US Swimmer Chloe Sutton Qualifies for 10k Open Water Swimming Olympic Spot

Chloe Sutton won the 10K Olympic Open Water Test Event today (31 May 2008) in Beijing, qualifying for the Olympic 10K race later this summer and ensuring her spot on the U.S. Olympic Team roster. Her final time was 2:00:48.5, ahead of Italian Martina Grimaldi and her compatriot Alice Franco, who were 2:01:19.7 and 2:01:36.5 respectively.

Sutton competed in the test event alongside American teammate Kirsten Groome, but only one swimmer per country could qualify for the Olympic Games through today’s competition. Sutton will join U.S. teammate Mark Warkentin at the Olympic Games. Warkentin qualified for the Olympic 10K race via a seventh-place finish earlier this month at the FINA 10K Open Water World Championships in Seville, Spain.

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