World Championship Gold Medalists From The Past
With the water temperature dropping from warm high of 75°F (24.4°C) yesterday morning to a rather cool of 64°F (17.7°C), the women at today’s World 10K Open Water Swimming Championships were treated to a surprise.But gold medalists from the previous FINA World Championships have tackled all kinds of conditions and circumstances.
The gold medal victors include the following athletes:
2000 World Open Water Swimming Championships in Honolulu
5K: Peggy Buchse (GER)
10K: Edith van Dijk (NED)
25K: Edith van Dijk (NED)
2001 World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka
5K: Viola Valli (ITA)
10K: Peggy Buchse (GER)
25K: Viola Valli (ITA)
2002 World Open Water Swimming Championships in Sharm el Sheikh
5K: Viola Valli (ITA)
10K: Britta Kamrau (GER)
25K: Edith van Dijk (NED)
2003 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona
5K: Viola Valli (ITA)
10K: Viola Valli (ITA)
25K: Edith van Dijk (NED)
2004 World Open Water Swimming Championships in Dubai
5K: Larisa Ilchenko (RUS)
10K: Britta Kamrau (GER)
25K: Britta Kamrau (GER)
2005 World Swimming Championships in Montreal
5K: Larisa Ilchenko (RUS)
10K: Edith van Dijk (NED)
25K: Edith van Dijk (NED)
2006 World Open Water Swimming Championships in Naples
5K: Larisa Ilchenko (RUS)
10K: Larisa Ilchenko (RUS)
25K: Angela Maurer (GER)
2007 World Swimming Championships in Melbourne
5K: Larisa Ilchenko (RUS)
10K: Larisa Ilchenko (RUS)
25K: Britta Kamrau-Corestein (GER) – shown above
2008 World Open Water Swimming Championships in Seville
5K: Larisa Ilchenko (RUS)
10K: Larisa Ilchenko (RUS)
25K: Ksenia Popova (RUS)
2009 World Swimming Championships in Rome
5K: Melissa Gorman (AUS)
10K: Keri-Anne Payne (GBR)
25K: Angela Maurer (GER)
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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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