FINA World Open Water Swimming Championship
The FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships or Open Water Worlds were a former bi-annual international open water swimming competition sanctioned by FINA that were held in various locations around the world.
The Open Water Worlds were held in even years, from 2000 to 2010. Race distances were 5, 10 and 25 kilometers (aka: the 5K, the 10K and the 25K).
The 10K race at the 2008 edition served as the main qualifying event for the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
History
The Open Water Worlds were held in the years between the FINA's main FINA World Championships, providing an annual championships for Open Water Swimming. At its January 2010 meeting, the FINA Bureau decided that to replace this event with a junior (18 and under) championships, making the 2010 Open Water Worlds the last edition of these championships, and 2012 seeing the first of a FINA World Junior Open Water Championships.
| Year | Events | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 km, 10 km, 25 km | Honolulu, USA |
| 2002 | 5 km, 10 km, 25 km | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt |
| 2004 | 5 km, 10 km, 25 km | Dubai, UAE |
| 2006 | 5 km, 10 km, 25 km | Naples, Italy |
| 2008 | 5 km, 10 km, 25 km | Sevilla, Spain |
| 2010 | 5 km, 10 km, 25 km | Roberval, Quebec, Canada |
See also
External links
- Rita Kovács of Hungary to be Inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Nathan Szobota Win FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championship Title
- Yuri Kudinov Remembers His Prolific Career on WOWSA Live
- The Indomitable Spirit of Taranath Narayan Shenoy
- Who Governs Swimming?
- Jim Anderson Talks About His Career In Hawaii On WOWSA Live
- Ricardo Ratto Talks About His Career On WOWSA Live
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Suzy Toner
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Melissa Gorman
- Alex Meyer Goes Left, Then Right, Then Left To Win A World Championships
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Lauren Arndt
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Mark Saliba
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Joseph Mitchell
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Kate Brookes Peterson
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Gary Toner
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Josh Santacaterina
- David O'Brien Talks About Keep Turning Over On WOWSA Live
- Britta Kamrau Remembers Her Friendships, Her Career On WOWSA Live
- The DQ Heard Across The World
- Tamara Bruce Talks About Swimming Young And Fast On WOWSA Live
- Mark Warkentin On Being An Olympian
- HistoFINA, volume 10
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- Olympic 10K Marathon Swim
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- I Got Stung
- World Marathon Swimming Association
- Aleksey Akatyev Pulling Double Duty Back In The Day
- Tamara Bruce Inducted In Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame
- Richard Ratto Inducted In Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame
- Martina Grimaldi Honored By The Hall Of Fame
- Pilar Geijo Honored By The Hall Of Fame
- Poliana Okimoto Honored By The Hall Of Fame
