On July 17th and July 18th 2028, the women’s and men’s LA28 Olympic 10 km open water swimming competitions will be held at Belmont Shore, just north of the Belmont Pier in Long Beach, California.

Four days later on July 22nd, the pool swimming events will start at SoFi Stadium, an American football stadium where 38,000 seats are expected to be sold-out for the 9 days of the pool swimming competition.

The LA28 Games will swap the typical Olympic schedule. The track & field events will be held during the first week while the pool swimming events will be held during the second half of the Olympics.  The Olympic 10K Marathon Swim has traditionally been held near the end of the Games at the 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, 2016 Rio, 2020 Tokyo, and 2024 Paris Olympics.

But with this switch in the schedule is expected to have major implications for the open water swimmers.

Women’s Olympic 10 km Open Water Swim

With the 10 km race held in the Pacific Ocean only 5 days before the pool swimming competition, it is a reasonable expectation that no current competitors who with hopes of medaling or focused on finaling in the 800m or 1500m women’s freestyle will risk changing their taper to compete in the 10 km race. The top female pool swimmers – even with a bit of open water swimming – will stay focused on the pool.

This means that the top women who are currently competing in the World Cup series will most likely remain the top medal contenders in LA28. That includes Moesha Johnson (28, Australia, @swimmer_moe), Ginevra Taddeucci (28, Italy, @ginevrataddeucci) and Lea Boy (25, Germany, @lea_boy), especially with the recent retirement of 3-time Olympic 10K Marathon Swim medalist Sharon von Rouwendaal.

Men’s Olympic 10 km Open Water Swim

In contrast to the women’s field, it is a reasonable expectation that the top current male competitors who can either medal or final in the 800m or 1500m freestyle will also compete in the 10 km race.

Florian Wellbrock (Germany, @flo.swim) and Gregorio Paltrinieri (Italy, @greg_palt) are well prepared to handle a tight Olympic schedule and have been doing so for years – and will be competing against their domestic teammates and international rivals from Germany, Italy, Hungary (Kristóf Rasovszky and David Betlehem), and France (Marc-Antoine Olivier and Logan Fontaine).

Most likely, this means that the top men who compete in the World Cup series will remain the top medal contenders in the pool and open water for LA28.

3 km Knockout Sprints and 10 km Race in Golfo Aranci

LA28 gold medal favorite and current 5 km and 10 km world champion, Moesha Johnson ended the 2025 World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup series will a resounding victory in the 3 km Knockout Sprints in the beautiful Golfo Aranci venue in Italy.

Meanwhile, twin sisters Noemi Cesarano and Antonietta Cesarano, 22 of Italy, both qualified for the 3 km Knockout Sprints final while Olympic bronze medalist and World Championship silver medalist Ginevra Taddeucci looked excellent in her 10 km victory.

Watchi 3 km Knockout Sprints here. Watch the 10 km race here.

1. Moesha Johnson, 28, Australia 6:24.10
2. Lea Boy, 25, Germany 6:26.50
3. Caroline Laure Jouisse, 31, France 6:30.70
4. Lisa Pou, 26, Monaco 6:32.30
5. Ana Marcela Cunha, 33, Brazil 6:36.10
6. Maria de Valdes, 26, Spain 6:37.20
7. Noemi Cesarano, 22, Italy 6:37.30
8. Klaudia Terasiewcicz, 21, Poland 6:37.70
9. Antonietta Cesarano, 22, Italy 6:38.30
10. Clemence Coccordano, 20, France 6:39.10
11. in Golfo Aranci, Italy on 10 October 2025

10 km – Top 25 Results

1. Ginevra Taddeucci, 28, Italy 1:58:56.50
2. Klaudia Tarasiewicz, 21, Poland 1:58:57.20
3. Lea Boy, 25, Germany 1:59:00.60
4. Caroline Laure Jouisse, 31, France 1:59:02.30
5. Angela Martinez Guillen, 21, Spain 1:59:03.70
6. Linda Caponi, 26, Italy 1:59:04.40
7. Ana Marcela Cunha, 33, Brazil 1:59:04.50
8. Lisa Pou, 26, Monaco 1:59:05.60
9. Clemence Coccordano, 20, France 1:59:05.90
10. Maria de Valdes, 26, Spain 1:59:06.50
11. Moesha Johnson, 28, Australia 1:59:07.00
12. Mariah Denigan, 22, USA 1:59:08.70
13. Viktoria Mihalyvari-Farkas, 21, Hungary 1:59:10.20
14. Paula Otero Fernández, 21, Spain 1:59:11.50
15. Ines Delacroix, 22, France 1:59:11.60
16. Brooke Travis, 25, USA 1:59:12.50
17. Celine Rieder, 24, Germany 1:59:12.60
18. Candela Sanchez Lora, 21, Spain 1:59:27.40
19. Barbara Pozzobon, 32, Italy 1:59:30.10
20. Giulia Berton, 24, Italy 2:00:44.50
21. Iris Menchini, 22, Italy 2:01:08.30
22. Alessia Ossoli, 20, Italy 2:01:10.20
23. Viola Giraudo, 18, Italy 2:02:41.20
24. Louna Kasvio, 19, Finland 2:03:22.80
25. Mafalda Rosa, 21, Portugal 2:03:23.20

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