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
Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
5 km (1998–present)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Perth |  Aleksey Akatyev (RUS)
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 Ky Hurst (AUS)
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 Luca Baldini (ITA)
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| 2001 Fukuoka | Luca Baldini (ITA)
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Yevgeny Bezruchenko (RUS)
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Marco Formentini (ITA)
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| 2003 Barcelona | Evgeni Koshkarov (RUS)
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 Christian Hein (GER)
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Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS)
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| 2005 Montreal | Thomas Lurz (GER)
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 Chip Peterson (USA)
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 Simone Ercoli (ITA)
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| 2007 Melbourne | Thomas Lurz (GER)
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Evgeny Drattsev (RUS)
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 Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE)
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| 2009 Rome | Thomas Lurz (GER)
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Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE)
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 Chad Ho (RSA)
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| 2011 Shanghai | Thomas Lurz (GER) (4)
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Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE)
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Evgeny Drattsev (RUS)
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| 2013 Barcelona |  Oussama Mellouli (TUN)
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 Eric Hedlin (CAN)
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Thomas Lurz (GER)
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| 2015 Kazan | Chad Ho (RSA)
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Rob Muffels (GER)
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Matteo Furlan (ITA)
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| 2017 Budapest |  Marc-Antoine Olivier (FRA)
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Mario Sanzullo (ITA)
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 Timothy Shuttleworth (GBR)
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| 2019 Gwangju |  Kristóf Rasovszky (HUN)
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Logan Fontaine (FRA)
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Eric Hedlin (CAN)
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- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Russia |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Italy |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | France |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | South Africa |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Hungary |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tunisia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Greece |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Canada |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Australia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 United States |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Great Britain |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
10 km (2001–present)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Fukuoka | Yevgeny Bezruchenko (RUS)
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Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS)
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Fabio Venturini (ITA)
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| 2003 Barcelona | Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS)
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Christian Hein (GER)
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 David Meca (ESP)
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| 2005 Montreal | Chip Peterson (USA)
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Thomas Lurz (GER)
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 Petar Stoychev (BUL)
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| 2007 Melbourne | Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS) (2)
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Thomas Lurz (GER)
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Evgeny Drattsev (RUS)
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| 2009 Rome | Thomas Lurz (GER)
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Andrew Gemmell (USA)
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Fran Crippen (USA)
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| 2011 Shanghai | Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE)
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Thomas Lurz (GER)
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Sergey Bolshakov (RUS)
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| 2013 Barcelona | Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE) (2)
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Thomas Lurz (GER)
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Oussama Mellouli (TUN)
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| 2015 Kazan | Jordan Wilimovsky (USA)
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 Ferry Weertman (NED)
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Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE)
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| 2017 Budapest | Ferry Weertman (NED)
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Jordan Wilimovsky (USA)
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Marc-Antoine Olivier (FRA)
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| 2019 Gwangju | Florian Wellbrock (GER)
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Marc-Antoine Olivier (FRA)
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Rob Muffels (GER)
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- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Germany |
2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | United States |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Greece |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Netherlands |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | France |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Spain |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tunisia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
25 km (1991–present)
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Perth | Chad Hundeby (USA)
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Sergio Chariandini (ITA)
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David O'Brien (AUS)
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| 1994 Rome | Greg Streppel (CAN)
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David Bates (AUS)
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Aleksey Akatyev (RUS)
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| 1998 Perth | Aleksey Akatyev (RUS)
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David Meca (ESP)
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 Gabriel Chaillou (ARG)
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| 2001 Fukuoka | Yuri Kudinov (RUS)
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Stéphane Gomez (FRA)
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Stéphane Lecat (FRA)
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| 2003 Barcelona | Yuri Kudinov (RUS)
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David Meca (ESP)
