Gianniotis retains world title in 10-km open water swim

Spyros Gianniotis of Greece defended his title in the grueling 10-kilometer open water event at the swimming world championships on Monday, surging ahead on the final lap to avoid a sprint with Olympic champion Oussama Mellouli of Tunisia.Gianniotis clocked 1 hour, 49 minutes, 11.8 seconds in the waters of Barcelona's harbor.Five-time world champion Thomas Lurz of Germany finished second, ...

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