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Open water swimming at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships; Host city: Perth, Australia: Events: 2: 1994 → . 1991 FINA ... which took place in Perth, Western ...
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.
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
Northside Swim Center was built around the pre-existing Northside Independent School District (NISD) Natatorium, which is an indoor facility, and opened in 2013. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Funding for outdoor facilities came from a school bond passed in 2008. [ 3 ]
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 ...
Michael Phelps —pictured here (right) at the 2005 World Championships—won 26 World Championships gold medals – more than any other athlete. The aquatics discipline of swimming is considered the flagship event at every edition of the World Aquatics Championships since its introduction in 1973. While open water swimming events were added to the program in 1991, it is considered a separate ...
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.
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 .