Open water swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships
These are the results of the open water swimming competition at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships, which took place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The open water swimming course was held in the Olympic Rowing Basin on Notre Dame Island, and not in a river. This was the first time that open water swimming was held in a pool.[clarification needed] The Montreal Olympic Rowing Basin was built for the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
Medal table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (8 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Medal summary[]
Men[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 5 km |
Thomas Lurz (GER) 51:17.2* |
Chip Peterson (USA) 51:18.8 |
Simone Ercoli (ITA) 51:18.9 |
| 10 km |
Chip Peterson (USA) 1:46:38.1* |
Thomas Lurz (GER) 1:46:45.2 |
Petar Stoychev (BUL) 1:46:50.4 |
| 25 km |
David Meca (ESP) 5:00:21.4 |
(AUS) 5:00:23.6 |
Petar Stoychev (BUL) 5:00:28.4 |
- Record(*)
Women[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 5 km |
Larisa Ilchenko (RUS) 55:40.1* |
(USA) 55:44.3 |
Edith van Dijk (NED) 55:46.6 |
| 10 km |
Edith van Dijk (NED) 1:56:00.5* |
(ITA) 1:56:02.5 |
Britta Kamrau (GER) 1:56:04.0 |
| 25 km |
Edith van Dijk (NED) 5:25:06.6 |
Britta Kamrau (GER) 5:25:06.9 |
(ITA) 5:25:11.5 |
- Record(*)
References[]
- Open Water results section of the 2005 World Championships results from OmegaTiming.com; retrieved 2019-07-18.
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