Marathon swimming took place on 9 and 10 August at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Event schedule
Marathon swimming featured 2 events (1 male, 1 female). These were two 10 km open-water marathons in Hyde Park's Serpentine Lake. Both events started at 12:00, with the women's event taking place on 9 August and the men's event on 10 August.
Qualification
FINA By-Law BL 9.3.7.5.3 lays out the qualification procedures for the marathon swimming competitions at the Olympics. Each country is allowed to enter up to two swimmers per individual event (provided they qualify).
The men's and women's 10 km races at the 2012 Olympics each featured 25 swimmers: 10: the top-10 finishers in the 10 km races at the 2011 World Championships 9: the top-9 finishers at the 2012 Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier (8–9 June 2012 in Setúbal, Portugal). 5: one representative from each FINA continent (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania). (These were selected based on the finishes at the qualifying race in Setúbal.) 1: from the host nation (Great Britain) if not qualified by other means. If Great Britain already had a qualifier in the race, this spot was allocated back into the general pool from the 2012 qualifying race.
Participating nations
Medal table
Results
Men's event 10 km open water 1:49:55.1 1:49:58.5 1:50:00.3
Women's event 10 km open water 1:57:38.2 1:57:38.6 1:57:41.8
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