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Petar Stoychev (BUL)
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| 2005 Montreal | David Meca (ESP)
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Brendan Capell (AUS)
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Petar Stoychev (BUL)
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| 2007 Melbourne | Yuri Kudinov (RUS) (3)
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Marco Formentini (ITA)
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 Mohamed Zanaty (EGY)
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| 2009 Rome | Valerio Cleri (ITA)
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Trent Grimsey (AUS)
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Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS)
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| 2011 Shanghai | Petar Stoychev (BUL)
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Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS)
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Csaba Gercsák (HUN)
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| 2013 Barcelona | Thomas Lurz (GER)
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 Brian Ryckeman (BEL)
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Evgeny Drattsev (RUS)
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| 2015 Kazan | Simone Ruffini (ITA)
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Alex Meyer (USA)
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Matteo Furlan (ITA)
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| 2017 Budapest | Axel Reymond (FRA)
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Matteo Furlan (ITA)
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Evgeny Drattsev (RUS)
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| 2019 Gwangju | Axel Reymond (FRA)
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Kirill Belyaev (RUS)
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Alessio Occhipinti (ITA)
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- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Italy |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | France |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Spain |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Bulgaria |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Canada |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Australia |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Belgium |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Argentina |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Egypt |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hungary |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Women
Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
5 km (1998–present)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Perth | Erica Rose (USA)
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Edith van Dijk (NED)
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Peggy Büchse (GER)
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| 2001 Fukuoka | Viola Valli (ITA)
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Peggy Büchse (GER)
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Hayley Lewis (AUS)
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| 2003 Barcelona | Viola Valli (ITA) (2)
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 Jana Pechanová (CZE)
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Britta Kamrau (GER)
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| 2005 Montreal | Larisa Ilchenko (RUS)
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Margy Keefe (USA)
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Edith van Dijk (NED)
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| 2007 Melbourne | Larisa Ilchenko (RUS) (2)
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Ekaterina Seliverstova (RUS)
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Kate Brookes-Peterson (AUS)
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| 2009 Rome | Melissa Gorman (AUS)
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Larisa Ilchenko (RUS)
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 Poliana Okimoto (BRA)
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| 2011 Shanghai |  Swann Oberson (SUI)
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Aurélie Muller (FRA)
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Ashley Twichell (USA)
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| 2013 Barcelona | Haley Anderson (USA)
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Poliana Okimoto (BRA)
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Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA)
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| 2015 Kazan | Haley Anderson (USA) (2)
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Kalliopi Araouzou (GRE)
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Finnia Wunram (GER)
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| 2017 Budapest | Ashley Twichell (USA)
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Aurélie Muller (FRA)
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Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA)
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| 2019 Gwangju | Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA)
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Aurélie Muller (FRA)
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Leonie Beck (GER) Hannah Moore (USA)
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- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Russia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Italy |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Brazil |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Australia |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Switzerland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | France |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Germany |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | Netherlands |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Czech Republic |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Greece |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 | |
10 km (2001–present)
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Fukuoka | Peggy Büchse (GER)
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Irina Abyssova (RUS)
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Edith van Dijk (NED)
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| 2003 Barcelona | Viola Valli (ITA)
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Angela Maurer (GER)
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Edith van Dijk (NED)
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| 2005 Montreal | Edith van Dijk (NED)
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Frederica Vitale (ITA)
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Britta Kamrau (GER)
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| 2007 Melbourne | Larisa Ilchenko (RUS)
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Cassandra Patten (GBR)
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Kate Brookes-Peterson (AUS)
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| 2009 Rome | Keri-Anne Payne (GBR)
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Ekatarina Seliverstova (RUS)
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Martina Grimaldi (ITA)
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| 2011 Shanghai | Keri-Anne Payne (GBR) (2)
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Martina Grimaldi (ITA)
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Marianna Lymperta (GRE)
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| 2013 Barcelona | Poliana Okimoto (BRA)
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Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA)
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Angela Maurer (GER)
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| 2015 Kazan | Aurélie Muller (FRA)
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Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED)
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Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA)
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| 2017 Budapest | Aurélie Muller (FRA) (2)
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 Samantha Arévalo (ECU)
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Arianna Bridi (ITA) Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA)
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| 2019 Gwangju |  Xin Xin (CHN)
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Haley Anderson (USA)
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Rachele Bruni (ITA)
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- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | France |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Italy |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Russia |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Brazil |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Germany |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Netherlands |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 8 | China |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Ecuador |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United States |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Australia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greece |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 | |
25 km (1991–present)
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Germany |
2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Netherlands |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Italy |
2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Australia |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | United States |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Hungary |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Russia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | France |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Mixed team
Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
5 km
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | United States |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | France |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Italy |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Brazil |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Australia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Greece |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Netherlands |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Russia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | |
25 km
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Perth | Italy (ITA) Claudio Gargaro Fabrizio Pescatori Valeria Casprini |
Australia (AUS) Grant Robinson Mark Saliba Tracey Knowles |
United States (USA) Tobie Smith Nathan Stooke Chuck Wiley |
- Medals:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Australia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | United States |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
All-time medal table 1991-2019
Updated after the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 13 | 15 | 12 | 40 |
| 2 | Russia | 12 | 11 | 9 | 32 |
| 3 | United States | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Italy | 9 | 7 | 16 | 32 |
| 5 | France | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | Brazil | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | Australia | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 9 | Greece | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Hungary | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Spain | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 13 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 75 | 76 | 76 | 227 | |
Multiple medalists
Boldface denotes active swimmers and highest medal count among all swimmers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Men
| Rank | Swimmer | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Lurz | Germany |
2005 | 2013 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Yuri Kudinov | Russia |
2001 | 2007 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 3 | Spyridon Gianniotis | Greece |
2007 | 2015 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Vladimir Dyatchin | Russia |
2001 | 2011 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Aleksey Akatyev | Russia |
1994 | 1998 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Rob Muffels | Germany |
2015 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Marc-Antoine Olivier | France |
2017 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 8 | Christian Reichert | Germany |
2013 | 2015 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Axel Reymond | France |
2017 | 2019 | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| 10 | David Meca | Spain |
1998 | 2005 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Jordan Wilimovsky | United States |
2015 | 2019 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Men (including medals won at the 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 | Vladimir Dyatchin | Russia |
2001 | 2011 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | David Meca | Spain |
1998 | 2005 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Spyridon Gianniotis | Greece |
2007 | 2015 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Yevgeny Bezruchenko | Russia |
1998 | 2001 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Valerio Cleri | Italy |
2006 | 2010 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
| 8 | Aleksey Akatyev | Russia |
1994 | 2000 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Rob Muffels | Germany |
2015 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Marc-Antoine Olivier | France |
2017 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Women
| Rank | Swimmer | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Brazil |
2011 | 2019 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Viola Valli | Italy |
2001 | 2003 | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| 3 | Aurélie Muller | France |
2011 | 2019 | 3 | 3 | – | 6 |
| 4 | Edith van Dijk | Netherlands |
1998 | 2005 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Larisa Ilchenko | Russia |
2005 | 2009 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| 6 | Haley Anderson | United States |
2013 | 2019 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Ashley Twichell | United States |
2011 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Isabelle Härle | Germany |
2011 | 2015 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Keri-Anne Payne | Great Britain |
2009 | 2011 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Erica Rose | United States |
1998 | 1998 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
Women (including medals won at the 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 | Edith van Dijk | Netherlands |
1998 | 2008 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Brazil |
2010 | 2019 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Viola Valli | Italy |
2000 | 2003 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Britta Kamrau-Corestein | Germany |
2002 | 2007 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Aurélie Muller | France |
2011 | 2019 | 3 | 3 | – | 6 |
| 7 | Angela Maurer | Germany |
2000 | 2015 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 8 | Peggy Büchse | Germany |
1998 | 2001 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Haley Anderson | United States |
2013 | 2019 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Ashley Twichell | United States |
2011 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |