The 6th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships was being held July 15–23, 2010 in Lac Saint-Jean near Roberval, Quebec, Canada.[1]
The championships featured 3 race distances: 5-kilometre (5K), 10-kilometre (10K) and 25-kilometre (25K). Schedule for the championships was:[2]
- Saturday, July 17: Women's 10K (11:30 a.m.)
- Sunday, July 18: Men's 10K (11:30 a.m.)
- Tuesday, July 20: Women's 5K (10:30 a.m.), Men's 5K (2:00 p.m.)
- Thursday, July 22: Women's 25K (9:15 a.m. start), Men's 25K (9:00 a.m. start)
| 2010 FINA Open Water Worlds | ||
|---|---|---|
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| 5 km | men | women |
| 10 km | men | women |
| 25 km | men | women |
The 2010 edition of the Open Water Worlds were the last stand-alone "open" (meaning no age limit) championships, and a Junior Open Water Worlds is to be created in its place. However, the Open Water events will remain in the biennial World Championships. This change brings the open water discipline closer to matching FINA's other disciplines in championships structuring.[3]
- ^ Official website Archived 2009-04-08 at the Wayback Machine of Roberval2010: 6th World Open Water Swimming Championships. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ^ (in French) Calendrier officiel Roberval 2010 (trans: Roberval 2010 Official Calendar); published 2009-10-26, retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ^ FINA Press Release 2010-02: FINA Bureau Meeting in Bangkok (THA) – Main decisions Archived 2012-08-01 at the Wayback Machine (a report on the January 14+15, 2010 FINA Bureau meeting). Published 2010-01-16; retrieved 2010-01-25.