Risztov first home in swim marathon thriller

Hungary’s Eva Risztov (picture) won a gripping Olympic women’s swimming marathon by just 0.4 seconds at London’s Hyde Park yesterday. The 26-year-old led for much of the race in the Serpentine lake but she touched only marginally ahead of America’s...

Hungary’s Eva Risztov (picture) won a gripping Olympic women’s swimming marathon by just 0.4 seconds at London’s Hyde Park yesterday. The 26-year-old led for much of the race in the Serpentine lake but she touched only marginally ahead of America’s Haley Anderson with a winning time of 1hr 57min 38.2sec. Italy’s Martina Grimaldi took bronze and home favourite Keri-Anne Payne was fourth, with the top four separated by just four seconds. Risztov, 26, succeeded Russia’s Larisa Ilchenko, who won the inaugural women’s event in Beijing four years ago but was not competing in London.

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