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.

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.

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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