Open water swimming team event at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | Jinshan City Beach | |||||||||
Location | Jinshan, Shanghai | |||||||||
Dates | 21 July | |||||||||
Teams | 15 | |||||||||
Winning time | 52:54.9 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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2011 FINA World Championships | ||
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Diving | ||
Individual | ||
1 m | men | women |
3 m | men | women |
10 m | men | women |
Synchronised | ||
3 m | men | women |
10 m | men | women |
Open water swimming | ||
Single | ||
5 km | men | women |
10 km | men | women |
25 km | men | women |
Team | ||
5 km | mixed | |
Swimming | ||
Freestyle | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
Backstroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Breaststroke | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Butterfly | ||
50 m | men | women |
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
Individual medley | ||
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
Freestyle relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
4 × 200 m | men | women |
Medley relay | ||
4 × 100 m | men | women |
Synchronised swimming | ||
Solo | ||
Technical | women | |
Free | women | |
Duet | ||
Technical | women | |
Free | women | |
Team | ||
Technical | women | |
Free | women | |
Combination | women | |
Water polo | ||
Tournament | men | women |
The open water swimming team event at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships was held on 21 July 2011 off the coast of Jinshan City Beach in Jinshan, Shanghai, China.
The United States won gold with a time of 57:00.6, while Australia won silver with 57:01.8, and Germany won bronze with 57:44.2.
It was the first time this event took place at a world championship. [1] [2]
Each country was represented by three swimmers who swam as a team. Each team swam the same 5-kilometre double-loop, with each member of the team starting at the same time. The time it took the slowest member of the team to complete the course determined the team's time, which determined the finishing positions as in a time trial. A staggered start was implemented, meaning each team was set off individually one minute after the previous team. [3] [1]
Teams were required to include at least one man and one woman. [3]
The race started at 09:00 CST on 21 July. [4] [5] It took place off the coast of Jinshan City Beach in Jinshan, Shanghai, China. [5]
The United States swam in a single file formation, led by Andrew Gemmell and tailed by Ashley Twichell, for the entire race to make use of drafting. [3] The Australians spread out a bit more, swimming nearer each other's hips. [2]
At the end of the first lap, the United States had the fastest split, followed by Germany and then Australia. [3] The US won gold with a time of 57:00.6. [6] [3] Australia won silver with 57:01.8, and Germany won bronze with 57:44.2. [3] [1]
After the race, Gemmell said "It was pretty incredible for a 5km race to come down to a single second for two teams that started 10 minutes apart. It just shows you how tight the race was. We did a great job working together as a team." [3]