The Women's 5K race at the 2009 World Championships occurred on Tuesday, 21 July at Ostia Beach in Rome, Italy. In total, 42 women from 26 countries competed in the race.
Note: The Women's and Men's 5K race at the 2009 Worlds were originally scheduled for Sunday, July 19; however, high wind and surf conditions on-course caused the FINA Bureau to postpone the race until July 21.PR53 - 13th FINA World Championships Rome 2009 - Open Water Competition (FINA Press Release 2009-53); published by FINA on 2009-07-18, retrieved 2009-07-20.
Results Rank Swimmer Nationality Time Melissa Gorman 56:55.8 Larisa Ilchenko 56:56.3 Poliana Okimoto 56:59.3 4 Yurema Requena Juarez 57:00.8 5 Ekaterina Seliverstova 57:04.7 6 Kristel Köbrich 57:17.1 7 Andreina Pinto 57:29.4 8 Kate Brookes-Peterson 57:42.7 9 Emily Brunemann 57:43.0 10 Rachele Bruni 57:43.2 11 Jana Pechanová 57:44.3 12 Olga Beresneva 57:45.5 13 Nadine Pastor 57:47.8 14 Li Xue 57:52.8 15 Emily Hanson 57:53.5 16 Swann Gabrielle Oberson 57:55.1 17 Giorgia Consiglio 57:55.8 18 Teja Zupan 57:58.1 19 Britta Kamrau-Corestein 58:09.0 20 Marianna Lymperta 58:09.1 21 Natalie du Toit 58:56.3 22 Coralie Codeville 59:00.8 23 Zaira Cardenas 59:23.7 24 Nika Kozamernik 59:25.0 25 Charlotte Woolliscroft 59:25.2 26 Patricia Moldonado 59:26.2 27 Alona Berbasova 59:27.6 28 Nataly Caldas Calle 59:27.8 29 Alannah Jury 59:37.5 30 Silvie Rybarova 59:37.8 31 Katia Barros 59:42.8 32 Bridget Coley 59:44.5 33 Wing Yung Natasha Terri Tang 59:46.8 34 Vanessa Balogh 59:48.5 35 Shi Yu 59:50.0 36 Isabelle Longo 59:51.3 37 Dominique Dryding 59:53.2 38 Nadine Williams 1:02:22.8 39 Cindy Toscano 1:08:41.9 40 Lucia Vachanova 1:10:17.2 -- Karin Clashing OTL -- Patricia Castañeda DQ
Key: OTL = Outside time limit, DQ = Disqualified
See also Open water swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 5 km
References
2009 Worlds results: Women's 5K from OmegaTiming.com (official timer of the 2009 Worlds); retrieved 2009-07-21.