2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships – Women's 25K
| 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 Women's 25K race at the 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships was swum on Thursday, May 8, 2008 in Seville, Spain. It was the sixth and final of the 2008 Open Water Worlds.
The 5-6 hour race began at 9:15 a.m., 15 minutes after the start of the Men's 25K race. The race was swum in the Guadalquivir River in the city center. 17 women swam the event.[1]
The race was held on a 5-kilometer course, which the swimmers looped through five times to reach the 25-kilometer distance of the race.[2]
Results
All times in hours:minutes:seconds
| Place | Swimmer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ksenia Popova |  Russia | 5:27:48.2 | |
| 2 | Edith van Dijk |  Netherlands | 5:27:50.3 | |
| 3 | Natalya Pankina | Russia | 5:27:53.9 | |
| 4 | Linsy Heister | Netherlands | 5:28:08.8 | |
| 5 | Kate Brookes-Peterson |  Australia | 5:28:09.9 | |
| 6 | Marilyn Cadour |  France | 5:28:12.1 | |
| 7 | Shelley Clark | Australia | 5:28:22.7 | |
| 8 | Laura La Piana |  Italy | 5:29:05.2 | |
| 9 | Esther Nuñez |  Spain | 5:35:57.5 | |
| 10 | Elena Martinez | Spain | 5:37:51.5 | |
| 11 | Annegret Braun |  Germany | 5:39:02.7 | |
| 12 | Camilla Frediani | Italy | 5:39:09.5 | |
| 13 | Micha Burden |  USA | 5:48:15.5 | |
| 14 | Erica Rose | USA | 5:49:14.3 | |
| 15 | Christina Krienke | Germany | 5:51:19.8 | |
| 16 | Patricia Perreault |  Canada | 5:55:32.0 | |
| -- | LI Hong |  China | DQ | |
See also
- Open water swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 25 km
- Open water swimming at the 2009 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 25 km
References
- ↑ Start List for Women's 25K 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: Women's 25K from OmegaTiming.com (official timer for the event); retrieved 2009-08-15.
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