia
18. Yasunari Hirai, Japan
19. Chad Ho, South Africa
20. Ventsislav Aydaski, Bulgaria

From the second qualification race (continental representatives)
21. Mark Papp, Hungary (Europe)
22. Erwin Maldonado, Venezuela (America)
23. Kane Rae Francis Radford, New Zealand (Oceania)
24. Vitaliy Khudyakov, Kazakhstan (Asia)
25. Marwan Ahmed Aly Morsy Elamrawy (Egypt, Africa)

2016 Rio Olympics Female Qualifiers

From the first qualification race
1. Aurélie Muller, France 1:58:04.3
2. Sharon van Rouwendaal, Netherlands 1:58:06.7
3. Ana Marcela Cunha, Brazil 1:58:26.5
4. Rachele Bruni, Italy 1:58:27.9
5. Anastasiia Krapivina, Russia 1:58:28.6, replaced by Anna Olasz, Hungary
6. Poliana Okimoto Cintra, Brazil 1:58:28.8
7. Isabelle Härle, Germany 1:58:30.0
8. Kalliopi Araouzou, Greece 1:58:30.6
9. Haley Anderson, USA 1:58:35.9
10. Éva Risztov, Hungary 1:58:36.4

From second qualification race
11. Xin Xin, China
12. Keri-Anne Payne, Great Britain
13. Samantha Arevalo, Ecuador
14. Chelsea Gubecka, AUS
15. Yumi Kida, JPN
16. Michelle Weber, RSA
17. Joanna Zachoszcz, POL
18. Paola Perez, VEN
19. Spela Perse, SLO
20. Jana Pechanova, CZE

From the Continental qualification
21. Erika Villaecija, Spain (Europe)
22. Stephanie Horner, Canada (Americas)
23. Heidi Gan, Malaysia (Asia)
24. Charlotte Webby, New Zealand (Oceania), replaced by Vânia Neves, Portugal (Europe)
25. Reem Mohamed Husein Elsayed Kaseem (Egypt) (Africa)

2016 Rio Olympic Female Results

Gold: Sharon van Rouwendaal (Netherlands) 1:56:32.1
Silver: Rachele Bruni (Italy) 1:56:49.5
Bronze: Poliana Okimoto (Brazil) 1:56:51.4
4. Xin Xin (China) 1:57:14.4
5. Haley Anderson (United States) 1:57:20.2
6. Isabelle Härle (Germany) 1:57:22.1
7. Keri-Anne Payne (Great Britain) 1:57:23.9
8. Anastasia Krapivina (Russia) 1:57:25.9
9. Samantha Arevalo (Ecuador) 1:57:27.2
10. Ana Marcela Cunha (Brazil) 1:57:29.0
11. Kalliopi Araouzou (Greece) 1:57:31.6
12. Yumi Kida (Japan) 1:57:35.2
13. Éva Risztov (Hungary) 1:57:42.8
14. Anna Olasz (Hungary) 1:57:45.5
15. Chelsea Gubecka (Australia) 1:58:12.7
16. Spela Perse (Slovenia) 1:58:59.6
17. Erika Villaecija (Spain) 1:59:04.8
18. Michelle Weber (South Africa) 1:59:05.0
19. Jana Pechanova (Czech Republic) 1:59:07.7
20. Paola Perez (Venezuela) 1:59:07.7
21. Heidi Gan (Malaysia) 1:59:07.9
22. Joanna Zachoszcz (Poland) 1:59:20.4
23. Stephanie Horner (Canada) 1:59:22.1
24. Vânia Neves (Portugal) 2:01:39.3
25. Reem Mohamed Husein Elsayed Kaseem (Egypt) 2:05:19.1
DSQ Aurélie Muller (France)

