BIRCHER FIFTH AS RAIN POURS ON 5KM
British open water swimmer Alan Bircher narrowly missed out
on a medal at the FINA World Championships in Canada when
he finished fifth in a rain-soaked Men’s 5km event.
The University of Bath swimmer finished fifth in a time of
51:37.6 as he tried to chase down the leading pack of three.
Gold went to Germany’s Thomas Lurz in 51:17.2, silver
went to Chip Peterson of the USA in 51:18.8 and Simone Ercoli
of Italy took the bronze in 51:18.9.
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