Open water swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships explained

Open water swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships
Hostcity:Rome
Dates:21-25 July
Events:6
Previous:2007
Next:2011

The Open Water Swimming competition at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships were held from 21 to 25 July at the beach of Ostia in Rome.

Schedule

Date Events
Tuesday, July 21Women's 5K,
Men's 5K
Wednesday, July 22Women's 10K,
Men's 10K
Saturday, July 25Women's 25K,
Men's 25K

Note: Originally, the Open water events were scheduled to occur on Sunday, July 19 (5K), Tuesday, July 21 (women's 10K) and Thursday, July 23 (women's 25K); however the FINA Bureau on July 18, 2009, altered the open water schedule due to weather conditions in Ostia.[1]

Medal summary

Men

5 km
10 km
25 km

Women

5 km
10 km
25 km

References

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924052649/http://www.fina.org/project/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2531&Itemid=108 PR53 - 13th FINA World Championships Rome 2009 - Open Water Competition