The team competition of the open water swimming events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on July 21. Each team consisted of 3 swimmers, two men and one woman, who swam 5 km each.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Andrew Gemmell Sean Ryan Ashley Twichell | Melissa Gorman Rhys Mainstone Ky Hurst | Jan Wolfgarten Thomas Lurz Isabelle Härle |
The race was held on July 21.[1]
| Rank | Swimmer | Nationality | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57:00.6 | ||||
| Melissa Gorman Rhys Mainstone Ky Hurst | 57:01.8 | |||
| 57:44.2 | ||||
| 4 | 58:00.5 | |||
| 5 | 58:32.7 | |||
| 6 | 59:22.8 | |||
| 7 | 1:00:27.3 | |||
| 8 | 1:01:02.2 | |||
| 9 | 1:01:34.2 | |||
| 10 | 1:02:08.7 | |||
| 11 | 1:02:32.0 | |||
| 12 | 1:03:23.9 | |||
| 13 | 1:04:53.4 | |||
| 14 | 1:06:03.4 | |||
| – | DNS |