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Gold medallist Ferry Weertman (C) of Netherland's, silver medallist Spiros Gianniotis (L) and bronze medallist Marc-Antoine Olivier of France pose during the podium ceremony of the Men's 10km marathon swimming in Copacabana on August 16, 2016 during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. / AFP / YASUYOSHI CHIBA (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

Gold medallist Ferry Weertman (C) of Netherland's, silver medallist Spiros Gianniotis (L) and bronze medallist Marc-Antoine Olivier of France pose during the podium ceremony of the Men's 10km marathon swimming in Copacabana on August 16, 2016 during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.  / AFP / YASUYOSHI CHIBA        (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)

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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 16: Ferry Weertman of Netherlands competes in the Men's 10km Marathon Swim on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Fort Copacabana on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 16: Ferry Weertman of Netherlands competes in the Men's 10km Marathon Swim on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Fort Copacabana on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

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KAZAN, RUSSIA - JULY 27: Jordan Wilimovsky of the United States high-fives Ferry Weertman of the Netherlands after the Men's 10km Open Water Swimming Final on day three of the 16th FINA World Championships at the Kazanka river on July 27, 2015 in Kazan, Russia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

KAZAN, RUSSIA - JULY 27:  Jordan Wilimovsky of the United States high-fives Ferry Weertman of the Netherlands after the Men's 10km Open Water Swimming Final on day three of the 16th FINA World Championships at the Kazanka river on July 27, 2015 in Kazan, Russia.  (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

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Ferry Weertman of The Netherlands celebrates after winning the men's 10 km open water swimming event at the 32nd LEN European Swimming Championships on August 14, 2014 at the Regattastrecke Gruenau in Berlin. AFP PHOTO / TOBIAS SCHWARZ (Photo credit should read TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Ferry Weertman of The Netherlands celebrates after winning the men's 10 km open water swimming event at the 32nd LEN European Swimming Championships on August 14, 2014 at the Regattastrecke Gruenau in Berlin.     AFP PHOTO / TOBIAS SCHWARZ        (Photo credit should read TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images)

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Ferry Weertman (R) of The Netherlands competes to win the men's 10 km open water swimming event at the 32nd LEN European Swimming Championships on August 14, 2014 at the Regattastrecke Gruenau in Berlin. AFP PHOTO / TOBIAS SCHWARZ (Photo credit should read TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Ferry Weertman (R) of The Netherlands competes to win the men's 10 km open water swimming event at the 32nd LEN European Swimming Championships on August 14, 2014 at the Regattastrecke Gruenau in Berlin.     AFP PHOTO / TOBIAS SCHWARZ        (Photo credit should read TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images)