Open water swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships explained

Open water swimming at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships
Hostcity:	Shanghai, China
Events:	7
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See main article: 2011 World Aquatics Championships.

The open water swimming portion of the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held between July 19–23 in Shanghai, China at the Jinshan City Beach.^[1]

Events

The following events were contested by both men and women in Shanghai:

• 5 km
• 10 km
• 25 km

In addition, there was a team competition with male and female competitors.

Schedule

Day	Event
Tuesday, July 19, 2011	Women's 10 km
Wednesday, July 20, 2011	Men's 10 km
Thursday, July 21, 2011	5 km team
Friday, July 22, 2011	Women's 5 km
	Men's 5 km
Saturday, July 23, 2011	Men's 25 km
	Women's 25 km

Medal summary

Men

5 km^[2]		56:16.6		56:17.4		56:18.5
10 km^[3]		1:54:24.7		1:54:27.2		1:54:31.8
25 km^[4]		5:10:39.8		5:11:15.6		5:11:18.1

Women

5 km^[5]		1:00:39.7		1:00:40.1		1:00:40.2
10 km^[6]		2:01:58.1		2:01:59.9		2:02:01.8
25 km^[7]		5:29:22.9		5:29:25.0		5:29:30.8

Team

Team^[8]

Andrew Gemmell Sean Ryan Ashley Twichell

57:00.6

Melissa Gorman Rhys Mainstone Ky Hurst

57:01.8

Jan Wolfgarten Thomas Lurz Isabelle Härle

57:44.2

Notes and References

1. FINA Announces Open Water Venue, Schedule For World Championships. Swimming World Magazine. 2011-04-20. 2011-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20120910175936/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/27025.asp?q=FINA-Announces-Open-Water-Venue,-Schedule-For-World-Championships. 2012-09-10. dead.
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110821033131/http://www.omegatiming.com/openwater/racearchives/2011/shanghai2011/5_km_Mens_Results.pdf 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 5 km results
3. http://www.omegatiming.com/openwater/racearchives/2011/shanghai2011/10_km_Mens_Results.pdf 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 10 km results
4. http://omegatiming.com/openwater/racearchives/2011/shanghai2011/25_km_Mens_Results.pdf 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Men's 25 km results
5. http://www.omegatiming.com/openwater/racearchives/2011/shanghai2011/5_km_Womens_Results.pdf 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Women's 5 km results
6. http://www.omegatiming.com/openwater/racearchives/2011/shanghai2011/10_km_Womens_Results.pdf 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Women's 10 km results
7. http://omegatiming.com/openwater/racearchives/2011/shanghai2011/25_km_Womens_Results.pdf 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Women's 25 km results
8. http://www.omegatiming.com/openwater/racearchives/2011/shanghai2011/5_km_Team_Event_Results.pdf 2011 World Aquatics Championships: Team results