List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming
This is a list of the medalists of the open water swimming competitions at the World Aquatics Championships. Medalists at the FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships, which have been held as separate events in the even years between 2000 and 2010, have not been included.
Men[]
Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
5 km (1998–present)[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Perth | Aleksey Akatyev Russia
|
Ky Hurst Australia
|
Luca Baldini Italy
|
| 2001 Fukuoka | Luca Baldini Italy
|
Yevgeny Bezruchenko Russia
|
Marco Formentini Italy
|
| 2003 Barcelona | Russia
|
Christian Hein Germany
|
Vladimir Dyatchin Russia
|
| 2005 Montreal | Thomas Lurz Germany
|
Chip Peterson United States
|
Simone Ercoli Italy
|
| 2007 Melbourne | Thomas Lurz Germany
|
Evgeny Drattsev Russia
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Spyridon Gianniotis Greece
|
| 2009 Rome | Thomas Lurz Germany
|
Spyridon Gianniotis Greece
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Chad Ho South Africa
|
| 2011 Shanghai | Thomas Lurz (4) Germany
|
Spyridon Gianniotis Greece
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Evgeny Drattsev Russia
|
| 2013 Barcelona | Oussama Mellouli Tunisia
|
Eric Hedlin Canada
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Thomas Lurz Germany
|
| 2015 Kazan | Chad Ho South Africa
|
Rob Muffels Germany
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Matteo Furlan Italy
|
| 2017 Budapest | Marc-Antoine Olivier France
|
Mario Sanzullo Italy
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Timothy Shuttleworth Great Britain
|
| 2019 Gwangju | Kristóf Rasovszky Hungary
|
Logan Fontaine France
|
Eric Hedlin Canada
|
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Russia |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Italy |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | France |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | South Africa |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Hungary |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tunisia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Greece |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Canada |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Australia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United States |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Great Britain |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
10 km (2001–present)[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Fukuoka | Yevgeny Bezruchenko Russia
|
Vladimir Dyatchin Russia
|
Italy
|
| 2003 Barcelona | Vladimir Dyatchin Russia
|
Christian Hein Germany
|
David Meca Spain
|
| 2005 Montreal | Chip Peterson United States
|
Thomas Lurz Germany
|
Petar Stoychev Bulgaria
|
| 2007 Melbourne | Vladimir Dyatchin (2) Russia
|
Thomas Lurz Germany
|
Evgeny Drattsev Russia
|
| 2009 Rome | Thomas Lurz Germany
|
Andrew Gemmell United States
|
Fran Crippen United States
|
| 2011 Shanghai | Spyridon Gianniotis Greece
|
Thomas Lurz Germany
|
Sergey Bolshakov Russia
|
| 2013 Barcelona | Spyridon Gianniotis (2) Greece
|
Thomas Lurz Germany
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Oussama Mellouli Tunisia
|
| 2015 Kazan | Jordan Wilimovsky United States
|
Ferry Weertman Netherlands
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Spyridon Gianniotis Greece
|
| 2017 Budapest | Ferry Weertman Netherlands
|
Jordan Wilimovsky United States
|
Marc-Antoine Olivier France
|
| 2019 Gwangju | Florian Wellbrock Germany
|
Marc-Antoine Olivier France
|
Rob Muffels Germany
|
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Germany |
2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | United States |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Greece |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Netherlands |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | France |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Spain |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tunisia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
25 km (1991–present)[]
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Perth | Chad Hundeby United States
|
Italy
|
David O'Brien Australia
|
| 1994 Rome | Canada
|
David Bates Australia
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Aleksey Akatyev Russia
|
| 1998 Perth | Aleksey Akatyev Russia
|
David Meca Spain
|
 Argentina
|
| 2001 Fukuoka | Yuri Kudinov Russia
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Stéphane Gomez France
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Stéphane Lecat France
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| 2003 Barcelona | Yuri Kudinov Russia
|
David Meca Spain
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Petar Stoychev Bulgaria
|
| 2005 Montreal | David Meca Spain
|
Australia
|
Petar Stoychev Bulgaria
|
| 2007 Melbourne | Yuri Kudinov (3) Russia
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Marco Formentini Italy
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Mohamed Zanaty Egypt
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| 2009 Rome | Valerio Cleri Italy
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Trent Grimsey Australia
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Vladimir Dyatchin Russia
|
| 2011 Shanghai | Petar Stoychev Bulgaria
|
Vladimir Dyatchin Russia
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Csaba Gercsák Hungary
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| 2013 Barcelona | Thomas Lurz Germany
|
Brian Ryckeman Belgium
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Evgeny Drattsev Russia
|
| 2015 Kazan | Simone Ruffini Italy
|
Alex Meyer United States
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Matteo Furlan Italy
|
| 2017 Budapest | Axel Reymond France
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Matteo Furlan Italy
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Evgeny Drattsev Russia
|
| 2019 Gwangju | Axel Reymond (2) France
|
Kirill Belyaev Russia
|
Alessio Occhipinti Italy
|
