2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships – Women's 5K
| 2008 FINA Open Water Worlds | |
|---|---|
| 5K | men's 5K |
| women 5K | |
| 10K | men's 10K |
| women's 10K | |
| 25K | men's 25K |
| women's 25K | |
The Women's 5K swimming race at the 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships was held on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 in Seville, Spain. It was the third event of the 2008 Open Water Worlds, and one of two events on May 6 (the other being the men's 5K race).
The race began at 10:00 a.m., and was swum in the Guadalquivir River in the city center. 39 women swam the event.[1]
The 5-kilometer distance of the race was reached by completed 2 laps of the 2.5-kilometer course set up for the championships.[2]
Results
All times in hour:minutes:seconds
| Place | Swimmer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larisa Ilchenko |  Russia | 1:00:04.6 | |
| 2 | Ekaterina Seliverstova | Russia | 1:00:07.8 | |
| 3 | Chloe Sutton |  USA | 1:00:09.9 | |
| 4 | Jana Pechanová |  Czech Republic | 1:00:16.5 | |
| ZHENG Jing |  China | |||
| 6 | Teja Zupan |  Slovenia | 1:00:18.1 | |
| 7 | Britta Kamrau-Corestein |  Germany | 1:00:19.2 | |
| 8 | Kate Brookes-Peterson |  Australia | 1:00:19.7 | |
| 9 | Cathy Dietrich |  France | 1:00:20.6 | See note below |
| 10 | Xenia Lopez |  Spain | 1:00:20.6 | See note below |
| 11 | LI Hong | China | 1:00:22.7 | |
| 12 | Eva Berglund |  Sweden | 1:00:26.1 | |
| 13 | Swann Oberson |  Switzerland | 1:00:26.4 | |
| 14 | Rachele Bruni |  Italy | 1:00:27.2 | |
| 15 | Carolina Beneyto | Spain | 1:00:27.7 | |
| 16 | Natalie du Toit |  South Africa | 1:00:29.2 | |
| 17 | Alexandra Bagley | Australia | 1:00:29.4 | |
| 18 | Edith van Dijk |  Netherlands | 1:00:31.7 | |
| 19 | Patricia Maldonado |  Venezuela | 1:00:34.9 | |
| 20 | Karley Stutzel |  Canada | 1:00:49.5 | |
| 21 | Charlotte Woolliscroft |  Great Britain | 1:01:27.7 | |
| 22 | Christine Jennings | USA | 1:01:37.1 | |
| 23 | Nika Kozamernik | Slovenia | 1:01:37.7 | |
| 24 | Angela Maurer | Germany | 1:01:38.0 | |
| 25 | Giorgia Consiglio | Italy | 1:01:38.1 | |
| 26 | Maria da Penha Cruz |  Brazil | 1:01:41.1 | |
| 27 | Zsofia Balazs | Canada | 1:01:41.3 | |
| 28 | Yanel Pinto | Venezuela | 1:01:41.3 | See note below |
| 29 | Daniela Inacio |  Portugal | 1:01:41.4 | See note below |
| 30 | Maaike Waaijer | Netherlands | 1:02:19.9 | |
| 31 | Cassandra Patten | Great Britain | 1:02:34.2 | |
| 32 | Marilyn Cadour | France | 1:02:35.4 | |
| 33 | Louise Smyth | South Africa | 1:02:38.0 | |
| 34 | Antonella Bogarin |  Argentina | 1:02:43.0 | |
| 35 | Darija Pop |  Montenegro | 1:06:02.3 | |
| 36 | Malwina Bukszowana |  Poland | 1:06:04.5 | |
| 37 | Pamela Engel | Brazil | 1:06:04.9 | |
| 38 | Militza Rios |  Puerto Rico | 1:13:16.5 | |
| -- | Marianna Lymperta |  Greece | DNS | |
Note: Ninth and tenth place finishers, France's Cathy Dietrich and Spain's Xenia Lopez, are both listed with the same time (1:00:20.6); however, they are not listed as tied in the results. Dietrich is listed as 9th, Lopez as 10th. Likewise, the 28th and 29th place finishers, Venezuela's Yanel Pinto and Portugal's Daniela Inacio, are similarly both listed at 1:01:41.3, but not tied. This is different from the two 4th place finishers, who are both listed as fourth.
See also
- Open water swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 5 km
- Open water swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 5 km
References
- ↑ Start List for Women's 5K at the 2008 Open Water Worlds. From OmegaTiming.com, official timer for event. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ↑ Race Course description page, from www.sevillaaguasabiertas.org – the event's website. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- 2008 Open Water Worlds results: Women's 5K from OmegaTiming.com (official timer for the event); retrieved 2009-08-15.