| Event: | Men's 5 km |
| Championship: | 2009 World Aquatics Championships |
| Dates: | 21 July |
| Location: | Rome |
| Competitors: | 41 |
| Nations: | 24 |
| Prev: | 2007 |
| Next: | 2011 |
See main article: Open Water Swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships.
The men's 5 km race at the 2009 World Championships occurred on Tuesday, 21 July at Ostia Beach in Rome, Italy. In total, 41 participants from 24 countries competed in the race.
Note: The women's and men's 5 km races at the 2009 Worlds were originally scheduled to be held on Sunday, July 19; however, high wind and surf conditions on-course caused the FINA Bureau to postpone the race until July 21.[1]
| Rank | Swimmer | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56:26.9 | ||||
| 56:27.2 | ||||
| 56:41.9 | ||||
| 4 | 56:44.3 | |||
| 5 | 56:44.9 | |||
| 6 | 56:47.0 | |||
| 7 | 56:47.1 | |||
| 8 | 56:47.2 | |||
| 9 | 56:47.3 | |||
| 10 | 56:47.9 | |||
| 10 | 56:47.9 | |||
| 12 | 56:48.5 | |||
| 13 | 56:52.4 | |||
| 14 | 56:55.3 | |||
| 15 | 57:07.1 | |||
| 16 | 57:07.2 | |||
| 17 | 57:07.8 | |||
| 18 | 57:09.6 | |||
| 19 | 57:11.1 | |||
| 20 | 57:21.1 | |||
| 21 | 57:31.7 | |||
| 22 | 57:37.1 | |||
| 23 | Konstiantyn Ukradyga | 57:48.8 | ||
| 24 | Richard Charlesworth | 57:57.4 | ||
| 25 | Igor Snitko | 57:58.1 | ||
| 26 | Luis Rogerio Arapiraca | 58:04.9 | ||
| 27 | Daniel Viegas | 58:05.0 | ||
| 28 | Daniel Delgadillo | 58:17.7 | ||
| 29 | Kurt Niehaus | 58:17.8 | ||
| 30 | Esteban Enderica | 58:17.9 | ||
| 31 | Gergely Gyurta | 58:20.8 | ||
| 32 | Daniel Marais | 58:21.9 | ||
| 33 | Alfie Howes | 59:36.8 | ||
| 34 | Ivan Enderica | 59:40.1 | ||
| 35 | Yvan Hernandez | 1:01:53.9 | ||
| 36 | Angel Moreira | 1:01:57.1 | ||
| 37 | Thomas Vachan | 1:02:06.8 | ||
| 38 | Juan Prem Biere | 1:07:45.3 | ||
| 39 | Mohammed Jassim Alghareeb | 1:07:49.8 | ||
| -- | OTL | |||
| -- | OTL |
Key: OTL = Outside time limit