Florian Wellbrock of Germany edged France's Marc-Antoine Olivier by two-tenths of a second Tuesday to win the men's 10-kilometer open water race at the world championships.
The 21-year-old Wellbrock finished in 1 hour, 47 minutes, 55.90 seconds. Another German swimmer, Rob Muffels, took bronze in 1:47.57.40.
Hungarian swimmer Kristof Rasovszky, who won the 5-kilometer race on Saturday, was fourth in 1:47.59.50 and American Jordan Wilimovsky was fifth in a time of 1:48.01.00.
Gold medalist Florian Wellbrock of Germany, left, embraces bronze medalist Rob Muffels of Germany after the men's 10km open water swim at the World Swimming Championships in Yeosu, South Korea, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. (AP PhotoMark Schiefelbein)
The top 10 finishers in the race earned spots for their countries in next year's 10-kilometer race at the Tokyo Olympics.
The open water races continue Wednesday with the women's 5-kilometer race, followed by the 5-kilometer team relay on Thursday and the 25-kilometer races for men and women on Friday. All are non-Olympic events.
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Silver medalist Marc-Antoine Olivier of France stands with his medal after the men's 10km open water swim at the World Swimming Championships in Yeosu, South Korea, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. (AP PhotoMark Schiefelbein)
Bronze medalist Rob Muffels of Germany stands with his medal after the men's 10km open water swim at the World Swimming Championships in Yeosu, South Korea, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. (AP PhotoMark Schiefelbein)