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Open Water Swimming At The 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 5 Km
The men's 5 km race at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, 2009 World Championships occurred on Tuesday, 21 July at Ostia (quarter of Rome), Ostia Beach in Rome, Rome, Italy. In total, 41 participants from 24 countries competed in the race. Note: The women's and men's 5 km races at the 2009 Worlds were originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, July 19; however, high wind and surf conditions on-course caused the FINA Bureau to postpone the race until July 21. (FINA Press Release 2009-53); published by FINA on 2009-07-18, retrieved 20 July 2009. Results Key: OTL = Outside time limit See also< ...
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2009 World Aquatics Championships
The 2009 World Aquatics Championships ( it, Campionati mondiali di nuoto 2009) or the XIII FINA World Championships were held in Rome, Italy from 18 July to 2 August 2009. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronised swimming and water polo. Rome won the right to stage the event on 16 July 2005 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Rome defeated rival bids from Athens (Greece), Moscow (Russia) and Yokohama (Japan). A record 2556 athletes from 185 countries participated. FINA's decision to allow the use of polyurethane suits caused these Championships to be dubbed the "Plastic Games". Venues *Foro Italico * Ostia (open water) Medal table Schedule FINA Congress 2009 As is customary with the World Championships, FINA held its biennial General Congress in Rome during the event, on July 24, 2009, beginning at 9:00 a.m. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
