Photos: Dutch swimmer wins Men's 10km Marathon Swimming gold

Maarten van der Weijden swims. (Photo credit: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Maarten van der Weijden of the Netherlands won the gold medal of Men's 10km Marathon Swimming at the Beijing Olympic Games on Thursday.

The silver medal went to David Davies of Britain while the bronze was taken by Thomas Lurz of Germany.

Maarten van der Weijden competes. (Photo credit: Wang Lei/Xinhua)

Maarten van der Weijden arrives at the finish. (Photo credit: Wang Lei/Xinhua)

Maarten van der Weijden reacts after winning the event. (Photo credit: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Maarten van der Weijden celebrates. (Photo credit: Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Maarten van der Weijden poses with his gold medal. (Photo credit: Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images)