The final men’s 2010 FINA 10KM Marathon Swimming World Cup rankings were released by FINA.

Chad Ho, a nominee for the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year award, won his first overall series title with steady performances all year from Brazil to Dubai.

As the first person from the African continent to win the title, Chad gained an important boost for the upcoming 2011 World Swimming Championships – the qualifier for the 2012 London Olympics 10K Marathon Swim.

Note: only the top five completed the minimum number of races on the circuit and, as such, are ranked before swimmers who have a higher number of points.

1. CHAD HO (RSA), 122 points
2. FRANCIS CRIPPEN (USA), 94
3. ALLAN DO CARMO (BRA), 62
4. SERGIY FESENKO (AZE) 52
5. PETAR STOYCHEV (BUL), 42
6. THOMAS LURZ (GER), 58
7. EVGENY DRATTSEV (RUS), 50
8. ALEXANDER MEYER (USA), 48
9. BRIAN RYCKMAN (BEL), 46
10. CHARLES PETERSON (USA), 38
11. MICHAEL DMITRIEV (ISR), 30
12. TOM VANGENEUGDEN (BEL), 28
13. ANDREAS WASCHBURGER (GER), 24
14. IGOR CHERVYNSKIY (UKR), 20
15. MARK WARKETIN (USA), 16
16. ARTEM PODYAKOV (RUS), 16
17. VICTOR SIMÕES (BRA), 15
18. VASILY BOYKOV (RUS), 15
19. CHRISTIAN REICHERT (GER), 14
20. ROMAIN BERAUD (FRA), 14
21. RHYS MAINSTONE (AUS), 12
22. IVAN LOPEZ (MEX), 11
23. SERGEY BOLSHAKOV (RUS), 10
24. RICHARD WEINBERGER (CAN), 10
25. RODRIGO ELORZA VASQUEZ (MEX), 10
26. SAMUEL MENEGON DE BONA (BRA), 10
27. ARSENIY LAVRENTYEV (POR), 8
28. BARTON WELLS (USA), 8
29. ZU LI JUN (CHN), 8
30. ROBIN DEN BOER (NED), 8

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