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The 5th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships were held May 3–8, 2008 in Seville, Spain.[1] 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) were entered into the 6 races at the 2008 Open Water Worlds:[1]
The 10K races served as the initial qualifier for the 10K race at the 2008 Olympics.
| Women's 5K details | Larisa Ilchenko  Russia | 1:00:04.6 | Ekaterina Seliverstova Russia | 1:00:07.8 | Chloe Sutton  USA | 1:00:09.9 |
| Men's 5K details | Thomas Lurz Germany | 54:57.3 | Vladimir Dyatchin Russia | 54:58.8 | Maarten van der Weijden Netherlands | 54:59.8 |
| Women's 10K details | Larisa Ilchenko Russia | 2:02:02.7 | Cassandra Patten  Great Britain | 2:02:05.8 | Yurema Requena  Spain | 2:02:07.2 |
| Men's 10K details | Vladimir Dyatchin Russia | 1:53:21.0 | David Davies Great Britain | 1:53:21.3 | Thomas Lurz Germany | 1:53:27.2 |
| Women's 25K details | Ksenia Popova Russia | 5:27:48.2 | Edith van Dijk Netherlands | 5:27:50.3 | Natalya Pankina Russia | 5:27:53.9 |
| Men's 25K details | Maarten van der Weijden Netherlands | 5:04:01.1 | Mark Warkentin USA | 5:04:01.6 | Yuri Kudinov Russia | 5:04:02.4 |
The Championship Trophy point standing for the 2008 Open Water Worlds is:[2]
| Rank | Nation | Men | Women | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 63 | 84 | 147 | |
| 2 | 48 | 30 | 78 | |
| 3 | 42 | 14 | 56 | |
| 4 | 34 | 14 | 48 | |
| 5 | 15 | 24 | 39 | |
| 6 | 17 | 21 | 38 | |
| 7 | 16 | 21 | 37 | |
| 8 | 3 | 21 | 24 | |
| 9 | 15 | 6 | 21 | |
| 10 | 2 | 16 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 0 | 16 | |
| 12 | 0 | 14 | 14 | |
| 13 | 0 | 12 | 12 | |
| 13 | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
| 15 | 0 | 11 | 11 | |
| 16 | 0 | 8 | 8 | |
| 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Argentina
Croatia
Guatemala
Hong Kong
Hungary
Mexico
Montenegro
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Ukraine
Belarus
Chile
Switzerland