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The 6th
FINA
FINA (french: Fédération internationale de natation, en, International Swimming Federation, link=yes) (to be renamed as World Aquatics by ) is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administer ...
World Open Water Swimming Championships was being held July 15–23, 2010 in
Lac Saint-Jean
Lac Saint-Jean (Canadian French: ) is a large, relatively shallow lake in south-central Quebec, Canada, in the Laurentian Highlands. It is situated north of the Saint Lawrence River, into which it drains via the Saguenay River. It covers an area ...
near
Roberval, Quebec, Canada.
The championships featured 3 race distances: 5-kilometre (5K), 10-kilometre (10K) and 25-kilometre (25K). Schedule for the championships was:
*Saturday, July 17: Women's 10K (11:30 a.m.)
*Sunday, July 18: Men's 10K (11:30 a.m.)
*Tuesday, July 20: Women's 5K (10:30 a.m.), Men's 5K (2:00 p.m.)
*Thursday, July 22: Women's 25K (9:15 a.m. start), Men's 25K (9:00 a.m. start)
The 2010 edition of the Open Water Worlds were the last stand-alone "open" (meaning no age limit) championships, and a Junior Open Water Worlds is to be created in its place. However, the Open Water events will remain in the biennial
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
. This change brings the open water discipline closer to matching FINA's other disciplines in championships structuring.
Participating countries
On 14 June 2010, the event organizers announced that 144 athletes from 30 countries have entered the championships. Countries entered are:
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*Syria and the UAE are both listed in the overview of teams attending; however, neither have entries on the athlete roster for the Championships.
Results
Overall standings
Medals
Points
Overall point standings for the 6th Open Water Worlds are:
Team Points
for the 6th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships. Published by the event organizers on www.roberval2010.com on 2010-07-22; retrieved 2010-07-23.
See also
*2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships right
The 5th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships were held May 3–8, 2008 in Seville, Spain. The races were held on a 2.5-kilometer loop-course in the Guadalquivir river in the city center.
A total of 165 swimmers (81 females, 84 males ...
References
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FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
Fina World Open Water Swimming Championships, 2010
Fina World Open Water Swimming Championships, 2010
Roberval, Quebec
International aquatics competitions hosted by Canada
Swimming competitions in Canada
