open water swimming

Van Rouwendaal wins gold in open water swimming

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Van Rouwendaal wins gold in open water swimming

Paris. Dutchwoman Sharon van Rouwendaal claimed her second Olympic gold medal in the women’s 10-kilometer open water swimming event on Thursday after taking the lead from Australian Moesha Johnson (silver) in the long swim across the River Seine. Van Rouwendaal celebrated her second Olympic triumph eight years after standing on the top step of the … Read more

Van Rouwendaal strikes again in Olympic 10 kilometers, gold in the Seine

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Van Rouwendaal strikes again in Olympic 10 kilometers, gold in the Seine

NOS Sport•vandaag, 09:34 Van Rouwendaal swims in the Seine to second Olympic gold medal Sharon van Rouwendaal has won gold in the 10 km open water swimming at the Olympic Games in Paris. She defeated Moesha Johnson (Australia) and Ginevra Taddeucci (Italy) in the much-discussed Seine with a firm and well-timed final sprint. It is … Read more