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List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming

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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

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Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.

5 km (1998–present)

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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 Evgeny Koshkarov
 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
Spyridon Gianniotis
 Greece
2009 Rome Thomas Lurz
 Germany
Spyridon Gianniotis
 Greece
Chad Ho
 South Africa
2011 Shanghai Thomas Lurz (4)
 Germany
Spyridon Gianniotis
 Greece
Evgeny Drattsev
 Russia
2013 Barcelona Oussama Mellouli
 Tunisia
Eric Hedlin
 Canada
Thomas Lurz
 Germany
2015 Kazan Chad Ho
 South Africa
Rob Muffels
 Germany
Matteo Furlan
 Italy
2017 Budapest Marc-Antoine Olivier
 France
Mario Sanzullo
 Italy
Timothy Shuttleworth
 Great Britain
2019 Gwangju Kristóf Rasovszky
 Hungary
Logan Fontaine
 France
Eric Hedlin
 Canada
2022 Budapest Florian Wellbrock
 Germany
Gregorio Paltrinieri
 Italy
Mykhailo Romanchuk
 Ukraine
2023 Fukuoka Florian Wellbrock
 Germany
Gregorio Paltrinieri
 Italy
Domenico Acerenza
 Italy
2024 Doha Logan Fontaine
 France
Marc-Antoine Olivier
 France
Domenico Acerenza
 Italy

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany6219
2 Russia2226
3 France2204
4 Italy13610
5 South Africa1012
6 Hungary1001
 Tunisia1001
8 Greece0213
9 Canada0112
10 Australia0101
 United States0101
12 Great Britain0011
 Ukraine0011
Totals (13 entries)14141442

10 km (2001–present)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
2001 Fukuoka Yevgeny Bezruchenko
 Russia
Vladimir Dyatchin
 Russia
Fabio Venturini
 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
Oussama Mellouli
 Tunisia
2015 Kazan Jordan Wilimovsky
 United States
Ferry Weertman
 Netherlands
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
2022 Budapest Gregorio Paltrinieri
 Italy
Domenico Acerenza
 Italy
Florian Wellbrock
 Germany
2023 Fukuoka Florian Wellbrock (2)
 Germany
Kristóf Rasovszky
 Hungary
Oliver Klemet
 Germany
2024 Doha Kristóf Rasovszky
 Hungary
Marc-Antoine Olivier
 France
Hector Pardoe
 Great Britain

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany35311
2 Russia3126
3 United States2215
4 Greece2013
5 Italy1113
6 Hungary1102
 Netherlands1102
8 France0213
9 Bulgaria0011
 Great Britain0011
 Spain0011
 Tunisia0011
Totals (12 entries)13131339

25 km (1991–2022)

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Year Gold Silver Bronze
1991 Perth Chad Hundeby
 United States
Sergio Chariandini
 Italy
David O'Brien
 Australia
1994 Rome Greg Streppel
 Canada
David Bates
 Australia
Aleksey Akatyev
 Russia
1998 Perth Aleksey Akatyev
 Russia
David Meca
 Spain
Gabriel Chaillou
 Argentina
2001 Fukuoka Yuri Kudinov
 Russia
Stéphane Gomez
 France
Stéphane Lecat
 France
2003 Barcelona Yuri Kudinov
 Russia
David Meca
 Spain
Petar Stoychev
 Bulgaria
2005 Montreal David Meca
 Spain
Brendan Capell
 Australia
Petar Stoychev
 Bulgaria
2007 Melbourne Yuri Kudinov (3)
 Russia
Marco Formentini
 Italy
Mohamed Zanaty
 Egypt
2009 Rome Valerio Cleri
 Italy
Trent Grimsey
 Australia
Vladimir Dyatchin
 Russia
2011 Shanghai Petar Stoychev
 Bulgaria
Vladimir Dyatchin
 Russia
Csaba Gercsák
 Hungary
2013 Barcelona Thomas Lurz
 Germany
Brian Ryckeman
 Belgium
Evgeny Drattsev
 Russia
2015 Kazan Simone Ruffini
 Italy
Alex Meyer
 United States
Matteo Furlan
 Italy
2017 Budapest Axel Reymond
 France
Matteo Furlan
 Italy
Evgeny Drattsev
 Russia
2019 Gwangju Axel Reymond
 France
Kirill Belyaev
 Russia
Alessio Occhipinti
 Italy
2022 Budapest Dario Verani
 Italy
Axel Reymond
 France
Péter Gálicz
 Hungary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Russia42410
2 Italy3328
3 France2215
4 Spain1203
5 United States1102
6 Bulgaria1023
7 Canada1001
 Germany1001
9 Australia0314
10 Belgium0101
11 Hungary0022
12 Argentina0011
 Egypt0011
Totals (13 entries)14141442

Women

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Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.

