2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships – Men's 25K
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The Men's 25K race at the 2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
was swum on Sunday, September 3, 2006 in Naples, Italy
. It was the sixth and final event of the 2006 Open Water Worlds. 16 males were entered in the event, 15 of whom swam.
2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
rightThe 4th FINA Open Water Swimming World Championships were held August 29-September 3, 2006 in Naples, Italy.The championships featured 98 swimmers from 29 countries competing in race distances of 5-kilometer , 10-kilometer and 25-kilometer...
was swum on Sunday, September 3, 2006 in Naples, Italy
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
. It was the sixth and final event of the 2006 Open Water Worlds. 16 males were entered in the event, 15 of whom swam.
Results
All times in hours : minutes : seconds| Place | Swimmer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josh Santacaterina Josh Santacaterina Josh Santacaterina is a World Champion open water swimmer from Australia. At the 2006 Open Water Worlds, he won the Men's 25 km race.He has swum for Australia at the:*World Championships: 2003, 2005, 2007... |
 Australia |
5:47:34.1 | |
| 2 | Yuri Kudinov Yuri Kudinov Yuri Kudinov is a long distance swimmer from Russia.In 2007 he narrowly missed the world record for the fastest swim across the English Channel when he was beaten by Petar Stoychev... |
 Russia |
5:48:56.9 | |
| 3 | Petar Stoychev Petar Stoychev Petar Stoychev is a Bulgarian swimmer who is the most successful long distance marathon swimmer of the last decade. He is one of the greatest marathon swimmers of all time and an honor swimmer in the... |
 Kingdom of Bulgaria |
5:49:00.2 | |
| 4 | Andrea Volpini |  Italy |
5:49:05.9 | |
| 5 | Mohamed El Zanaty |  Egypt |
5:49:40.7 | |
| 6 | Maarten van der Weijden Maarten van der Weijden Maarten van der Weijden is a Dutch long distance and marathon swimmer born in Alkmaar.Van der Weijden was known as a promising swimming talent in his youth, becoming Dutch national champion at the 1500 m freestyle , 400 m freestyle and 5 km open water... |
 Netherlands |
5:53:10.1 | |
| 7 | Stéphane Gomez Stéphane Gomez Stéphane Gomez is an open water swimmer from France.He won the French National Championships in:*5K: 2001, 2002*10K: 2000, 2002*25K: 2007-References:... |
 Early Modern France |
5:55:49.0 | |
| 8 | Gilles Rondy Gilles Rondy Gilles Rondy is an Olympic and European Champion swimmer from France. He swam for France at the 2008 Olympics, and won the 2006 European Championships in the 25 km open water event.... |
Early Modern France |
5:58:41.5 | |
| 9 | Rotislav Vitek |  Czech Republic |
6:00:16.9 | |
| 10 | Claudio Gargaro | Italy |
6:01:51.7 | |
| 11 | Anton Sanachev | Russia |
6:04:30.6 | |
| 12 | Ivan López Ivan Lopez (swimmer) Iván López is a National Record holding distance swimmer from Mexico. He has swum for Mexico at:*2006 Central American and Caribbean Games*2007 Pan American Games*2008 Open Water Worlds*2009 World Championships... |
 Mexico |
6:13:53.1 | |
| 13 | Mihajlo Ristovski |  FYR Macedonia |
6:21:22.4 | |
| 14 | Mohammad Saleh |  Syria |
6:39:33.6 | |
| -- | Daniel Delgadillo | Mexico |
DNF | |
| -- | Brendan Capell | Australia |
DNS | |
See also
- 2004 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships – Men's 25K
- Open water swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 25 km
- 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships – Men's 25K2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships – Men's 25KThe Men's 25K race at the 2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships was swum on Thursday, May 8, 2008 in Seville, Spain. It was the fifth of six events at the 2008 Open Water Worlds....