Ana Marcela Cunha, the reigning world 25 km champion from Brazil, won a closely fought battle against a world-class crown in Cancun on Tuesday’s FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup race.

Cunhawon a close race over Germany’s Angela Maurer and Italy’s Martina Grimaldi as well as several other Olympians and top pros.

The results are as follows:

1. CUNHA ANA MARCELA 2:09:14:78 BRAZIL
2. MAURER ANGELA 2:09:16:22 GERMANY
3. GRIMADI MARTINA 2:09:19:04 ITALY
4. MULLER AURÉLIE 2:10:15:35 FRANCE
5. REICHERT NADINE 2:10:21:17 GERMANY
6. PINTO YANEL 2:10:25:96 VENEZUELA
7. PECHANOVÁ JANA 02:10:26:53 CZECH REPUBL
8. BERESNYEVA OLGA 02:10:27:61 UKRAINE
9. DOMINGUEZ MARGARITA 2:10:29:34 SPAIN
10. KIDA YUMI 2:10:31:78 JAPAN
11. OBERSON SWANN 2:10:34:62 SWITZERLAND
12. WILLIAMS NADINE 2:11:28:09 CANADA
13. VILLAECIJA ERIKA 2:11:33:27 SPAIN
14. RIBAROVA SILVIE 2:12:37:32 CZECH REPUBL
15. CARDENAS ZAIRA 2:12:39:14 MEXICO
16. GONZÁLEZ ALEJANDRA 2:12:43:18 MEXICO
17. DUSABLON JADE 2:12:44:81 CANADA
18. VILLASEÑOR MELISSA 2:13:24:17 MEXICO
19. HAHN INES 2:13:39:54 GERMANY
20. WAAIJER MAAIKE 2:14:09:44 NEDHERLANDS
21. ROCHA GABRIELA 2:14:17:19 BRAZIL
22. PAMERLEAU LEONIE 2:14:21:22 CANADA
23. BERBASOVA AL´ONA 2:16:25:71 UKRAINE
24. PINEAU BEATRICE 2:16:43:68 CANADA
25. EL-BASSIOUNI LAILA 2:18:40:66 EGYPT
26. DIAZ CARLA 2:19:17:28 VENEZUELA
27. TOSCANO CINDY 2:20:57:35 GUATEMALA
28. TANEK NOURAN 2:21:32:46 EGYPT
29. DE SOUZA MARIANA 2:27:16:91 BRAZIL
30. LABRECQUE ELOISE 2:28:43:53 CANADA
31. STRUZINA LEENA 2:30:40:16 CANADA
32. ROMERO MIRNA DNF MEXICO
33. QUINTO FERNÁNDEZ SOFÍA DNF MEXICO

The men’s results are posted here.

Photos are courtesy of the Federación Mexicana de Natación.

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