5 km (1998–present)

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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
Margy Keefe
 United States
Edith van Dijk
 Netherlands
2007 Melbourne Larisa Ilchenko (2)
 Russia
Ekaterina Seliverstova
 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
2022 Budapest Ana Marcela Cunha (2)
 Brazil
Aurélie Muller
 France
Giulia Gabbrielleschi
 Italy
2023 Fukuoka Leonie Beck
 Germany
Sharon van Rouwendaal
 Netherlands
Ana Marcela Cunha
 Brazil
2024 Doha Sharon van Rouwendaal
 Netherlands
Chelsea Gubecka
 Australia
Ana Marcela Cunha
 Brazil

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States4127
2 Russia2204
3 Brazil2158
4 Italy2013
5 Netherlands1214
6 Germany1146
7 Australia1124
8 Switzerland1001
9 France0404
10 Czech Republic0101
 Greece0101
Totals (11 entries)14141543

10 km (2001–present)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
2001 Fukuoka Peggy Büchse
 Germany
Irina Abysova
 Russia
Edith van Dijk
 Netherlands
2003 Barcelona Viola Valli
 Italy
Angela Maurer
 Germany
Edith van Dijk
 Netherlands
2005 Montreal Edith van Dijk
 Netherlands
Federica Vitale
 Italy
Britta Kamrau
 Germany
2007 Melbourne Larisa Ilchenko
 Russia
Cassandra Patten
 Great Britain
Kate Brookes-Peterson
 Australia
2009 Rome Keri-Anne Payne
 Great Britain
Ekatarina Seliverstova
 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
2022 Budapest Sharon van Rouwendaal
 Netherlands
Leonie Beck
 Germany
Ana Marcela Cunha
 Brazil
2023 Fukuoka Leonie Beck
 Germany
Chelsea Gubecka
 Australia
Katie Grimes
 United States
2024 Doha Sharon van Rouwendaal (2)
 Netherlands
María de Valdés
 Spain
Angélica André
 Portugal

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands3126
2 Germany2226
3 Great Britain2103
4 France2002
5 Italy1236
6 Russia1203
7 Brazil1135
8 China1001
9 Australia0112
 United States0112
11 Ecuador0101
 Spain0101
13 Greece0011
 Portugal0011
Totals (14 entries)13131440

25 km (1991–2022)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
1991 Perth Shelley Taylor-Smith
 Australia
Martha Jahn
 United States
Karen Burton
 United States
1994 Rome Melissa Cunningham
 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
 Netherlands
Britta Kamrau
 Germany
Laura la Piana
 Italy
2007 Melbourne Britta Kamrau-Corestein
 Germany
Kalyn Keller
 United States
Ksenia Popova
 Russia
2009 Rome Angela Maurer
 Germany
Anna Uvarova
 Russia
Federica Vitale
 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
 Brazil
Finnia Wunram
 Germany
Lara Grangeon
 France
2022 Budapest Ana Marcela Cunha (5)
 Brazil
Lea Boy
 Germany
Sharon van Rouwendaal
 Netherlands

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Brazil5005
2 Germany27312
3 Netherlands2226
4 Italy2046
5 Australia2013
6 United States1225
7 Hungary0202
8 Russia0112
9 France0011
Totals (9 entries)14141442

Mixed team

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Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.

5 km (1998–2019), 6 km (2022–present)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
1998 Perth  United States
John Flanagan
Austin Ramirez
Erica Rose
 Russia
Aleksey Akatyev
Yevgeny Bezruchenko
Olga Gouseva
 Italy
Luca Baldini
Fabio Venturini
Valeria Casprini
2011 Shanghai  United States
Andrew Gemmell
Ashley Twichell
Sean Ryan
 Australia
Melissa Gorman
Ky Hurst
Rhys Mainstone
 Germany
Isabelle Härle
Thomas Lurz
Jan Wolfgarten
2013 Barcelona  Germany
Thomas Lurz
Christian Reichert
Isabelle Härle
 Greece
Adonios Fokaidis
Spyridon Gianniotis
Kalliopi Araouzou
 Brazil
Allan do Carmo
Samuel de Bona
Poliana Okimoto
2015 Kazan  Germany
Rob Muffels
Christian Reichert (2)
Isabelle Härle (2)
 Brazil
Allan do Carmo
Diogo Villarinho
Ana Marcela Cunha

 Netherlands
Marcel Schouten
Ferry Weertman
Sharon van Rouwendaal
Not awarded
2017 Budapest  France
Oceane Cassignol
Logan Fontaine
Aurélie Muller
Marc-Antoine Olivier
 United States
Brendan Casey
Ashley Twichell
Haley Anderson
Jordan Wilimovsky
 Italy
Rachele Bruni
Giulia Gabbrielleschi
Federico Vanelli
Mario Sanzullo
2019 Gwangju  Germany
Lea Boy
Sarah Köhler
Sören Meißner
Rob Muffels (2)
 Italy
Rachele Bruni
Giulia Gabbrielleschi
Domenico Acerenza
Gregorio Paltrinieri
 United States
Haley Anderson
Jordan Wilimovsky
Ashley Twichell
Michael Brinegar
2022 Budapest  Germany
Lea Boy (2)
Oliver Klemet
Leonie Beck
Florian Wellbrock
 Hungary
Réka Rohács
Anna Olasz
Dávid Betlehem
Kristóf Rasovszky
 Italy
Ginevra Taddeucci
Giulia Gabbrielleschi
Domenico Acerenza
Gregorio Paltrinieri
2023 Fukuoka  Italy
Barbara Pozzobon
Ginevra Taddeucci
Domenico Acerenza
Gregorio Paltrinieri
 Hungary
Bettina Fábián
Anna Olasz
Kristóf Rasovszky
Dávid Betlehem
 Australia
Chelsea Gubecka
Moesha Johnson
Nicholas Sloman
Kyle Lee
2024 Doha  Australia
Moesha Johnson
Chelsea Gubecka
Nicholas Sloman
Kyle Lee
 Italy
Giulia Gabbrielleschi
Arianna Bridi
Gregorio Paltrinieri
Domenico Acerenza
 Hungary
Bettina Fábián
Mira Szimcsák
Dávid Betlehem
Kristóf Rasovszky

