These are the results of the open water swimming competition at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships , which took place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The open water swimming course was held in the Olympic Rowing Basin on Notre Dame Island, and not in a river. This was the first time that open water swimming was held in a pool.[ clarification needed ] The Montreal Olympic Rowing Basin was built for the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (8 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 5 km | Thomas Lurz (GER) 51:17.2* | Chip Peterson (USA) 51:18.8 | Simone Ercoli (ITA) 51:18.9 |
| 10 km | Chip Peterson (USA) 1:46:38.1* | Thomas Lurz (GER) 1:46:45.2 | Petar Stoychev (BUL) 1:46:50.4 |
| 25 km | David Meca (ESP) 5:00:21.4 | Brendan Capell (AUS) 5:00:23.6 | Petar Stoychev (BUL) 5:00:28.4 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 5 km | Larisa Ilchenko (RUS) 55:40.1* | Margy Keefe (USA) 55:44.3 | Edith van Dijk (NED) 55:46.6 |
| 10 km | Edith van Dijk (NED) 1:56:00.5* | Frederica Vitale (ITA) 1:56:02.5 | Britta Kamrau (GER) 1:56:04.0 |
| 25 km | Edith van Dijk (NED) 5:25:06.6 | Britta Kamrau (GER) 5:25:06.9 | Laura la Piana (ITA) 5:25:11.5 |
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