2016 Rio Olympics Male Results

Gold: Ferry Weertman (Netherlands) 1:52:59.8
Silver: Spyridon Gianniotis (Greece) 1:52:59.8
Bronze: Marc-Antoine Daniel Frede Olivier (France) 1:53:02.0
4. Lijun Zu (China) 1:53:02.0
5. Jordan Wilimovsky (USA) 1:53:03.2
6. Simone Ruffini (Italy) 1:53:03.5
7. Federico Vanelli (Italy) 1:53:03.9
8. Yasunari Hirai (Japan) 1:53:04.6
9. Christian Reichert (Germany) 1:53:04.7
10. Chad Ho (South Africa) 1:53:04.8
11. Evgenii Drattcev (Russia) 1:53:04.8
12. Ous Mellouli (Tunisia) 1:53:06.1
13. Mark Papp (Hungary) 1:53:11.7
14. Ventsislav Aydaski (Bulgaria) 1:53:16.1
15. Ivan Enderica Ochoa (Ecuador) 1:53:16.2
16. Richard Weinberger (Canada) 1:53:16.4
17. Allan Do Carmo (Brazil) 1:53:16.4
18. Kane Rae Francis Radford (New Zealand) 1:53:18.7
19. Richard Nagy (Slovakia) 1:53:35.4
20. Jarrod Poort (Australia) 1:53:40.7
21. Erwin Maldonado (Venezuela) 1:54:33.6
22. Marwan Ahmed Aly Morsy Elamrawy (Egypt) 1:59:17.2
DSQ Sean Ryan USA)
DSQ Vitaliy Khudyakov (Kazakhstan)
DSQ Jack Burnell (Great Britain)

2012 London Olympic10K Marathon Swim

At the 2012 London Olympics, the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim will be held in a 6-loop course in the Serpentine, located in the middle of Hyde Park in London within minutes of Buckingham Palace in front of tens of thousands of fans and a worldwide TV audience. There will be 25 women and 25 men competing in their respective races.


At the 2012 London Olympics, 25 athletes will race six loops around a 10 km course in the Serpentine in Hyde Park in the center of London. 25 women will race on 9 August 2012; 25 men will race on 10 August 2012. Keri-Anne Payne of Great Britain is the gold medal favorite for the women; Thomas Lurz of Germany, Spyridon Gianniotis of Greece and Ous Mellouli of Tunisia are the medal favorites for the men.



Water temperature 18ºC (64ºF)

2012 London Olympics Marathon Swim Venue

The open water swimming superstars were showcased in one of the world's greatest urban park in front of tens of thousands of spectators who will ring the lake.

The Serpentine is a 28-acre recreational lake in Hyde Park, created in 1730. The relatively shallow lake will be the site of the triathlon swim leg as well as of the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim.

In 1730 Queen Caroline ordered the damming of the River Westbourne in Hyde Park as part of a general redevelopment of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. At that time, the Westbourne formed eleven natural ponds in the park. During the 1730s, the lake filled to its current size and shape. The redevelopment was carried out by Royal Gardener Charles Bridgeman, who dammed the Westbourne to create the artificial lake, and also dug a large pond in the centre of Kensington Gardens (the Round Pond) to be a focal point for pathways in the park.

At the time of construction, artificial lakes were long and straight. The Serpentine was one of the earliest artificial lakes designed to appear natural, and was widely imitated in parks and gardens nationwide. Little did anyone know during the lake's first 275 years that its shape would provide a highly technical course for the world's fastest open water swimmers at the 2012 London Olympics.