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany4015
2 United States2114
3 Italy1236
4 Australia1113
5 France1001
6 Hungary0213
7 Brazil0112
8 Greece0101
 Netherlands0101
 Russia0101
Totals (10 entries)910827

25 km (1998)

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
1998 Perth  Italy
Claudio Gargaro
Fabrizio Pescatori
Valeria Casprini
 Australia
Grant Robinson
Mark Saliba
Tracey Knowles
 United States
Tobie Smith
Nathan Stooke
Chuck Wiley

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Italy1001
2 Australia0101
3 United States0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

All-time medal table 1991–2024

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Updated after the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany19171450
2 Italy12112043
3 Russia1211932
4 United States109827
5 Brazil83920
6 France710320
7 Netherlands77519
8 Australia48618
9 Hungary25310
10 Greece2439
11 Great Britain2125
12 Spain1315
13 Canada1113
14 Bulgaria1034
15 South Africa1012
 Tunisia1012
17 China1001
 Switzerland1001
19 Belgium0101
 Czech Republic0101
 Ecuador0101
22 Argentina0011
 Egypt0011
 Portugal0011
 Ukraine0011
Totals (25 entries)929393278

Multiple medalists

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Boldface denotes active swimmers and highest medal count among all swimmers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.

Men

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Rank Swimmer Country From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Thomas Lurz  Germany 2005 2013 7 4 2 13
2 Florian Wellbrock  Germany 2019 2023 5 1 6
3 Yuri Kudinov  Russia 2001 2007 3 3
4 Gregorio Paltrinieri  Italy 2019 2024 2 4 1 7
5 Spyridon Gianniotis  Greece 2007 2015 2 3 2 7
6 Marc-Antoine Olivier  France 2017 2024 2 3 1 6
Kristóf Rasovszky  Hungary 2019 2024 2 3 1 6
8 Vladimir Dyatchin  Russia 2001 2011 2 2 2 6
9 Aleksey Akatyev  Russia 1994 1998 2 1 1 4
Rob Muffels  Germany 2015 2019 2 1 1 4

Men (including medals won in 2000–2010)

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This table includes medals won at the separate 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 Florian Wellbrock  Germany 2019 2023 5 1 6
4 Vladimir Dyatchin  Russia 2001 2011 3 3 4 10
5 David Meca  Spain 1998 2005 2 4 1 7
Gregorio Paltrinieri  Italy 2019 2024 2 4 1 7
7 Spyridon Gianniotis  Greece 2007 2015 2 3 2 7
8 Marc-Antoine Olivier  France 2017 2024 2 3 1 6
Kristóf Rasovszky  Hungary 2019 2024 2 3 1 6
10 Yevgeny Bezruchenko  Russia 1998 2001 2 2 1 5

Women

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Rank Swimmer Country From To Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Ana Marcela Cunha  Brazil 2011 2024 7 2 7 16
2 Viola Valli  Italy 2001 2003 4 4
3 Sharon van Rouwendaal  Netherlands 2015 2024 3 4 1 8
4 Aurélie Muller  France 2011 2022 3 4 7
5 Edith van Dijk  Netherlands 1998 2005 3 2 4 9
6 Leonie Beck  Germany 2019 2023 3 1 1 5
7 Larisa Ilchenko  Russia 2005 2009 3 1 4
8 Haley Anderson  United States 2013 2019 2 2 1 5
9 Ashley Twichell  United States 2011 2019 2 1 2 5
10 Lea Boy  Germany 2019 2022 2 1 3

Women (including medals won in 2000–2010)

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This table includes medals won at the separate 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 Ana Marcela Cunha  Brazil 2010 2023 7 2 8 17
3 Edith van Dijk  Netherlands 1998 2008 6 5 4 15
4 Viola Valli  Italy 2000 2003 5 2 1 8
5 Britta Kamrau-Corestein  Germany 2002 2007 4 2 4 10
6 Sharon van Rouwendaal  Netherlands 2015 2024 3 4 1 8
7 Aurélie Muller  France 2011 2022 3 4 7
8 Leonie Beck  Germany 2019 2023 3 1 1 5
9 Angela Maurer  Germany 2000 2015 2 4 6 12
10 Peggy Büchse  Germany 1998 2001 2 2 2 6

See also

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