2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
The 4th FINA Open Water Swimming World Championships were held August 29-September 3, 2006 in Naples, Italy.[1]
The championships featured 98 swimmers from 29 countries competing in race distances of 5-kilometer (5K), 10-kilometer (10K) and 25-kilometer (25K).[2] Event schedule:[1]
- Tuesday, August 29: Women's 5K, Men's 5K
- Thursday, August 31: Men's 10K, Women's 5K
- Saturday, September 2: Women's 25K
- Sunday, September 3: Men's 25K
| 2006 FINA Open Water Worlds | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 5K details |
Larisa Ilchenko  Russia |
1:08:19.7 | Poliana Okimoto  Brazil |
1:08:27.6 | Britta Kamrau-Corestein  Germany |
1:08:46.3 |
| Men's 5K details |
Thomas Lurz Germany |
1:04:32.3 | Chip Peterson  USA |
1:04:32.7 | Simone Ercoli  Italy |
1:04:35.9 |
| Women's 10K details |
Larisa Ilchenko Russia |
2:19:40.9 | Poliana Okimoto Brazil |
2:19:59.3 | Ksenia Popova Russia |
2:19:59.8 |
| Men's 10K details |
Thomas Lurz Germany |
2:10:39.4 | Valerio Cleri Italy |
2:10:40.5 | Evgeny Drattsev Russia |
2:10:40.7 |
| Women's 25K details |
Angela Maurer Germany |
6:22:46.9 | Natalia Pankina Russia |
6:22:47.8 | Ksenia Popova Russia |
6:22:51.3 |
| Men's 25K details |
Josh Santacaterina  Australia |
5:47:34.1 | Yuri Kudinov Russia |
5:48:56.9 | Petar Stoychev  Bulgaria |
5:49:00.2 |
Team standings
The Championship Trophy point standing for the 2006 Open Water Worlds is:[3]
| Rank | Nation | Men | Women | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
47 | 86 | 133 |
| 2 | Germany |
45 | 54 | 99 |
| 3 | Italy |
67 | 21 | 88 |
| 4 | Australia |
39 | 34 | 73 |
| 5 | USA |
24 | 31 | 55 |
| 6 | Brazil |
0 | 34 | 34 |
| 7 |  Czech Republic |
4 | 18 | 22 |
| 8 |  Netherlands |
18 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 |  Great Britain |
7 | 9 | 16 |
| 9 |  France |
16 | 0 | 16 |
| 11 | Bulgaria |
14 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 |  Egypt |
10 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 |  Ukraine |
5 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 |  Slovenia |
0 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 |  Mexico |
1 | 0 | 1 |
The following 13 countries are listed in a tie for 16, with zero (0) points:
Note: 
Serbia and Montenegro is the sole country with an entry not listed in the standings. Their lone entrant (Darjia Pop) did not finish the one event (Women's 10K) in which she was entered.
See also
References
- ^ a b Results page: 4th FINA Open Water Swimming Championships - Napoli, Italy Archived 2010-03-10 at the Wayback Machine from OmegaTiming.com (official timer of the event); retrieved, 2010-01-31.
- ^ HistoFINA--Open Water Archived 2015-09-08 at the Wayback Machine: FINA's history of open water swimming events. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ 2006 Open Water Worlds: Standings[permanent dead link]. OmegaTiming.com, 2006-09-03; retrieved 2010-01-31.