Open water swimming at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships
| 1998 FINA World Championships Perth, Australia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Diving | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Team | 5 km | 25 km |
| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | women | |
| Duet | women | |
| Team | women | |
| Water polo | ||
Main article: 1998 World Aquatics Championships
The Open Water Swimming events at the 8th FINA World Aquatics Championships swam in ocean off of Perth, Australia on January 6 and 11, 1998. The discipline featured 4 events: a 5-kilometer race, or "5K", for males and females, and a 25-kilometer race (25K) for males and females. It was the first time the 5K was raced a World Championships.[1] The races featured 80 swimmers from 26 nations.[1]
Results
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5K |
Aleksey Akatyev  Russia | 55:18.6 | Ky Hurst  Australia | 55:24.9 | Luca Baldini  Italy | 55:37.4 |
| 25K |
Aleksey Akatyev Russia | 5:05:42.1 | David Meca  Spain | 5:07:22.9 | Gabriel Chaillou  Argentina | 5:07:52.6 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5K |
Erica Rose  USA | 59:23.5 | Edith van Dijk  Netherlands | 1:00:58.5 | Peggy Büchse  Germany | 1:01:05.8 |
| 25K |
Tobie Smith USA | 5:31:20.1 | Peggy Büchse Germany | 5:32:19.2 | Edith van Dijk Netherlands | 5:38.06.9 |
Team
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5K |
USA John Flanagan Austin Ramirez Erica Rose | 2:52:12.2 | Russia Aleksey Akatyev Evgueni Bezroutchenko Olga Gouseva | 2:52:16.7 | Italy Luca Baldini Fabio Venturini Valeria Casprini | 2:52:41.6 |
| 25K |
Italy Claudio Gargaro Fabrizio Pescatori Valeria Casprini | 16:10:18.2 | Australia Grant Robinson Mark Saliba Tracey Knowles | 16:22:54.3 | USA Tobie Smith Nathan Stooke Chuck Wiley | 16:46:13.3 |
Medal standings
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | 3 | - | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Russia | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 3 | Italy | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Australia | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| 5 | Germany | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Netherlands | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Spain | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 7 | Argentina | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
References
- 1 2 HistoFINA: Open Water Swimming. Updated by FINA in February 2013; retrieved 2013-06-03.
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