2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
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The 5th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships were held May 3–8, 2008 in Seville, Spain.[1] The races were held on a 2.5-kilometer loop-course in the Guadalquivir river in the city center.
A total of 165 swimmers (81 females, 84 males) were entered into the 6 races at the 2008 Open Water Worlds:[1]
- Saturday, May 3: women's 10K
- Sunday, May 4: men's 10K
- Tuesday, May 6: women's 5K, men's 5K
- Thursday, May 8: women's 25K, men's 25K
| 2008 FINA Open Water Worlds | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
The 10K races served as the initial qualifier for the 10K race at the 2008 Olympics.
Results
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 5K details |
Larisa Ilchenko  Russia |
1:00:04.6 | Ekaterina Seliverstova Russia |
1:00:07.8 | Chloe Sutton  USA |
1:00:09.9 |
| Men's 5K details |
Thomas Lurz  Germany |
54:57.3 | Vladimir Dyatchin Russia |
54:58.8 | Maarten van der Weijden  Netherlands |
54:59.8 |
| Women's 10K details |
Larisa Ilchenko Russia |
2:02:02.7 | Cassandra Patten  Great Britain |
2:02:05.8 | Yurema Requena  Spain |
2:02:07.2 |
| Men's 10K details |
Vladimir Dyatchin Russia |
1:53:21.0 | David Davies Great Britain |
1:53:21.3 | Thomas Lurz Germany |
1:53:27.2 |
| Women's 25K details |
Ksenia Popova Russia |
5:27:48.2 | Edith van Dijk Netherlands |
5:27:50.3 | Natalya Pankina Russia |
5:27:53.9 |
| Men's 25K details |
Maarten van der Weijden Netherlands |
5:04:01.1 | Mark Warkentin USA |
5:04:01.6 | Yuri Kudinov Russia |
5:04:02.4 |
Team standings
[edit]The Championship Trophy point standing for the 2008 Open Water Worlds is:[2]
| Rank | Nation | Men | Women | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
63 | 84 | 147 |
| 2 | Netherlands |
48 | 30 | 78 |
| 3 | Germany |
42 | 14 | 56 |
| 4 | USA |
34 | 14 | 48 |
| 5 | Spain |
15 | 24 | 39 |
| 6 |  Australia |
17 | 21 | 38 |
| 7 | Great Britain |
16 | 21 | 37 |
| 8 |  Czech Republic |
3 | 21 | 24 |
| 9 |  Italy |
15 | 6 | 21 |
| 10 |  France |
2 | 16 | 18 |
| 11 |  Egypt |
16 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 |  China |
0 | 14 | 14 |
| 13 |  South Africa |
0 | 12 | 12 |
| 13 |  Bulgaria |
12 | 0 | 12 |
| 15 |  Brazil |
0 | 11 | 11 |
| 16 |  Slovenia |
0 | 8 | 8 |
| 17 |  Greece |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 |  Israel |
4 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 |  Canada |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 |  Belgium |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 |  Sweden |
0 | 1 | 1 |
The following 17 countries are listed in a tie for 22nd, with zero (0) points:
See also
[edit]- Open water swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships (previous Worlds)
- 2008 Olympics: Women's 10K and Men's 10K
- Open water swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships (subsequent Worlds)
- 2008 in swimming
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Omega Timing - results - 5th FINA World Open Water Championships Sevilla, Spain 5/3/2008-5/8/2008". Swiss Timing Ltd. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ 2008 Open Water Worlds: Standings Archived 2012-05-06 at the Wayback Machine. Published by OmegaTiming.com on 2008-05-08; retrieved 2009-08-15.