Swimming: Britain’s Payne wins 10K open water race at worlds
Associated Press
ROME — Keri-Anne Payne of Britain won the women’s 10-kilometer open water swimming race at the world championships Wednesday.
Payne, the Olympic silver medalist, clocked 2 hours, 1 minute, 37.1 seconds in the sea off Rome’s ancient port of Ostia.
Ekaterina Seliverstova of Russia edged Martina Grimaldi of Italy in a sprint finish for the silver medal.
Olympic champion Larisa Ilchenko withdrew at the race’s midpoint due to a left leg injury. The Russian had cited the problem after winning the silver medal in Tuesday’s 5K race.
