World 10 km champion Poliana Okimoto is on a roll. After medaling in 3 events at the 2013 FINA World Championships, garnering a gold, silver, and bronze, she is continuing her winning ways on the FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit.
But it was not easy.
Okimoto came home first in 1 hour 52 minutes 51.48 seconds just ahead of the series leader Emily Brunemann of the USA 1:52:52.41 and her Brazilian teammate Ana Marcela Cunha in 1:52:54.36.
1. Poliana Okimoto (BRA) 1:52:51.48 2. Emily Brunemann (USA) 1:52:52.41 3. Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) 1:52:54.36 4. Martina Grimaldi (ITA) 1:52:54.73 5. Christine Jennings (USA) 1:52:55.98 6. Alice Franco (ITA) 1:52:58.10 7. Rachele Bruni (ITA) 1:53:01.44 8. Tristin Baxter (USA) 1:53:05.14 9. Shan Lei (CHN) 1:53:07.30 10. Aurora Ponsele (ITA) 1:53:18.20 11. Dandan Yang (CHN) 1:53:25.19 12. Betina Lorscheitter (BRA) 1:58:21.38 13. Olga Beresnyeva (UKR) 1:58:50.76 14. Yilin Li (CHN) 2:00:10.30 15. Liuyuxin Li (CHN) 2:01:33.55 16. Yichen Ni (CHN) 2:04:06.58 17. Ruoyu Guan (CHN) 2:04:10.60 18. Yue Yang (CHN) 2:04:15.57 19. Tiffany Wan Fung Lee (HKG) 2:04:20.23 20. Qianqian Zheng (CHN) 2:04:37.29 21. Hefei Wang (CHN) 2:05:23.03 22. Xueting Mei (CHN) 2:07:26.83 23. Ming Yu Claudia Wong (HKG) 2:10:12.76 24. Jinrong Yang (CHN) 2:10:23.32 25. Esme Wai Chang (HKG) 2:10:34.09 26. Ruyun Xu (CHN) 2:12:55.42 27. Hannah Hang Fung Li (HKG) 2:16:33.52
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