2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships – Men's 10K
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The Men's 10K race at the 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships was swum on Sunday, May 4, 2008 in Seville, Spain. It was the second event of the 2008 Open Water Worlds, following the Women's 10K the previous day.
The race began at 10:00 a.m., and was swum in the Guadalquivir River in the city center. 55 men swam the event.[1]
The 10 kilometer distance of the race was reached by completed 4 laps of the 2.5-kilometer course set up for the championships.
2008 Olympics qualifying
The Men's 10K was one of two races at the 2008 Open Water Worlds that served as a qualifier for the 2008 Olympics (the other qualifying race was the Women's 10K, the previous day).
The top-10 finishers and the next top finisher from each Continent (5) qualified for the 2008 Olympics (this comprised 15 of the 25 spots for the event at the 2008 Olympics). However, the 5 continental qualifiers could not be from a country that had someone in the top-10 (i.e. the second qualifier from a country couldn't be a continental qualifier).
Results
All times in hours:minutes:seconds
See also
- Open water swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 10 km
- Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon 10 kilometre
- Open water swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 10 km
References
- ^ Start List Archived 2012-05-06 at the Wayback Machine for Men's 10K at the 2008 Open Water Worlds. From OmegaTiming.com, official timer for event. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- 2008 Open Water Worlds results: Men's 10K from OmegaTiming.com (official timer for the event); retrieved 2009-08-15.