Courtesy of NBCOlympics.com on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.

After the competitors went through the feeding station, there are beginning to push the pace with Sharon Van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands in the lead. She appears to be putting in the first major surge in the race.

Final race results of the women’s Olympic 10K Marathon Swim are posted here.

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