| Event: | Women's marathon 10 kilometre |
| Games: | 2016 Summer |
| Venue: | Fort Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro |
| Dates: | 15 August 2016 |
| Competitors: | 26 |
| Nations: | 24 |
| Win Value: | 1:56:32 |
| Gold: | Sharon van Rouwendaal |
| Goldnoc: | NED |
| Silver: | Rachele Bruni |
| Silvernoc: | ITA |
| Bronze: | Poliana Okimoto |
| Bronzenoc: | BRA |
| Prev: | 2012 |
| Next: | 2020 |
The women's marathon swimming over a distance of 10 kilometres at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place on 15 August at Fort Copacabana.[1]
Sharon van Rouwendaal of Netherlands won the gold medal, Rachele Bruni of Italy was runner-up, and Poliana Okimoto of Brazil finished third. The original silver medalist was Aurelie Muller of France, who managed to overcome Bruni in the last second of the race. However, a video replay showed Muller forcibly holding Bruni down with her right arm while trying to touch the finishing board, thus being disqualified from the race.
See main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. The women's 10 km open water marathon at the 2016 Olympics featured a field of 26 swimmers:[2]
Unlike all of the other swimming events in the pool, the men's and women's marathon 10 kilometre races are held in open water. No preliminary heats are held, with only the single mass-start race being contested. This race is held using freestyle swimming, with a lack of stroke regulations.
| data-sort-type="number" | Rank ! | Athlete | Nation | Time | Time behind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:56:32.1 | ||||||
| 1:56:49.5 | +17.4 | |||||
| 1:56:51.4 | +19.3 | |||||
| 4 | 1:57:14.4 | +42.3 | ||||
| 5 | 1:57:20.2 | +48.1 | ||||
| 6 | 1:57:22.1 | +50.0 | ||||
| 7 | 1:57:23.9 | +51.8 | ||||
| 8 | 1:57:25.9 | +53.8 | Warning | |||
| 9 | 1:57:27.2 | +55.1 | ||||
| 10 | 1:57:29.0 | +56.9 | ||||
| 11 | 1:57:31.6 | +59.5 | ||||
| 12 | 1:57:35.2 | +1:03.1 | Warning | |||
| 13 | 1:57:42.8 | +1:10.7 | Warning | |||
| 14 | 1:57:45.5 | +1:13.4 | ||||
| 15 | 1:58:12.7 | +1:40.6 | ||||
| 16 | 1:58:59.6 | +2:27.5 | Warning | |||
| 17 | 1:59:04.8 | +2:32.7 | Warning | |||
| 18 | 1:59:05.0 | +2:32.9 | ||||
| 19 | 1:59:07.7 | +2:35.6 | ||||
| 20 | 1:59:07.7 | +2:35.6 | ||||
| 21 | 1:59:07.9 | +2:35.8 | Warning | |||
| 22 | 1:59:20.4 | +2:48.3 | Warning | |||
| 23 | 1:59:22.1 | +2:50.0 | Warning | |||
| 24 | 2:01:39.3 | +5:07.2 | Warning | |||
| 25 | 2:05:19.1 | +8:47.0 | ||||
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