- Open water swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
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2011 FINA
World Championships
Shanghai, ChinaDiving Individual 1 m men women 3 m men women 10 m men women Synchronised 3 m men women 10 m men women Open water swimming 5 km men women 10 km men women 25 km men women Team team Swimming Freestyle 50 m men women 100 m men women 200 m men women 400 m men women 800 m men women 1500 m men women Backstroke 50 m men women 100 m men women 200 m men women Breaststroke 50 m men women 100 m men women 200 m men women Butterfly 50 m men women 100 m men women 200 m men women Individual medley 200 m men women 400 m men women Freestyle relay 4×100 m men women 4×200 m men women Medley relay 4×100 m men women Synchronised swimming Solo technical free Duet technical free Team technical free combination Water polo men • women Main article: 2011 World Aquatics ChampionshipsThe open water swimming portion of the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held between July 19–23 in Shanghai, China at the Jinshan City Beach.[1]
Contents
Events
The following events were contested by both men and women in Shanghai:
- 5 km
- 10 km
- 25 km
In addition, there was a team competition with male and female competitors.
Schedule
Day Event Tuesday, July 19, 2011 Women's 10 km Wednesday, July 20, 2011 Men's 10 km Thursday, July 21, 2011 5 km team Friday, July 22, 2011 Women's 5 km Men's 5 km Saturday, July 23, 2011 Men's 25 km Women's 25 km Medal table
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 
Germany1 2 1 4 2 
Greece1 1 1 3 3 
United States1 0 1 2 4 
Brazil1 0 0 1 
Bulgaria1 0 0 1 
Great Britain1 0 0 1 
Switzerland1 0 0 1 8 
Russia0 1 2 3 9 
Italy0 1 1 2 10 
Australia0 1 0 1 
France0 1 0 1 12 
Hungary0 0 1 1 Total 7 7 7 21 Medal summary
Men
Event Gold Silver Bronze 5 km[2]
Thomas Lurz (GER)56:16.2 Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE)56:17.4 Evgeny Drattsev (RUS)56:18.5 10 km[3]
Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE)1:54:24.7 Thomas Lurz (GER)1:54:27.2 Sergey Bolshakov (RUS)1:54:31.8 25 km[4]
Petar Stoychev (BUL)5:10:39.8 Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS)5:11:15.6 Csaba Gercsak (HUN)5:11:18.1 Women
Event Gold Silver Bronze 5 km[5]
Swann Oberson (SUI)1:00:39.7 Aurelie Muller (FRA)1:00:40.1 Ashley Twichell (USA)1:00:40.2 10 km[6]
Keri-Anne Payne (GBR)2:01:58.1 Martina Grimaldi (ITA)2:01:59.9 Marianna Lymperta (GRE)2:02:01.8 25 km[7]
Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA)5:29:22.9 Angela Maurer (GER)5:29:25.0 Alice Franco (ITA)5:29:30.8 Team
Event Gold Silver Bronze Team[8]
United States
Andrew Gemmell
Sean Ryan
Ashley Twichell57:00.6 Australia
Melissa Gorman
Rhys Mainstone
Ky Hurst57:01.8 Germany
Jan Wolfgarten
Thomas Lurz
Isabelle Härle57:44.2 References
- ^ "FINA Announces Open Water Venue, Schedule For World Championships". Swimming World Magazine. 2011-04-20. http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27025.asp?q=FINA-Announces-Open-Water-Venue,-Schedule-For-World-Championships. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
- ^ 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 5 km results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ^ 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 10 km results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-20.
- ^ 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 25 km results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-23.
- ^ 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Women's 5 km results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ^ 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Women's 10 km results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-20.
- ^ 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Women's 25 km results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-23.
- ^ 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Team results, from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2011-07-21.
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