2012 London Olympics Female Results

Gold: Eva Risztov (Hungary) 1:57:38.2
Silver: Haley Anderson (USA) 1:57:38.6
Bronze: Martina Grimaldi (Italy) 1:57:41.8
4. Keri-Anne Payne (Great Britain) 1:57:42.2
5. Angela Maurer (Germany) 1:57:52.8
6. Ophelie Aspord (France) 1:58:43.1
7. Olga Beresnyeva (Ukraine) 1:58:44.4 *
8. Erika Villaecija (Spain) 1:58:49.5
9. Jana Pechanova (Czech Republic) 1:58:52.8
10. Anna Guseva (Russia) 1:58:53.0
11. Melissa Gorman (Australia) 1:58:53.1
12. Karla Sitic (Croatia) 1:58:54.7
13. Yumi Kida (Japan) 1:58:59.1
14. Yanel Pinto (Venezuela) 1:59:05.8
15. Natalia Charlos (Poland) 1:59:58.7
16. Heidi Gan (Malaysia) 2:00:45.0
17. Cecilia Biagioli (Argentina) 2:01:02.2
18. Zsofia Balazs (Canada) 2:01:17.8
19. Swann Oberson (Switzerland) 2:01:38.0
20. Wing Yung Natasha Terri Tang (Hong Kong) 2:02:33.4
21. Lizeth Rueda Santos (Mexico) 2:02:46.1
22. Marianna Lymperta (Greece) 2:04:26.5
DNF Poliana Okimoto (Brazil)
DNF Jessica Roux (South Africa)
DNS Yanqiao Fang (China)

  • Olga Beresnyeva finished seventh in the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim, but was later disciplined in June 2015 by the IOC after one of her drug tests was found positive for the presence of recombinant erythropoietin (rEPO).

2012 London Olympics Male Results

Gold: Oussama Mellouli (Tunisia) 1:49:55.1
Silver: Thomas Lurz (Germany) 1:49:58.5
Bronze: Richard Weinberger (Canada) 1:50:00.3
4. Spyridon Gianniotis (Greece) 1:50:05.3
5. Daniel Fogg (Great Britain) 1:50:37.3
6. Sergey Bolshakov (Russia) 1:50:40.1
7. Vladimir Dyatchin (Russia) 1:50:42.8
8. Andreas Waschburger (Germany) 1:50:44.4
9. Petar Stoychev (Bulgaria) 1:50:46.2
10. Alex Meyer (USA) 1:50:48.2
11. Julien Sauvage (France) 1:50:51.3
12. Troyden Prinsloo (South Africa) 1:50:52.9
13. Erwin Maldonado (Venezuela) 1:50:52.9
14. Igor Chervynskiy (Ukraine) 1:50:56.9
15. Yasunari Hirai (Japan) 1:51:20.1
16. Brian Ryckeman (Belgium) 1:51:27.1
17. Valerio Cleri (Italy) 1:51:29.5
18. Csaba Gercsak (Hungary) 1:51:30.9
19. Arseniy Lavrentyev (Portugal) 1:51:37.2
20. Ky Hurst (Australia) 1:51:41.3
21. Ivan Enderica Ochoa (Ecuador) 1:52:28.6
22. Yuriy Kudinov (Kazakhstan) 1:52:59.0
23. Francisco Jose Hervas (Spain) 1:53:27.8
24. Mazen Aziz Metwaly (Egypt) 1:54:33.2
25. Benjamin Schulte (Guam) 2:03:35.1

2012 London Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Male Qualifiers

1. Spyros Gianniotis (Greece)
2. Thomas Lurz (Germany)
3. Sergey Bolshakov (Russia)
4. Alex Meyer (USA)
5. Ky Hurst (Australia)
6. Francisco Hervas (Spain)
7. Brian Ryckeman (Belgium)
8. Julien Sauvage (France)
9. Vladimir Dyatchin (Russia)
10. Andreas Waschburger (Germany)
11. Oussama Mellouli (Tunisia)
12. Richard Weinberger (Canada)
13. Petar Stoychev (Bulgaria)
14. Valerio Cleri (Italy)
15. Troyden Prinsloo (South Africa)
16. Yasunari Hirai (Japan)
17. Igor Chervynskiy (Ukraine)
18. Ivan Enderica Ochoa (Ecuador)
19. Arseniy Lavrentyev (Portugal)
20. Yuriy Kudinov (Kazakhstan)
21. Erwin Maldonado (Venezuela)
22. Csaba Gercsak (Hunary)
23. Benjamin Schulte (Guam)
24. Mazen Aziz (Egypt)
25. Daniel Fogg (Great Britain)

