2002 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships

The 2nd FINA Open Water Swimming World Championships were held September 23-28, 2002 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The championships featured 89 swimmers from 26 countries competing in 6 races:

  • 5-kilometer (5K)--Men's and Women's
  • 10-kilometer (10K)--Men's and Women's
  • 25-kilometer (25K)--Men's and Women's

Results

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women's 5K   detailsViola Valli   Italy Italy56:52 Edith van Dijk   Netherlands Netherlands57:01 Hanna Miluska   Switzerland Switzerland58:13
Men's 5K   detailsLuca Baldini   Italy Italy51:49.78 Stefano Rubando   Italy Italy51:51.20 Thomas Lurz   Germany Germany51:52.43
Women's 10K   detailsBritta Kamrau   Germany Germany1:56:42.25 Viola Valli   Italy Italy1:56:42.28 Angela Maurer   Germany Germany1:56:49
Men's 10K   detailsIvgueni Kochkarov   Russia Russia1:49:30 Simone Ercoli   Italy Italy1:49:34 Vladimir Dyatchin   Russia Russia1:49:35
Women's 25K   detailsEdith van Dijk   Netherlands Netherlands6:11:21 Angela Maurer   Germany Germany6:11:22.43 Britta Kamrau   Germany Germany6:11:22.70
Men's 25K   detailsYuri Kudinov   Russia Russia5:39:14 Anton Sanatchev   Russia Russia5:41:14 Gabriel Chaillou   Argentina Argentina5:51:16

Team medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze
5K    Italy (ITA) Germany (GER)  Switzerland (SUI)
10K    Germany (GER) Italy (ITA) Russia (RUS)

See also

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