An exhausted Okimoto failed to complete the event at Hyde Park's Serpentine lake in London last year but had plenty left in the tank this time around and timed her late burst to perfection to pip Cunha to the line at the picturesque Moll de la Fusta harbour.
They were the second medals of the championships for Okimoto and Cunha, who won silver and bronze respectively behind American Haley Anderson in Saturday's 5-km race. The Brazilians' performance also bodes well for a possible run at an Olympic medal in home waters when Rio de Janeiro hosts the summer Games in 2016.
"It shows that Brazil is doing serious work," Cunha, who narrowly failed to qualify for London, told reporters. "I watched the Olympics on TV and then I went to work and I improved a lot," she said. "Today I am the second best open water swimmer in the world, just behind another Brazilian athlete."
The 30-year-old Okimoto returned a winning time of one hour 58 minutes and 19.2 seconds. Cunha, 21, the champion at 25-km at the last world championships in Shanghai in 2011, crossed the line in 1:58:19.5, with Angela Maurer third in 1:58:20.2. The wheel has come full circle for German Maurer, a former 25-km champion who will be 38 on Saturday, as she won silver in the 10-km at the 2003 championships, also in Barcelona.
Missy eyes eight
Missy Franklin has her sights set on eight events at swimming's world championships in Barcelona as she heads a youthful US team aiming to maintain American dominance despite Michael Phelps's departure.
The Americans' youth movement was already in evidence at the 2012 London Olympics, where Franklin's five medals included four golds and then 15-year-old Katie Ledecky denied home hope Rebecca Adlington to win the 800m freestyle.
Franklin, now 18, set herself up for another strong international showing with world-leading times in the 100m and 200m backstrokes at the US trials in June, where she also put herself among the world leaders in winning the 100m and 200m freestyles. Franklin is also slated to swim the 50m backstroke and three relays, and left Indianapolis focused on getting even faster by the time she arrives in Barcelona. Kevin Cordes, 19, is another youngster aiming to make a splash after winning both the 100m and 200m breaststroke at trials. Cordes booked his ticket to his first major international long course meet, and US men's coach Bob Bowman ? who shepherded Phelps through his remarkable career ? said he was "very excited" by Cordes' potential.
"He's really amazing," Bowman said. "I can't wait to see what he does."
Source: http://www.timesofoman.com/News/Article-20284.aspx
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