2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships

The 5th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships were held May 3–8, 2008 in Seville, Spain. The races were held on a 2.5-kilometer loop-course in the Guadalquivir river in the city center.

A total of 165 swimmers (81 females, 84 males) were entered into the 6 races at the 2008 Open Water Worlds:

• Saturday, May 3: women's 10K
• Sunday, May 4: men's 10K
• Tuesday, May 6: women's 5K, men's 5K
• Thursday, May 8: women's 25K, men's 25K

The 10K races served as the .

Results

Team standings

The Championship Trophy point standing for the 2008 Open Water Worlds is:

The following 17 countries are listed in a tie for 22nd, with zero (0) points:

• FYR Macedonia

See also

• Open water swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships (previous Worlds)
• 2008 Olympics: Women's 10K and Men's 10K
• Open water swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships (subsequent Worlds)
• 2008 in swimming

References