Valerio Cleri of Italy wins 25K swim at Europeans

Valerio Cleri of Italy won the 25-kilometer open water race at the European swimming championships on Saturday.

Cleri timed 5 hours, 16 minutes, 38.3 seconds, beating Bertrand Venturi of France by 16.4 seconds. Another Frenchman, Joanes Hedel, was third.

The event was held on the north coast's Lake Balaton, 130 kilometers (80 miles) south of …