This is a list of the medalists of the open water swimming competitions at the World Aquatics Championships. Medalists at the FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships, which have been held as separate events in the even years between 2000 and 2010, have not been included.
Men Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
3 km knockout sprints (2025–present) 2025 Singapore
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5 km (1998–present) 1998 Perth 2001 Fukuoka 2003 Barcelona 2005 Montreal 2007 Melbourne 2009 Rome 2011 Shanghai 2013 Barcelona 2015 Kazan 2017 Budapest 2019 Gwangju 2022 Budapest 2023 Fukuoka 2024 Doha 2025 Singapore
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10 km (2001–present) 2001 Fukuoka 2003 Barcelona 2005 Montreal 2007 Melbourne 2009 Rome 2011 Shanghai 2013 Barcelona 2015 Kazan 2017 Budapest 2019 Gwangju 2022 Budapest 2023 Fukuoka 2024 Doha 2025 Singapore
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25 km (1991–2022) 1991 Perth 1994 Rome 1998 Perth 2001 Fukuoka 2003 Barcelona 2005 Montreal 2007 Melbourne 2009 Rome 2011 Shanghai 2013 Barcelona 2015 Kazan 2017 Budapest 2019 Gwangju 2022 Budapest
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Women Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
3 km knockout sprints (2025–present) 2025 Singapore
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5 km (1998–present) 1998 Perth 2001 Fukuoka 2003 Barcelona 2005 Montreal 2007 Melbourne 2009 Rome 2011 Shanghai 2013 Barcelona 2015 Kazan 2017 Budapest 2019 Gwangju 2022 Budapest 2023 Fukuoka 2024 Doha 2025 Singapore
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10 km (2001–present) 2001 Fukuoka 2003 Barcelona 2005 Montreal 2007 Melbourne 2009 Rome 2011 Shanghai 2013 Barcelona 2015 Kazan 2017 Budapest 2019 Gwangju 2022 Budapest 2023 Fukuoka 2024 Doha 2025 Singapore
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25 km (1991–2022) 1991 Perth 1994 Rome 1998 Perth 2001 Fukuoka 2003 Barcelona 2005 Montreal 2007 Melbourne 2009 Rome 2011 Shanghai 2013 Barcelona 2015 Kazan 2017 Budapest 2019 Gwangju 2022 Budapest
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Mixed team Bold numbers in brackets denotes record number of victories in corresponding disciplines.
5 km (1998–2019), 6 km (2022–present) 1998 Perth 2011 Shanghai 2013 Barcelona 2015 Kazan Not awarded 2017 Budapest 2019 Gwangju 2022 Budapest 2023 Fukuoka 2024 Doha 2025 Singapore
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25 km (1998) 1998 Perth
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All-time medal table 1991–2025 Updated the 2025 World Aquatics Championships.
Multiple medalists Boldface denotes active swimmers and highest medal count among all swimmers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Men Rank Swimmer Country From To Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1 Florian Wellbrock 2019 2025 9 – 1 10 2 Thomas Lurz 2005 2013 7 4 2 13 3 Yuri Kudinov 2001 2007 3 – – 3 4 Gregorio Paltrinieri 2019 2025 2 7 1 10 5 Marc-Antoine Olivier 2017 2025 2 3 3 8 6 Spyridon Gianniotis 2007 2015 2 3 2 7 Kristóf Rasovszky 2019 2025 2 3 2 7 8 Vladimir Dyatchin 2001 2011 2 2 2 6 9 Aleksey Akatyev 1994 1998 2 1 1 4 Rob Muffels 2015 2019 2 1 1 4
Men (including medals won in 2000–2010) This table includes medals won at the separate FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in 2000–2010.
Rank Swimmer Country From To Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1 Thomas Lurz 2002 2013 12 4 4 20 2 Florian Wellbrock 2019 2025 9 – 1 10 3 Yuri Kudinov 2000 2008 5 2 1 8 4 Vladimir Dyatchin 2001 2011 3 3 4 10 5 Gregorio Paltrinieri 2019 2025 2 7 1 10 6 David Meca 1998 2005 2 4 1 7 7 Marc-Antoine Olivier 2017 2025 2 3 3 8 8 Spyridon Gianniotis 2007 2015 2 3 2 7 Kristóf Rasovszky 2019 2025 2 3 2 7 10 Yevgeny Bezruchenko 1998 2001 2 2 1 5
Women Rank Swimmer Country From To Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1 Ana Marcela Cunha 2011 2024 7 2 7 16 2 Viola Valli 2001 2003 4 – – 4 3 Sharon van Rouwendaal 2015 2024 3 4 1 8 4 Aurélie Muller 2011 2022 3 4 – 7 5 Edith van Dijk 1998 2005 3 2 4 9 6 Leonie Beck 2019 2023 3 1 1 5 7 Larisa Ilchenko 2005 2009 3 1 – 4 8 Moesha Johnson 2023 2025 3 – 2 5 9 Haley Anderson 2013 2019 2 2 1 5 10 Ashley Twichell 2011 2019 2 1 2 5
Women (including medals won in 2000–2010) This table includes medals won at the separate FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in 2000–2010.
Rank Swimmer Country From To Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1 Larisa Ilchenko 2004 2009 8 1 – 9 2 Ana Marcela Cunha 2010 2023 7 2 8 17 3 Edith van Dijk 1998 2008 6 5 4 15 4 Viola Valli 2000 2003 5 2 1 8 5 Britta Kamrau-Corestein 2002 2007 4 2 4 10 6 Sharon van Rouwendaal 2015 2024 3 4 1 8 7 Aurélie Muller 2011 2022 3 4 – 7 8 Leonie Beck 2019 2023 3 1 1 5 9 Moesha Johnson 2023 2025 3 – 2 5 10 Angela Maurer 2000 2015 2 4 6 12
See also FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men) List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)