right
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The 5th
FINA
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World Open Water Swimming Championships were held May 3–8, 2008 in
Seville, Spain
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The races were held on a 2.5-kilometer loop-course in the
Guadalquivir
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river in the city center.
A total of 165 swimmers (81 females, 84 males) were entered into the 6 races at the 2008 Open Water Worlds:
*Saturday, May 3: women's 10K
*Sunday, May 4: men's 10K
*Tuesday, May 6: women's 5K, men's 5K
*Thursday, May 8: women's 25K, men's 25K
The 10K races served as the
initial qualifier for the 10K race at the 2008 Olympics.
Results
Team standings
The Championship Trophy point standing for the 2008 Open Water Worlds is:
2008 Open Water Worlds: Standings
. Published by OmegaTiming.com on 2008-05-08; retrieved 2009-08-15.
The following 17 countries are listed in a tie for 22nd, with zero (0) points:
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See also
* Open water swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships (previous Worlds)
*2008 Olympics: Women's 10K and Men's 10K
* Open water swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships (subsequent Worlds)
*2008 in swimming
2008 in swimming documents the highlights of competitive international swimming during 2008. Major events World
*9–13 April: 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Manchester, United Kingdom
*3–8 May: 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimmi ...
References
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FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
FINA Open Water Worlds
2008 in Spanish sport
International aquatics competitions hosted by Spain
Swimming competitions in Spain
