Number Of Athletes At The World Open Water Championships
147 of the world’s best open water swimmers from 30 countries will be competing in the 2010 World Open Water Swimming Championships in Lac St-Jean in Roberval, Quebec, Canada from July 15-23.Including FINA delegates, officials and other guests included, 43 countries will watch the women’s 10K on July 17th, men’s 10K on July 18th, men’s and women’s 5K on July 20th and the men’s and women’s 25K on July 22nd.
France, Italy, Russia and the USA are sending the largest delegations with 12 swimmers each.
Canada has 10 athletes, Australia, Great Britain and Germany have 8, Spain 7, Mexico 6, Brazil, the Czech Republic and Ukraine 5, Argentina, China, Croatia and Greece 4, Azerbaijan, Belgium and Ecuador 3, Slovakia and United Arab Emirates 2, and Bulgaria, Israel, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and Syria all with 1 swimmer each.
The swimmers will compete on a 2.5K rectangular course between the Place Hydro‐Québec Roberval and the Roberval Marina, near the shore and breakwater with unobstructured views of the entire circuit for spectators and the media.
Copyright © 2010 by Steven Munatones
Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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