2002 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
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The 2nd FINA
Open Water Swimming World Championships were held September 23-28, 2002 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
. The championships featured 89 swimmers from 26 countries competiting in 6 races:
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Open Water Swimming World Championships were held September 23-28, 2002 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
Sharm el-Sheikh
Sharm el-Sheikh is a city situated on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, Egypt, on the coastal strip along the Red Sea. Its population is approximately 35,000...
. The championships featured 89 swimmers from 26 countries competiting in 6 races:
- 5-kilometer (5K)--Men's and Women's
- 10-kilometer (10K)--Men's and Women's
- 25-kilometer (25K)--Men's and Women's
Results
Women's 5K details |
Viola Valli Viola Valli Viola Valli is a long distance swimmer from Italy. She is the former world champion at the 5 km, 10 km and 25 km open water distance.-External links:* *... Italy |
56:52 | Edith van Dijk Edith van Dijk Edith van Dijk is a Dutch swimmer and 6-fold world champion. She is Holland's most successful open water swimmer and long distance swimmer, whose career started in 1990 taking part in the Dutch IJsselmeermarathon... Netherlands |
57:01 | Hanna Miluska Switzerland |
58:13 |
Men's 5K details |
Luca Baldini Luca Baldini Luca Baldini is a long distance swimmer from Italy.-References:*... Italy |
51:49.78 | Stefano Rubando Italy |
51:51.20 | Thomas Lurz Thomas Lurz Thomas Lurz is a German swimmer who specializes is long-distance freestyle swimming, especially open water swimming... Germany |
51:52.43 |
Women's 10K details |
Britta Kamrau Britta Kamrau Britta Kamrau-Corestein is a German long distance swimmer. She is a former European champion at the 5 km, 10 km and 25 km open water distances and current world champion at 25 km.... Germany |
1:56:42.25 | Viola Valli Viola Valli Viola Valli is a long distance swimmer from Italy. She is the former world champion at the 5 km, 10 km and 25 km open water distance.-External links:* *... Italy |
1:56:42.28 | Angela Maurer Angela Maurer Angela Maurer is a long-distance swimmer from Germany.Angela Maurer lives in Wiesbaden, where she was born. She swims for the SSV Undine 08 e.V... Germany |
1:56:49 |
Men's 10K details |
Ivgueni Kochkarov Russia |
1:49:30 | Simone Ercoli Simone Ercoli Simone Ercoli is a male open water swimmer from Italy.He has swum for Italy at the:*World Championships: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009*Open Water Worlds: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006... Italy |
1:49:34 | Vladimir Dyatchin Vladimir Dyatchin Vladimir Fyodorovich Dyatchin is a Russian long distance swimmer and the current world champion at the 10 km open water... Russia |
1:49:35 |
Women's 25K details |
Edith van Dijk Edith van Dijk Edith van Dijk is a Dutch swimmer and 6-fold world champion. She is Holland's most successful open water swimmer and long distance swimmer, whose career started in 1990 taking part in the Dutch IJsselmeermarathon... Netherlands |
6:11:21 | Angela Maurer Angela Maurer Angela Maurer is a long-distance swimmer from Germany.Angela Maurer lives in Wiesbaden, where she was born. She swims for the SSV Undine 08 e.V... Germany |
6:11:22.43 | Britta Kamrau Britta Kamrau Britta Kamrau-Corestein is a German long distance swimmer. She is a former European champion at the 5 km, 10 km and 25 km open water distances and current world champion at 25 km.... Germany |
6:11:22.70 |
Men's 25K details |
Yuri Kudinov Yuri Kudinov Yuri Kudinov is a long distance swimmer from Russia.In 2007 he narrowly missed the world record for the fastest swim across the English Channel when he was beaten by Petar Stoychev... Russia |
5:39:14 | Anton Sanatchev Russia |
5:41:14 | Gabriel Chaillou Argentina |
5:51:16 |
Team medals
5K |
Italy | Germany | Switzerland | |||
10K |
Germany | Italy | Russia |
See also
- 2000 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
- 2004 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships2004 FINA World Open Water Swimming ChampionshipsThe 3rd FINA Open Water Swimming World Championships were held November 26 – December 2, 2004 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The championships featured 90 swimmers from 26 countries competing in six races:*5-kilometer – Men's and Women's...