| 2024 World Aquatics Junior Open Water Swimming Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Host city | Alghero, Italy |
| Date(s) | 5–8 September |
| Teams | 35 |
| Events | 10 |
2024 World Aquatics Junior Open Water Swimming Championships was held from 5 to 8 September 2024 at the Alghero, Italy. [1] [2]
The United States won total six medals most by any nation, were awarded the Best Team of the championships. [3] [4]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 km knockout sprint [5] | Kaito Tsujimori  Japan | 5:54.10 | Vasileios Kakoulakis  Greece | 5:54.50 | Sacha Velly  France | 5:54.60 |
| 5 km [6] | Jonas Lieschke  Germany | 59:42.10 | Balint Kreisz  Hungary | 59:55.40 | Konstantinos Chourdakis Greece | 59:57.80 |
| 7.5 km [7] | Emir Batur Albayrak  Turkey | 1:18:34.30 | Davide Grossi  Italy | 1:18:34.50 | Atakan Ercan Turkey | 1:18:39.00 |
| 10 km [8] | Sacha Velly France | 1:59:44.20 | Piotr Wozniak  Poland | 2:00:13.60 | Vincenzo Caso Italy | 2:00:15.80 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 km knockout sprint [9] | Claire Weinstein  United States | 5:50.80 | Brinkleigh Hansen United States | 6:00.00 | Clemence Coccordano France | 6:02.00 |
| 5 km [6] | Brinkleigh Hansen United States | 1:03:05.30 | Anna Bartalos Hungary | 1:03:09.50 | Mahila Spennato Italy | 1:03:14.80 |
| 7.5 km [7] | Claire Weinstein United States | 1:25:43.30 | Clara Martinez De Salinas Pena  Spain | 1:25:46.00 | Napsugar Nagy Hungary | 1:25:49.60 |
| 10 km [10] | Claire Stuhlmacher United States | 2:09:15.90 | Chiara Sanzullo Italy | 2:09:16.20 | Georgia Makri Greece | 2:09:16.60 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 1500 m [11] | France Clemence Coccordano Valentine Leclercq Emile Vincent Sacha Velly | 1:11:45.70 |  United States Claire Stuhlmacher Ryan Erisman Claire Weinstein Luke Ellis | 1:11:45.90 | Spain Noa Martin Clara Martinez De Salinas Pena Mateo Garcia Castro Cristoba Vargas Trujillo | 1:11:46.00 |
| 4 × 1500 m (14–16) [12] | Hungary Napsugar Nagy Anna Bartalos Marton Huszti Mate Karpati | 1:13:23.40 | Germany Sydney Savannah Ferch Laura Marie Blumenthal Haz Moritz Paul Erkmann Jonas Lieschke | 1:13:54.30 | Italy Ginevra Bagaglini Mahila Spennato Gabriele Aloisi Gaetano Tammaro | 1:14:40.80 |
* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | France | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Hungary | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Italy* | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
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