The open water swimming events at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships were held from 18 to 25 March, at St. Kilda Beach near Melbourne, Australia.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 5 km details | Thomas Lurz (GER) 56:49.6 | Evgeny Drattsev (RUS) 56:50.7 | Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE) 56:56.6 |
| 10 km details | Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS) 1:55:32.52 | Thomas Lurz (GER) 1:55:32.58 | Evgeny Drattsev (RUS) 1:55:47.31 |
| 25 km details | Yuri Kudinov (RUS) 5:16:45.55 | Marco Formentini (ITA) 5:18:36.80 | Mohamed Zanaty (EGY) 5:19:23.23 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 5 km details | Larisa Ilchenko (RUS) 1:00:41.3 | Ekaterina Seliverstova (RUS) 1:00:43.6 | Kate Brookes-Peterson (AUS) 1:00:47.6 |
| 10 km details | Larisa Ilchenko (RUS) 2:03:57.9 | Cassandra Patten (GBR) 2:03:58.9 | Kate Brookes-Peterson (AUS) 2:03:59.5 |
| 25 km details | Britta Kamrau (GER) 5:37:11.66 | Kalyn Keller (USA) 5:39:39.62 | Ksenia Popova (RUS) 5:39:51.51 |
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