2008 Beijing Olympics Male Results

Gold: Maarten van der Weijden (Netherlands) 1:51:51.6
Silver: David Davies (Great Britain) 1:51:53.1
Bronze: Thomas Lurz (Germany) 1:51:53.6
4. Valerio Cleri (Italy) 1:52:07.5
5. Evgeny Drattsev (Russia) 1:52:08.9
6. Petar Stoychev (Bulgaria) 1:52:09.1
7. Brian Ryckeman (Belgium) 1:52:10.7
8. Mark Warkentin (United States) 1:52:13.0
9. Chad Ho (South Africa) 1:52:13.1
10. Erwin Leon Maldonado Savera (Venezuela) 1:52:13.6
11. Ky Hurst (Australia) 1:52:13.7
12. Igor Chervynskiy (Ukraine) 1:52:14.7
13. Francisco Jose Hervas (Spain) 1:52:16.
14. Allan do Carmo (Brazil) 1:52:16.6
15. Gilles Rondy (France) 1:52:16.7
16. Spyridon Gianniotis (Greece) 1:52:20.4
17. Rostislav Vitek (Czech Republic) 1:52:41.8
18. Luis Escobar (Mexico) 1:53:47.9
19. Saleh Mohammad (Syria) 1:54:37.7
20. Mohamed Elzanaty (Egypt) 1:55:17.0
21. Damian Blaum (Argentina) 1:55:48.6
22. Arseniy Lavrentyev (Portugal) 2:03:39.6
23. Xin Tong (China) 2:09:13.4
Csaba Gercsak (Hungary) DNF
Vladimir Dyatchin (Russia) DSQ

2008 Beijing Olympics Female Results

Gold: Larisa Ilchenko (Russia) 1:59:27.7
Silver: Keri-Anne Payne (Great Britain) 1:59:29.2
Bronze: Cassandra Patten (Great Britain) 1:59:31.0
4. Angela Maurer (Germany) 1:59:31.9
5. Ana Marcela Cunha (Brazil) 1:59:36.8
6. Swann Oberson (Switzerland) 1:59:36.9
7. Poliana Okimoto (Brazil) 1:59:37.4
8. Jana Pechanová (Czech Republic) 1:59:39.7
9. Andreína del Valle Pinto Pérez (Venezuela) 1:59:40.0
10. Martina Grimaldi (Italy) 1:59:42.3
11. Marianna Lymperta (Greece) 1:59:42.3
12. Teja Zupan (Slovenia) 1:59:43.7
13. Yurema Requena (Spain) 1:59:46.9
14. Edith van Dijk (Netherlands) 2:00:02.8
15. Melissa Gorman (Australia) 2:00:33.6
16. Natalie du Toit South Africa 2:00:49.9
17. Daniela Inácio (Portugal) 2:00:59.0
18. Eva Berglund (Sweden) 2:01:05.0
19. Fang Yanqiao (China) 2:01:07.9
20. Imelda Martínez (Mexico) 2:01:07.9
21. Aurelie Muller (France) 2:02:04.1
22. Chloe Sutton (United States) 2:02:13.6
23. Natalya Samorodina (Ukraine) 2:10:41.6
24. Antonella Bogarin (Argentina) 2:11:35.9
DNF Kristel Köbrich (Chile)

2008 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Male Qualification Race

