Open water swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships
| Open water swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Fukuoka, Japan |
| Events | 6 |
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| 2001 FINA World Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Diving | ||
| Individual | ||
| 1 m | men | women |
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Synchronised | ||
| 3 m | men | women |
| 10 m | men | women |
| Open water swimming | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
| Swimming | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| Synchronised swimming | ||
| Solo | women | |
| Duet | women | |
| Team | women | |
| Water polo | ||
| Tournament | men | women |
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 |