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The distance is 19.7 km (12.2 mi) and it is one of the largest open water swimming events in the world, with 2,400 swimmers participating in the 2015 event. [1] It is held in February each year and is open to solo swimmers and teams of two or four. A second event, "Champions of the Channel" for elite solo swimmers, was introduced in 2016.
These are the results from the open water swimming competition at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships, which took place in Perth, Western Australia. The US led the competition. The US led the competition.
Additional standalone editions of the Open Water Championships were also held in the even years from 2000 to 2010. The World Masters Championships (also known as 'Masters Worlds) is open to athletes 25 years and above (30+ years in water polo) in each aquatics discipline excluding high diving and has been held as part of the World Aquatics ...
The Open Water Swimming events at the 8th FINA World Aquatics Championships were swum in the ocean off Perth, Western Australia on January 6 and 11, 1998. The discipline featured 4 events: a 5-kilometer race, or "5K", for males and females, and a 25-kilometer race (25K) for males and females.
The main venue for competition was Challenge Stadium, which hosted all disciplines except the Open Water events. Local athlete Michael Klim was named as the leading male swimmer of the meet, winning the 200 m freestyle, 100 m butterfly, 4×200 m freestyle, 4×100 m medley relay, as well as silver in the 100 m freestyle, 4×100 m freestyle relay ...
World Aquatics Championships (50 m pool, open water), pool since 1973, open water since 1991 [3] [5] World Swimming Championships (25 m pool), since 1993, for example 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) [3] World Open Water Championships, 2000 to 2010, for example 2002 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
1 Schedule. 2 Medal summary. Toggle Medal summary subsection. 2.1 ... Open water swimming at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships was held from 3 to 8 February 2024 ...
Open water swimming is a swimming discipline which takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, lakes, and rivers. Competitive open water swimming is governed by the International Swimming Federation, World Aquatics (formerly known as FINA), except when it is part of multi-sport events , which are governed by the World Triathlon .