This is a list of the medalists of the open water swimming competitions at the World Aquatics Championships. Medalists at the
FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships The FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships, or more commonly "Open Water Worlds", was a bi-annual FINA championship for open water swimming held in even years from 2000 to 2010, inclusive. Race distances were 5, 10, and 25 kilometers (also kno ...
, which have been held as separate events in the even years between 2000 and 2010, have not been included.
Men
Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
5 km (1998–present)
*Medals:
10 km (2001–present)
*Medals:
25 km (1991–present)
*Medals:
Women
Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
5 km (1998–present)
*Medals:
10 km (2001–present)
*Medals:
25 km (1991–present)
*Medals:
Mixed team
Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
5 km (1998–2019), 6 km (2022)
*Medals:
25 km (1998)
*Medals:
All-time medal table 1991–2022
Updated after the
2022 World Aquatics Championships
The 2022 World Aquatics Championships, the 19th edition of the FINA World Aquatics Championships, were held in Budapest, Hungary, from 17 June to 3 July 2022.
In March 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FINA banned both the Russian an ...
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Multiple medalists
Boldface denotes active swimmers and highest medal count among all swimmers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Men
Men (including medals won in 2000–2010)
This table includes medals won at the separate
FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships The FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships, or more commonly "Open Water Worlds", was a bi-annual FINA championship for open water swimming held in even years from 2000 to 2010, inclusive. Race distances were 5, 10, and 25 kilometers (also kno ...
in 2000–2010.
Women
Women (including medals won in 2000–2010)
This table includes medals won at the separate
FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships The FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships, or more commonly "Open Water Worlds", was a bi-annual FINA championship for open water swimming held in even years from 2000 to 2010, inclusive. Race distances were 5, 10, and 25 kilometers (also kno ...
in 2000–2010.
See also
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FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships The FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships, or more commonly "Open Water Worlds", was a bi-annual FINA championship for open water swimming held in even years from 2000 to 2010, inclusive. Race distances were 5, 10, and 25 kilometers (also kno ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of World Aquatics Championships Medalists In Open Water Swimming
Lists of swimming medalists
Open water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships
open water swimming
Open water swimming is a swimming discipline which takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, lakes, and rivers.
The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming is sometimes taken to be May 3, 1810, when Lord Byron swam s ...
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