Aurelie Muller of France won the women's 10 kilometre open water gold at the world championships in Kazan on Tuesday.

The 25-year-old gave France it's first gold medal in open water swimming by finishing in a winning time of 1hr 58min 4.3sec.

Dutch swimmer Sharon van Rouwendaal took silver, 2.4sec behind, while Brazil's Ana Marcela Cunha claimed bronze, at 22.2sec, two years after claiming silver in the event.

Muller added gold to the silver medal she won in the 5km open water at the Shanghai world championships in 2011.

Source: AFP