Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon 10 kilometre explained

Event:	Women's marathon swimming
Games:	2024 Summer
Venue:	River Seine
Dates:	8 August 2024
Competitors:	24
Gold:	Sharon van Rouwendaal
Goldnoc:	NED
Silver:	Moesha Johnson
Silvernoc:	AUS
Bronze:	Ginevra Taddeucci
Bronzenoc:	ITA
Prev:	2020
Next:	2028

The women's marathon 10 kilometre event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 8 August 2024 in the River Seine, Paris. It was the fifth appearance of the event, having first been held in 2008.

Qualification

See main article: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. The women's 10 km race featured 24 swimmers, one less than the Tokyo 2020 roster:^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

3: the three medalists in the 10 km races at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan
13: the top thirteen swimmers vying for qualification at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar
5: one representative from each FINA continent (Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania).
1: from the host nation (France) if not qualified by other means. If one or more French open water swimmers qualify regularly and directly, their slots will be reallocated to the next highest-ranked eligible swimmers from the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.

Competition format

Unlike all of the 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. The race is held using freestyle swimming, with a lack of stroke regulations.^[4]

Schedule

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Results

Rank	Swimmer	Time	Notes
align=center			2:03:34.2
		2:03:39.7
align=center			2:03:42.8
4		2:04:15.7
5		2:04:16.9
6		2:04:17.9
7		2:06:06.9
8		2:06:11.0
9		2:06:13.4
10		2:06:15.3
11		2:06:15.8
align=center	12		2:06:17.0
align=center	13		2:06:17.7
14		2:06:17.8
align=center	15		2:06:29.6
align=center	16		2:06:42.9
17		2:07:02.4
align=center	18		2:07:05.4
align=center	19		2:07:24.9
20		2:07:46.7
align=center	21		2:12:44.7
22		2:15:57.3
23		2:22:06.5
24		2:27:02.9

Notes and References

Web site: Paris 2024 – Marathon Swimming Info . 12 November 2022 . World Aquatics.
Web site: Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Marathon Swimming . 12 November 2022 . World Aquatics.
News: Depasse . Guillaume . 9 October 2022 . How to qualify for marathon swimming at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained . 12 November 2022 . International Olympic Committee.
Web site: FINA Marathon Swimming Rulebook, 2017–21. FINA. 30 January 2020.