2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships – Men's 5K
| 2008 FINA Open Water Worlds | |
|---|---|
| 5K | men's 5K |
| women 5K | |
| 10K | men's 10K |
| women's 10K | |
| 25K | men's 25K |
| women's 25K | |
The Men's 5K race at the 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships was swum on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 in Seville, Spain. It was the fourth event of the 2008 Open Water Worlds, and second of two events on May 6 (the other being the Women's 5K race).
The race began at 12:30 p.m., and was swum in the Guadalquivir River in the city center. 38 males were entered in the event, of which 33 swam.[1]
The 5-kilometer distance of the race was reached by completed 2 laps of the 2.5-kilometer course set up for the championships.[2]
Results
All times in minutes:seconds (mm:ss.s) or hour:minutes:second (h:mm:ss.s).
| Place | Swimmer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Lurz |  Germany | 54:57.3 | |
| 2 | Vladimir Dyatchin |  Russia | 54:58.8 | |
| 3 | Maarten van der Weijden |  Netherlands | 54:59.8 | |
| 4 | Chad La Tourette |  USA | 55:04.5 | |
| 5 | Christian Hein | Germany | 55:04.6 | |
| 6 | Jose Francisco Hervas |  Spain | 55:05.4 | |
| 7 | Diego Nogueira | Spain | 55:06.4 | |
| 8 | Evgeny Drattsev | Russia | 55:07.0 | |
| 9 | Alex Schelvis | Netherlands | 55:07.4 | |
| 10 | Jarrod Ballem |  Canada | 55:11.4 | |
| 11 | Nicola Bolzonello |  Italy | 55:17.5 | |
| 12 | Josh Santacaterina |  Australia | 55:19.0 | |
| 13 | Andrea Righi | Italy | 55:20.2 | |
| 14 | Jakub Fichtl |  Czech Republic | 55:20.7 | |
| 15 | Josef Kinderwater | USA | 55:21.0 | |
| 16 | Andrew Beato | Australia | 55:24.4 | |
| 17 | Loic Branda |  France | 55:25.8 | |
| 18 | Luiz Lima |  Brazil | 55:27.3 | |
| 19 | Philippe Dubreuil | Canada | 55:32.1 | |
| 20 | Daniel Fogg |  Great Britain | 55:36.3 | |
| 21 | Csaba Gercsak |  Hungary | 55:50.3 | |
| 22 | Konstyantyn Ukradyga |  Ukraine | 58:00.7 | |
| 23 | Aljaz Ojstersek |  Slovenia | 58:08.7 | |
| 24 | James Faure |  South Africa | 58:20.1 | |
| 25 | Daniel Viegas |  Portugal | 58:38.7 | |
| 26 | Fabio Alves Lima | Brazil | 58:41.8 | |
| 27 | Yvan Hernandez |  Venezuela | 58:46.2 | |
| 28 | Martin Andres Clement |  Argentina | 58:48.8 | |
| 29 | Jan Posmourny | Czech Republic | 58:50.2 | |
| 30 | Johndry Segovia | Venezuela | 1:01:03.4 | |
| 31 | HU Di |  China | 1:01:03.6 | |
| 32 | Christian Bayo |  Puerto Rico | 1:01:21.6 | |
| -- | XU Wenchao | China | DQ | |
| -- | Mazen Aziz |  Egypt | DNS | |
| -- | Gianniotis Spyridon |  Greece | DNS | |
| -- | Chad Ho | South Africa | DNS | |
| -- | Gilles Rondy | France | DNS | |
| -- | Mohamed El Zanaty | Egypt | DNS | |
See also
- Open water swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 5 km
- Open water swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 5 km
References
- ↑ Start List for Men's 5K at the 2008 Open Water Worlds. From OmegaTiming.com, official timer for event. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ↑ Race Course description page, from www.sevillaaguasabiertas.org – the event's website. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- 2008 Open Water Worlds results: Men's 5K from OmegaTiming.com (official timer for the event); retrieved 2009-08-15.
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