A heroic Ginevra Taddeucci emerged from the Seine with a medal around her neck, marking the 28th for Italia Team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

In the women’s 10 km marathon swimming, the 27-year-old athlete from Florence secured bronze, achieving the most significant result of her career after winning silver at the 2022 European Championships in Rome.

The Italian (photo by Giuseppe Giugliano/CONI), who was consistently in the leading group from the first strokes, boldly inserted herself into the trio that broke away around the sixth kilometre, setting up a fierce final sprint for victory. The Dutch swimmer Sharon van Rouwendaal (2:03:34.2), also a champion in Rio 2016 and silver medallist in Tokyo 2020, touched first ahead of Australia's Moesha Johnson (+5.5) and the Tuscan swimmer (+8.6). Giulia Gabbrielleschi also performed well for Italy, finishing in a commendable sixth place (+43.7).

For the Italian women's open water swimming team, this marks the third Olympic podium place, following Martina Grimaldi’s bronze in London 2012 and Rachele Bruni’s silver in Rio 2016.