FILE PHOTO: 2016 Rio Olympics - Marathon Swimming - Final - Women's 10km Marathon Swimming - Victory Ceremony - Fort Copacabana - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 15/08/2016. Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) of the Netherlands poses with her gold medal. REUTERS/Toby Melville Picture Supplied by Action Images
GLASGOW (Reuters) - Dutch Olympic champion Sharon van Rouwendaal won the first Open Water swimming title at the European Championships on Wednesday, leading from the start to take gold in the five-kilometre race.
Hungary's Kristof Rasovszky took the equivalent men's title in a closely fought battle with his main rivals in the waters of Loch Lomond.
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