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Italy |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | France |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Spain |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Bulgaria |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Canada |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Australia |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Belgium |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Argentina |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Egypt |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hungary |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Women[]
Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
5 km (1998–present)[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Perth | Erica Rose United States
|
Edith van Dijk Netherlands
|
Peggy Büchse Germany
|
| 2001 Fukuoka | Viola Valli Italy
|
Peggy Büchse Germany
|
Hayley Lewis Australia
|
| 2003 Barcelona | Viola Valli (2) Italy
|
Jana Pechanová Czech Republic
|
Britta Kamrau Germany
|
| 2005 Montreal | Larisa Ilchenko Russia
|
United States
|
Edith van Dijk Netherlands
|
| 2007 Melbourne | Larisa Ilchenko (2) Russia
|
Russia
|
Kate Brookes-Peterson Australia
|
| 2009 Rome | Melissa Gorman Australia
|
Larisa Ilchenko Russia
|
Poliana Okimoto Brazil
|
| 2011 Shanghai | Swann Oberson Switzerland
|
Aurélie Muller France
|
Ashley Twichell United States
|
| 2013 Barcelona | Haley Anderson United States
|
Poliana Okimoto Brazil
|
Ana Marcela Cunha Brazil
|
| 2015 Kazan | Haley Anderson (2) United States
|
Kalliopi Araouzou Greece
|
Finnia Wunram Germany
|
| 2017 Budapest | Ashley Twichell United States
|
Aurélie Muller France
|
Ana Marcela Cunha Brazil
|
| 2019 Gwangju | Ana Marcela Cunha Brazil
|
Aurélie Muller France
|
Leonie Beck Germany Hannah Moore United States
|
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Russia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Italy |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Brazil |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Australia |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Switzerland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | France |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Germany |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | Netherlands |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Czech Republic |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Greece |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 | |
10 km (2001–present)[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Fukuoka | Peggy Büchse Germany
|
Irina Abyssova Russia
|
Edith van Dijk Netherlands
|
| 2003 Barcelona | Viola Valli Italy
|
Angela Maurer Germany
|
Edith van Dijk Netherlands
|
| 2005 Montreal | Edith van Dijk Netherlands
|
Italy
|
Britta Kamrau Germany
|
| 2007 Melbourne | Larisa Ilchenko Russia
|
Cassandra Patten Great Britain
|
Kate Brookes-Peterson Australia
|
| 2009 Rome | Keri-Anne Payne Great Britain
|
Russia
|
Martina Grimaldi Italy
|
| 2011 Shanghai | Keri-Anne Payne (2) Great Britain
|
Martina Grimaldi Italy
|
Marianna Lymperta Greece
|
| 2013 Barcelona | Poliana Okimoto Brazil
|
Ana Marcela Cunha Brazil
|
Angela Maurer Germany
|
| 2015 Kazan | Aurélie Muller France
|
Sharon van Rouwendaal Netherlands
|
Ana Marcela Cunha Brazil
|
| 2017 Budapest | Aurélie Muller (2) France
|
Samantha Arévalo Ecuador
|
Arianna Bridi Italy Ana Marcela Cunha Brazil
|
| 2019 Gwangju | Xin Xin China
|
Haley Anderson United States
|
Rachele Bruni Italy
|
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | France |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Italy |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Russia |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Brazil |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Germany |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Netherlands |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 8 | China |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Ecuador |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United States |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Australia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greece |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 | |
25 km (1991–present)[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Perth | Shelley Taylor-Smith Australia
|
United States
|
Karen Burton United States
|
| 1994 Rome | Australia
|
Rita Kovács Hungary
|
Shelley Taylor-Smith Australia
|
| 1998 Perth | Tobie Smith United States
|
Peggy Büchse Germany
|
Edith van Dijk Netherlands
|
| 2001 Fukuoka | Viola Valli Italy
|
Edith van Dijk Netherlands
|
Angela Maurer Germany
|
| 2003 Barcelona | Edith van Dijk Netherlands
|
Britta Kamrau Germany
|
Angela Maurer Germany
|
| 2005 Montreal | Edith van Dijk (2) Netherlands
|
Britta Kamrau Germany
|
Italy
|
| 2007 Melbourne | Britta Kamrau Germany
|
Kalyn Keller United States
|
Ksenia Popova Russia
|
| 2009 Rome | Angela Maurer Germany
|
Russia
|
Italy
|
| 2011 Shanghai | Ana Marcela Cunha Brazil
|
Angela Maurer Germany
|
Alice Franco Italy
|
| 2013 Barcelona | Martina Grimaldi Italy
|
Angela Maurer Germany
|
Eva Fabian United States
|
| 2015 Kazan | Ana Marcela Cunha Brazil
|
Anna Olasz Hungary
|
Angela Maurer Germany
|
| 2017 Budapest | Ana Marcela Cunha Brazil
|
Sharon van Rouwendaal Netherlands
|
Arianna Bridi Italy
|
| 2019 Gwangju | Ana Marcela Cunha (4) Brazil
|
Finnia Wunram Germany
|
Lara Grangeon France
|
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Germany |
2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Netherlands |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Italy |
2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Australia |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | United States |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Hungary |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Russia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | France |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Mixed team[]
Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
5 km[]
