Open Water World Championships
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The FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships, or more commonly the "Open Water Worlds", was a bi-annual event of the international governing body of aquatic sports (FINA
). Open water swimming
is a long-distance, non-pool event. These championships were held in even years, between the years 2000 and 2010. Distances of 5 km, 10 km and 25 km were swum.
In 2008, the 5th Championships were held in Seville, Spain, May 3–8. This served as the main qualifying event for the 2008 Olympics 10K event.
Championships in odd years, and in the years prior to 2000, the world open water swimming championship events are included in the main FINA World Aquatics Championships.
At its January 2010 meeting, the FINA Bureau decided that the 2010 Open Water Worlds will be last stand-alone event. In place of these championships, FINA will hold a Junior Open Water Swimming World Championships, in even years. Open Water events will also remain in the main World Championships, held in odd years.
Fina
Fina may refer to:*Fina, a character in the Skies of Arcadia video game*FINA, the International Swimming Federation*FINA, the North American Forum on Integration...
). Open water swimming
Open water swimming
Open water swimming takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, bays, lakes, rivers, canals, and reservoirs.The beginning of the modern age of open water swimming is sometimes taken to be May 3, 1810, when Lord Byron swam several miles to cross the Hellespont from Europe to Asia.In...
is a long-distance, non-pool event. These championships were held in even years, between the years 2000 and 2010. Distances of 5 km, 10 km and 25 km were swum.
In 2008, the 5th Championships were held in Seville, Spain, May 3–8. This served as the main qualifying event for the 2008 Olympics 10K event.
Championships in odd years, and in the years prior to 2000, the world open water swimming championship events are included in the main FINA World Aquatics Championships.
At its January 2010 meeting, the FINA Bureau decided that the 2010 Open Water Worlds will be last stand-alone event. In place of these championships, FINA will hold a Junior Open Water Swimming World Championships, in even years. Open Water events will also remain in the main World Championships, held in odd years.
History
| Year | Events | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5 km, 10 km, 25 km |  Honolulu, USA |
| 2002 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 competiting in 6 races:*5-kilometer --Men's and Women's... |
5 km, 10 km, 25 km |  Sharm el-Sheikh, EgyptSharm el-Sheikh Sharm el-Sheikh is a city situated on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, Egypt, on the coastal strip along the Red Sea. Its population is approximately 35,000... |
| 2004 2004 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships The 3rd FINA Open Water Swimming World Championships were held November 26 – December 2, 2004 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The championships featured 90 swimmers from 26 countries competing in six races:*5-kilometer – Men's and Women's... |
5 km, 10 km, 25 km |  Dubai, UAEDubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... |
| 2006 2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships rightThe 4th FINA Open Water Swimming World Championships were held August 29-September 3, 2006 in Naples, Italy.The championships featured 98 swimmers from 29 countries competing in race distances of 5-kilometer , 10-kilometer and 25-kilometer... |
5 km, 10 km, 25 km |  Naples, ItalyNaples Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples... |
| 2008 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships rightThe 5th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships were held May 3-8, 2008 in Seville, Spain. The races were held on a 2.5-kilometer loop-course in the Guadalquivir river in the city center.... |
5 km, 10 km, 25 km |  Seville, SpainSeville Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level... |
| 2010 2010 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships right|200pxThe 6th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships was being held July 15–23, 2010 in Lac Saint-Jean near Roberval, Quebec, Canada.The championships featured 3 race distances: 5-kilometer , 10-kilometer and 25-kilometer... |
5 km, 10 km, 25 km |  Roberval, CanadaRoberval, Quebec Roberval is a city on the south-western shore of Lac Saint-Jean in the Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. With a population of 10,544 in the Canada 2006 Census, it is the third largest city on this lake after Alma and Dolbeau-Mistassini.It is the seat of the... |