BUDAPEST – Linsy Heister of the Netherlands won the 10km open water race at the European Swimming Championships on Thursday.

Leister finished in 2 hours, 1 minute, 6.7 seconds, just 0.9 seconds ahead of Giogia Consiglio of Italy. Angela Maurer of Germany was third, 1.5 seconds behind the Dutch swimmer.

Heister, 22, won gold in the 25km at the world champs in Roberval a week ago.

Following are the top 10 finishers in the women’s 10km event:

1. HEISTER Linsy NED 2h01:06.7
2. CONSIGLIO Giorgia ITA 2h01:07.6
3. MAURER Angela GER 2h01:08.2
4. MULLER Aurelie FRA 2h01:09.3
5. PECHANOVA Jana CZE 2h01:10.2
6. BERESNYEVA Olga UKR 2:h1:10.3
7. RISZTOV Eva HUN 2h01:16.2
8. FRANCO Alice ITA 2h01:25.3
9. GRIMALDI Martina ITA 2h01:30.8
10. REICHERT Nadine GER 2h01:32.4

Also see:

Meyer, Heister grab 25km world titles in Roberval
Jul 23, 2010