1. Petar Stoychev, Bulgaria 1:59:13.8 — Q
2. Csaba Gercsak, Hungary 1:59:17.7 — Q
3. Rostislav Vitek, Czech Republic 1:59:35.5 — Q
4. Chad Ho, South Africa 1:59:37.6 — Q
5. Erwin Maldonado, Venezuela 1:59:37.9 — Q
6. Allan Do Carmo, Brazil 1:59:38.8 — Q
7. Damian Blaum, Argentina 1:59:39.1 — Q
8. Jakub Fichtl, Czech Republic 1:59:39.2
9. Daniel Katzir, Israel 1:59:39.5 — Q
10. Rolando Salas, Venezuela 1:59:39.7
11. Jose Francisco Hervas, Spain 1:59:40.4 — Q
12. Diego Noguiera, Spain 1:59:40.8
13. Michael Dmitriev, Israel 1:59:45.1
14. Arseniy Lavrentyev, Portugal 1:59:54.1 — Q
15. Igor Chervynskiy, Ukraine 1:59:57.5
16. Philippe Dubreuil, Canada 2:00:18.2
17. Julien Baillod, Canada 2:00:19.9
18. Martin Clement, Switzerland 2:00:20.9
19. Roberto Penailillo, Chile 2:01:46.7
20. Konstyantyn Ukradyga, Ukraine 2:02:21.1
21. Rok Kerin, Slovenia 2:02:53.3
22. Aljaz Ojstersek, Slovenia 2:03:07.0
23. Sung Mo Cho, Korea 2:03:59.3
24. Jarrod Ballem, Canada 2:04:50.9
25. Marcelo Romanelli Soares, Brazil 2:05:14.1
26. Kurt Niehaus, Costa Rica 2:11:36.3
27. Mandar Divase, India 2:16:04.2
DNF Kai Wai David Wong, Hong Kong
DNF Tin Yu Ling, Hong Kong
DNF Mohammed Alghareeb, Saudi Arabia

Olympic Open Water Swim Male + Female Country Medalists

  • Netherlands: 5 medals, 4 gold + 1 silver
  • Hungary: 4 medals: 2 gold + 1 silver + 1 bronze
  • Germany: 4 medals, 1 gold + 2 silver + 1 bronze
  • Great Britain: 3 medals, 2 silver + 1 bronze
  • Italy: 3 medals, 2 silver + 2 bronze
  • Brazil: 2 medals, 1 gold + 1 bronze
  • Australia: 2 medals: 1 silver + 1 bronze
  • Russia: 1 medal, 1 gold
  • Tunisia: 1 medal, 1 gold
  • Greece: 1 medal, 1 silver
  • USA: 1 medal, 1 silver
  • France: 1 medal, 1 bronze
  • Canada: 1 medal, 1 bronze

Qualifications for the 2008 Olympic Open Water Swim

Qualifications for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim are conducted at the FINA World Championships held in the year before the Summer Olympics and at the FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualification held in the same year as the Summer Olympics. The 25 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim finalists comprise of the following:

o The top 10 highest placing men and women from the previous year's FINA World Championships.
o 1 man and 1 woman from the host country of the Summer Olympic Games
o 9 men and 9 women from a second qualification swim held prior to the Summer Olympic Games
o There is a minimum of 5 male and 5 female continental representatives (i.e., 1 man and 1 women per the following continental regions: Africa, Asia, Americas, Oceania and Europe)

2021 World Open Water Swimming Event of the Year Nomination

The race was nominated for the 2021 World Open Water Swimming Event of the Year Award. The winners and nominees included:

Winner: Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli (Italy)
First Runner-up: Irish Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming (Ireland)
Second Runner-up: Mediterranean Peace Route (Cyprus-Turkey)
4. Authentic Marathon Swim (Greece)
5. Asociación Mexicana de Aguas Abiertas (Mexico)
6. Tampa Bay Frogman Swim (USA)
7. Strait of Bonifacio (Italy-France)
8. Around-Coronado Swim (USA) tie
8. DC Marathon Swim (USA) tie
10. Olympic 10K Marathon Swim (Japan)
11. Rottnest Channel Swim (Australia)
12. Wörthersee Swim Austria (Austria)
13. Race For The Conch Eco-SeaSwim (Turks & Caicos)
14. Trans Tahoe Relay (USA)
15. Perhentian Island Marathon Swim (Malaysia)

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Synonyms

Olympic marathon swim, Olympic 10 km marathon swim, Olympic open water swimming

Leading 2016 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim Contenders

2016 Rio Olympic Games Marathon Swim Coverage

2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Marathon Swim Coverage

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