The Women's 5K race at the 2009 World Championships

2009 World Aquatics Championships

The 2009 World Aquatics Championships or the XIII FINA World Championships were celebrated in Rome, Italy in 2009 from July 17 to August 2. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo.Rome won...

 occurred on Tuesday, 21 July at Ostia Beach

Ostia (quarter of Rome)

Ostia is a large neighbourhood in the XIII Municipio of the comune of Rome, Italy. Ostia is also the only municipio or district of Rome on the Tyrrhenian Sea and many Romans spend the summer holidays there. Sometimes it is confused with Ostia Antica, an archaeological area, that is nearby...

 in Rome, Italy

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

. In total, 42 Women from 26 countries competed in the race.

Note: The Women's and Men's 5K race at the 2009 Worlds were originally schedule to be held on Sunday, July 19; however, high wind and surf conditions on-course caused the FINA Bureau to postpone the race until July 21.

Results

Rank	Swimmer	Nationality	Time
	Melissa Gorman Melissa Gorman Melissa Anne Gorman is an Australian long distance swimmer.-Career:At the 2006 Commonwealth Games, Gorman won a silver medal in the 800 m freestyle....		56:55.8
	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....		56:56.3
	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....		56:59.3
4	Yurema Requena Juarez		57:00.8
5	Ekaterina Seliverstova		57:04.7
6	Kristel Köbrich Kristel Köbrich Kristel Arianne Köbrich Schimpl is an Olympic long-distance freestyle swimmer from Chile. She was the country's flagbearer at the 2004 Olympics, and also swam at the 2008 Games....		57:17.1
7	Andreina Pinto Andreina Pinto Andreina Pinto is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Venezuela. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics.She also swam at the:*2007 World Championships*2007 Pan American Games...		57:29.4
8	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...		57:42.7
9	Emily Brunemann	United States	57:43.0
10	Rachele Bruni		57:43.2
11	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:...		57:44.3
12	Olga Beresneva		57:45.5
13	Nadine Pastor		57:47.8
14	Li Xue		57:52.8
15	Emily Hanson	United States	57:53.5
16	Swann Gabrielle Oberson		57:55.1
17	Giorgia Consiglio		57:55.8
18	Teja Zupan		57:58.1
19	Britta Kamrau-Corestein		58:09.0
20	Marianna Lymperta		58:09.1
21	Natalie du Toit Natalie du Toit Natalie du Toit is a South African swimmer. She is best known for the gold medals she won at the 2004 Paralympic Games as well as the Commonwealth Games. She was one of two Paralympians to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; the other being table tennis player Natalia Partyka...		58:56.3
22	Coralie Codeville		59:00.8
23	Zaira Cardenas		59:23.7
24	Nika Kozamernik		59:25.0
25	Charlotte Woolliscroft		59:25.2
26	Patricia Moldonado Patricia Maldonado (swimmer) Patricia Maldonado is a long-distance and open water swimmer from Venezuela. She has swum for Venezuela at the:*2008 Open Water Worlds *2008 South American Championships*2009 World Championships -References:...		59:26.2
27	Alona Berbasova		59:27.6
28	Nataly Caldas Calle		59:27.8
29	Alannah Jury		59:37.5
30	Silvie Rybarova		59:37.8
31	Katia Barros		59:42.8
32	Bridget Coley		59:44.5
33	Wing Yung Natasha Terri Tang		59:46.8
34	Vanessa Balogh		59:48.5
35	Shi Yu		59:50.0
36	Isabelle Longo		59:51.3
37	Dominique Dryding		59:53.2
38	Nadine Williams		1:02:22.8
39	Cindy Toscano		1:08:41.9
40	Lucia Vachanova		1:10:17.2
--	Karin Clashing		OTL
--	Patricia Castañeda		DQ

Key: OTL = Outside time limit, DQ = Disqualified