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | United States |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | France |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Italy |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Brazil |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Australia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Greece |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Netherlands |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Russia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | |
25 km[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Perth | Italy |
Australia |
United States Tobie Smith Nathan Stooke Chuck Wiley |
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Australia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | United States |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
All-time medal table 1991-2019[]
Updated after the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 13 | 15 | 12 | 40 |
| 2 | Russia | 12 | 11 | 9 | 32 |
| 3 | United States | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Italy | 9 | 7 | 16 | 32 |
| 5 | France | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | Brazil | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | Australia | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 9 | Greece | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Hungary | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Spain | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 13 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 nations) | 75 | 76 | 76 | 227 | |
Multiple medalists[]
Boldface denotes active swimmers and highest medal count among all swimmers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Men[]
| Rank | Swimmer | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Lurz | Germany |
2005 | 2013 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Yuri Kudinov | Russia |
2001 | 2007 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 3 | Spyridon Gianniotis | Greece |
2007 | 2015 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Vladimir Dyatchin | Russia |
2001 | 2011 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Aleksey Akatyev | Russia |
1994 | 1998 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Rob Muffels | Germany |
2015 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Marc-Antoine Olivier | France |
2017 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 8 | Christian Reichert | Germany |
2013 | 2015 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Axel Reymond | France |
2017 | 2019 | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| 10 | David Meca | Spain |
1998 | 2005 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Jordan Wilimovsky | United States |
2015 | 2019 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Men (including medals won at the FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in 2000–2010)[]
| Rank | Swimmer | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Lurz | Germany |
2002 | 2013 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | Yuri Kudinov | Russia |
2000 | 2008 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Vladimir Dyatchin | Russia |
2001 | 2011 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | David Meca | Spain |
1998 | 2005 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Spyridon Gianniotis | Greece |
2007 | 2015 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Yevgeny Bezruchenko | Russia |
1998 | 2001 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Valerio Cleri | Italy |
2006 | 2010 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
| 8 | Aleksey Akatyev | Russia |
1994 | 2000 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Rob Muffels | Germany |
2015 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Marc-Antoine Olivier | France |
2017 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Women[]
| Rank | Swimmer | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Brazil |
2011 | 2019 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Viola Valli | Italy |
2001 | 2003 | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| 3 | Aurélie Muller | France |
2011 | 2019 | 3 | 3 | – | 6 |
| 4 | Edith van Dijk | Netherlands |
1998 | 2005 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Larisa Ilchenko | Russia |
2005 | 2009 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| 6 | Haley Anderson | United States |
2013 | 2019 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Ashley Twichell | United States |
2011 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Isabelle Härle | Germany |
2011 | 2015 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Keri-Anne Payne | Great Britain |
2009 | 2011 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Erica Rose | United States |
1998 | 1998 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
Women (including medals won at the FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in 2000–2010)[]
| Rank | Swimmer | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larisa Ilchenko | Russia |
2004 | 2009 | 8 | 1 | – | 9 |
| 2 | Edith van Dijk | Netherlands |
1998 | 2008 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Brazil |
2010 | 2019 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Viola Valli | Italy |
2000 | 2003 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Britta Kamrau-Corestein | Germany |
2002 | 2007 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Aurélie Muller | France |
2011 | 2019 | 3 | 3 | – | 6 |
| 7 | Angela Maurer | Germany |
2000 | 2015 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | Peggy Büchse | Germany |
1998 | 2001 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Haley Anderson | United States |
2013 | 2019 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Ashley Twichell | United States |
2011 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
See also[]
- FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
Categories:
- Lists of swimming medalists
- Open water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships
- Lists of World Aquatics Championships medalists
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming