Open water swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships
These are the results from the open water swimming competition at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships, which took place in Fukuoka, Japan.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy (ITA) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 5 km |
Luca Baldini (ITA) 55:37 |
Yevgeny Bezruchenko (RUS) 56:31 |
Marco Formentini (ITA) 56:42 |
| 10 km |
Yevgeny Bezruchenko (RUS) 2:01:04 |
Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS) 2:01:06 |
Fabio Venturini (ITA) 2:01:11 |
| 25 km |
Yuri Kudinov (RUS) 5:25:32 |
Stéphane Gomez (FRA) 5:26:00 |
Stéphane Lecat (FRA) 5:26:36 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 5 km |
Viola Valli (ITA) 1:00:23 |
Peggy Büchse (GER) 1:00:49 |
Hayley Lewis (AUS) 1:00:52 |
| 10 km |
Peggy Büchse (GER) 2:17:32 |
Irina Abysova (RUS) 2:17:47 |
Edith van Dijk (NED) 2:17:52 |
| 25 km |
Viola Valli (ITA) 5:56:51 |
Edith van Dijk (NED) 6:00:36 |
Angela Maurer (GER) 6:06:19 |