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| Open water swimming at the 2019 World Beach Games | |
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| Dates | 13 October |
| Competitors | 52 from 26 nations |
Open water swimming competitions at the 2019 World Beach Games in Doha, Qatar were held on 13 October.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 5 kilometre | Marcello Guidi  Italy | Denis Adeev  Russia | Sören Meißner  Germany |
| Women's 5 kilometre | Ana Marcela Cunha Brazil | Hou Yawen  China | Leonie Beck Germany |
Argentina (1)
Australia (2)
Austria (1) Brazil (3) China (3)
Czech Republic (3)
Ecuador (3) Germany (4)
Hungary (4)
Hong Kong (2)
Israel (1) Italy (2)
Kazakhstan (1)
Mexico (2)
Morocco (1)
Oman (1)
Peru (1)
Poland (1)
Portugal (2)
Qatar (2) Russia (4)
Serbia (1)
Slovakia (1)
Spain (3)
Ukraine (1)
Venezuela (2)
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