Great performance by the Alkis Kynigakis in the struggle of 10 km open water (Marathon Swimming), with the Greek swimmer covering the distance in 1:49:29.2, taking fifth place in his first Olympics!
The 22-year-old, in fact, recorded a better time at Odaiba Marine Park than the 2:02.12 that had earned him a place in the Tokyo Olympics, finally celebrating a place in the top eight.
The gold medal was awarded to Germany's Florian Velbrock (1:48:33.7), the silver to Kristof Rasovski (Hungary, +25.3) and the bronze to Gregorio Paletrinieri (Italy, +27.4).
The final eight:
1. Florian Velbrock (Germany) 1:48:33.7 --GOLD 2. Kristoff Rasovski (Hungary) 1:48:59.0 ---SILVER 3. Gregorio Paletrinieri (Italy) 1:49:01.1 --HALKINO 4. Matan Roditi (Israel) 1:49:24.9 5. ALKIS KYNIGAKIS (GREECE) 1:49:29.2 6. Marc Antoine Olivier (France) 1:50:23.0 7. Ferrie Wertmann (Netherlands) 1:51:30.8 8. Michael McGlynn (South Africa) 1:51:32.7
