Open water swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Team

Open water swimming team event at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships
Location	Kazanka River, Kazan
Dates	30 July
Competitors	66 from 22 nations
Winning time	55:14.4
Medalists
Rob Muffels Christian Reichert Isabelle Härle    Germany   Allan do Carmo Diogo Villarinho Ana Marcela Cunha    Brazil   Marcel Schouten Ferry Weertman Sharon van Rouwendaal    Netherlands
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The open water swimming team event at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships was held on 30 July 2013 in the Kazanka River, Kazan, Russia.

Germany won gold with a time of 55:14.4, and then Brazil and the Netherlands tied for silver with a time of 55:31.2.

Event description

Each country was represented by three swimmers who swam as a team. Each team swam the same 5-kilometer course, with each member of the team starting at the same time. ^[1] 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. ^{[1] [2]} A staggered start was implemented, meaning each team was set off individually thirty seconds after the previous team. ^[2]

Qualification

Each FINA member federation could enter one team into the event. That team had to consist entirely of swimmers who were also entered into individual events at the Championships. Teams were also required to contain at least one man and one woman. ^[1]

Results

The race started at 12:00 MSK on 30 July. ^[2] It took place in the Kazanka River, Kazan, Russia. ^[3]

Swimmers swam close to their teammates to take advantage of drafting effects. ^[4] Germany won gold, defending their title with a time of 55:14.4, ^{[5] [6] [7]} and then Brazil and the Netherlands tied for second, both swimming a time of 55:31.2. ^{[8] [6]}

Germans Christian Reichert and Isabelle Härle were also part of the team that won the event in 2013, meaning they won a gold medal in this event in two consecutive championships. ^[9]

The World Open Water Swimming Association called the closeness of the race "remarkable", as Brazilians Allan do Carmo and Ana Marcela Cunha, and the Netherlands' Ferry Weertman and Sharon van Rouwendaal all swam exactly the same time of 55:31.2. ^[4]

Results ^[8]

Rank	Nation	Swimmers	Time
	Germany	Rob Muffels Christian Reichert Isabelle Härle	55:14.4
	Brazil	Allan do Carmo Diogo Villarinho Ana Marcela Cunha	55:31.2
	Netherlands	Marcel Schouten Ferry Weertman Sharon van Rouwendaal	55:31.2
4	Italy	Federico Vanelli Simone Ercoli Rachele Bruni	55:49.4
5	United States	Sean Ryan Jordan Wilimovsky Ashley Twichell	55:50.6
6	Australia	Jarrod Poort Simon Huitenga Melissa Gorman	56:07.4
7	Hungary	Dániel Székelyi Gergely Gyurta Éva Risztov	56:08.4
8	Greece	Antonios Fokaidis Spyridon Gianniotis Kalliopi Araouzou	56:18.6
9	Ecuador	Ivan Enderica Ochoa Esteban Enderica Samantha Arévalo	56:45.9
10	Russia	Sergey Bolshakov Daniil Serebrennikov Anastasiia Krapivina	56:47.0
11	France	David Aubry Marc-Antoine Olivier Aurélie Muller	56:50.9
12	Spain	Héctor Ruiz Antonio Arroyo Erika Villaécija	57:16.0
13	Argentina	Gabriel Villagoiz Guillermo Bertola Cecilia Biagioli	57:27.8
14	China	Qiao Zhongyi Zu Lijun Yan Siyu	57:53.9
15	Portugal	Vasco Gaspar Rafael Gil Angélica André	58:12.6
16	Venezuela	Wilder Carreño Erwin Maldonado Paola Pérez	58:39.3
17	Czech Republic	Ján Kútnik Matěj Kozubek Alena Benešová	59:43.1
18	South Africa	Chad Ho Nico Manoussakis Michelle Weber	1:00:31.2
19	Mexico	Daniel Delgadillo Arturo Pérez Vertti Zaira Cardenas	1:01:36.6
20	Kazakhstan	Kenessary Kenenbayev Vitaliy Khudyakov Xeniya Romanchuk	1:02:12.7
21	Egypt	Youssef Hossameldeen Adel Ragab Reem Kaseem	1:02:13.1
22	Hong Kong	Tse Tsz Fung Kwan Ho Yin Kwok Cho Yiu	1:05:43.8

Further information

• Rob Muffels: Winner of Mixed 5 km Team Event in Kazan (RUS) (Video). World Aquatics. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2025– via YouTube. – Interview with Rob Muffels, part of the German winning team
• Munatones, Steven (30 July 2015). "Germany Takes 5 km Team Pursuit Title". World Open Water Swimming Association. Archived from the original on 12 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025. – Some quotes from the competitors after the race
• Munatones, Steven (8 August 2015). "German Efficiency And Speed Win Team Pursuit". World Open Water Swimming Association. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2025. – Further quotes from competitors

References

1. "Event Summons" (PDF). FINA. June 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025– via Swimming World.
2. "5km Team Event Start List" (PDF). Omega Timing. 30 July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
3. Neidigh, Lauren (23 July 2015). "U.S. Open Water Team Set for 2015 World Championships". SwimSwam . Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
4. Munatones, Steven (30 July 2015). "Germany Takes 5 km Team Pursuit Title". World Open Water Swimming Association. Archived from the original on 12 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
5. Neidigh, Lauren (30 July 2015). "Video Interview: Rob Muffels, Mixed 5 Km Team Event Champion". SwimSwam . Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
6. "Germany Retain Team Open Water Gold". Dawn. Agence France-Presse. 31 July 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
7. Marsteller, Jason (30 July 2015). "Germany Stands Atop Team 5 k Open Water Podium at 2015 FINA World Championships". Swimming World . Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
8. "Results by Team" (PDF). Omega Timing. 30 July 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
9. Prescott, Jack (30 July 2015). "Germany Take Open Water Team 5k Gold". Sports Mole. Archived from the original on 12 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.