France’s Aurelie Muller Captures Women’s 10K Open Water Race at 2015 FINA World Championships

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Aurelie Muller of France earned the first 2016 Rio Olympic berth for the women by winning the women’s 10K open water race at the 2015 FINA World Championships.

Muller clocked a winning time of 1:58:04.3 during the 10K race to become the first swimmer from France to ever win an open water world title. Previously, France had won three silvers and three bronzes with Muller taking silver in the 5K in 2011.

The Netherlands’ Sharon Van Rouwendaal came charging home to take silver in 1:58:06.7. With the silver, she’s the second woman to win medals in both pool and open water swimming at the World Championships along with a bronze in the 800-meter free in 2011. Australia’s Hayley Lewis earned five pool medals and an open water medal between 1991-2001.

Ana Marcela Cunha led a duo of Brazilians to make the Olympic squad as she claimed bronze in 1:58:26.5. That’s her second medal in the event having earned silver in 2013. Poliana Okimoto joined her in the top 10 who made the Olympics with a sixth-place 1:58:28.8.

Italy’s Rachele Bruni (1:58.27.9), Russia’s Anastasiia Krapivina (1:58:28.6), Germany’s Isabelle Harle (1:58:30.0), Greece’s Kalliopi Araouzou (1:58:30.6), USA’s Haley Anderson (1:58:35.9) and Hungary’s Eva Risztov (1:58:36.4) also made the Olympics with top 10 finishes today.

2015 FINA World Championships, Open Water Swimming: Women’s 10K – Results

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Superfan

8 years ago

Hayley Lewis is Australian, not from Usa. Who coaches the winner, Muller?

wdf

8 years ago

Reply to Superfan

Philippe Lucas is her coach.

swimmer1

8 years ago

Reply to Superfan

its haley anderson, not lewis, hayley lewis retired ages ago.