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Rising star Florian Wellbrock dominated the Marathon Swim World Series 10k race in Hungary
In the fourth leg of the FINA/HOSA Marathon Swim World Series at Balatonfured, Hungary, rising star Florian Wellbrock built on his success at the French Open three weeks ago to claim his first title. The 21-year-old from Germany dominated the 10km race, leading from the halfway point, and finishing an impressive 16.8 seconds before Dutch Olympic and world champion Ferry Weertman after a sprint from the final buoy. Wellbrock touched in 1:55:40.2.