2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships – Women's 5K
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The Women's 5K race at the 2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
was swum on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 in Naples, Italy
. It was the first event of the 2006 Open Water Worlds, and one of two events on August 29 (the other being the men's 5K race
). 27 women swam the event.
2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
rightThe 4th FINA Open Water Swimming World Championships were held August 29-September 3, 2006 in Naples, Italy.The championships featured 98 swimmers from 29 countries competing in race distances of 5-kilometer , 10-kilometer and 25-kilometer...
was swum on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 in Naples, Italy
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
. It was the first event of the 2006 Open Water Worlds, and one of two events on August 29 (the other being the men's 5K race
2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships – Men's 5K
The Men's 5K race at the 2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships was swum on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 in Naples, Italy. It was the second event of the 2006 Open Water Worlds, and one of two events on August 29...
). 27 women swam the event.
Results
All times in hour : minutes : seconds| Place | Swimmer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larisa Ilchenko Larisa Ilchenko Larisa Dmitriyevna Ilchenko is a Russian long distance swimmer. She had won eight World Championships and the 2008 Olympics at age 19.... |
 Russia |
1:08:19.7 | |
| 2 | Poliana Okimoto Poliana Okimoto Poliana Okimoto is a Brazilian long-distance swimmer and Olympian.She competed at the 2008 Olympics, where she finished 7th in the Women's 10K race.... |
 Brazil |
1:08:27.6 | |
| 3 | Britta Kamrau-Corestein |  Germany |
1:08:46.3 | |
| 4 | Kirsten Groome |  United States |
1:08.47.0 | |
| 5 | Jana Pechanová Jana Pechanová Jana Pechanová is an Olympic distance swimmer from the Czech Republic. She swam for the Czech Olympic team at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Pechanová finished 8th in 10 km distance.-References:... |
 Czech Republic |
1:08.50.7 | |
| 6 | Kate Brookes-Peterson Kate Brookes-Peterson Kate Brookes-Peterson is an Australian open water swimmer.She won Australia's first medal at the 2007 FINA World Championships with a bronze in the Women's 5 km open water event... |
 Australia |
1:08:59.8 | |
| 7 | Ekaterina Seliverstova | Russia |
1:09:03.2 | |
| 8 | Martina Grimaldi |  Italy |
1:09:06.7 | |
| 9 | Alessia Paoloni | Italy |
1:09.10.8 | |
| 10 | Cassandra Patten |  United Kingdom |
1:10.11.0 | |
| 11 | Natalya Samorodina |  Ukraine |
1:10:15.7 | |
| 12 | Brittany Massengale | United States |
1:12:45.4 | |
| 13 | Nika Kozamernik |  Slovenia |
1:13:06.2 | |
| 14 | Celeste Punet |  Argentina |
1:13:09.8 | |
| 15 | Shelley Clark | Australia |
1:13:12.8 | |
| 16 | Tanya Hunks Tanya Hunks Tanya Hunks is a female swimmer from Canada. She is a medley and freestyle specialist. After having won a bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games Hunks competed for her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.-References:*... |
 Canada |
1:13:20.6 | |
| 17 | Philippa Davis | United Kingdom |
1:13:25.4 | |
| 18 | Svitlana Rastoropova | Ukraine |
1:13:29.2 | |
| 19 | Karley Stutzel | Canada |
1:13:34.7 | |
| 20 | Maria Da Penha Cruz | Brazil |
1:14:17.5 | |
| 21 | Asmaa Katarya |  Egypt |
1:14:51.9 | |
| 22 | Nataly Caldas Calle |  Ecuador |
1:15:12.8 | |
| 23 | Mara Serrano Cabrera | Ecuador |
1:16:56.3 | |
| 24 | Sahema Mubarak | Egypt |
1:17:03.7 | |
| 25 | Sandra Alanis |  Mexico |
1:18:18.3 | |
| 26 | Anja Trisic |  Independent State of Croatia |
1:22:12.8 | |
| 27 | Ana Bucovac | Independent State of Croatia |
1:31:43.3 | |
See also
- 2004 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships – Women's 5K
- Open water swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 5 km
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