Open Water World Championships

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The Open Water World Championships are an annual event of FINA, were long-distance, non-pool swimming events are contested. Currently, distances of 5,000, 10,000 and 25,000 kilometers (5K, 10K, and 25K) are contested.

In years of the main World Championships, the Open Water events are contested with the other aquatic disciplines. Outside of these years, an independent championships has been held, beginning in 2000.

In 2008, the event was held in Seville, Spain, May 3-8. This served as the main qualifying event for the 2008 Olympics 10K event.

[edit] History

Year	Events	Location	As part of main WCs
1991	25K	Perth	*
1994	25K	Rome (Terricina)	*
1998	5K, 25K	Perth	*
2000	5K, 10K, 25K	Honolulu
2001	5K, 10K, 25K	Fukuoka	*
2002	5K, 10K, 25K	Sharm El Sheikh
2003	5K, 10K, 25K	Barcelona	*
2004	5K, 10K, 25K	Dubai
2005	5K, 10K, 25K	Montreal	*
2006	5K, 10K, 25K	Naples
2007	5K, 10K, 25K	Melbourne	*
2008	5K, 10K, 25K	Seville
2009		Rome	*
2010		Robertval