Gold and silver for Dutch at European Championships
Ferry Weertman took gold in the 10 km open water swimming after a tight finish at the European Championships on Thursday evening.
Weertman won the sprint finish against the German Thomas Lurz and the Russian Yevgeni Dratsyev in a time of 1.49.56.
Sharon van Rouwendaal, the surprise winner of the 10 km open water on Wednesday, took the silver medal in the 5 km open water. She was beaten to gold by the German Isabelle Härle.
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