European Championships: Luca Ferretti, Linsy Heister Win Men’s 5K, Women’s 10K Open Water Events

BUDAPEST, Hungary, August 5. THE European Championships continued in Budapest, Hungary with the second day of open water competition. The men's 5K and women's 10K events took place.

Italy went 1-2-3, with a bit of Greek spice thrown into the mix, in the men's 5K with Luca Ferretti topping the sprint version of open water with a 58:43.4. Teammate Simone Ercoli finished second overall in 59:00.5, while Greece's Spyridon Gianniotis tied for third with Italy's Simone Ruffini with matching 59:15.9s.

The Netherlands' Linsy Heister picked up the women's 10K triumph with a time of 2:01:06.7. Italy's Giorgia Consiglio touched second in 2:01:07.6, while Germany's Angela Maurer completed the podium with a third-place 2:01:08.2.

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