The Women's 5K race at the 2010 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships

2010 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships

right|200pxThe 6th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships was being held July 15–23, 2010 in Lac Saint-Jean near Roberval, Quebec, Canada.The championships featured 3 race distances: 5-kilometer , 10-kilometer and 25-kilometer...

was swum on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 in Roberval, Quebec, Canada

Roberval, Quebec

Roberval is a city on the south-western shore of Lac Saint-Jean in the Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. With a population of 10,544 in the Canada 2006 Census, it is the third largest city on this lake after Alma and Dolbeau-Mistassini.It is the seat of the...

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The race began at 10:30 a.m., and was swum in the Lac Saint-Jean

Lac Saint-Jean

Lac Saint-Jean is a large, relatively shallow lake in south-central Quebec, Canada, in the Laurentian Highlands. It is situated 206 kilometres north of the Saint Lawrence River, into which it drains via the Saguenay River. It covers an area of 1003 km² Lac Saint-Jean is a large, relatively...

 in the city center. 35 women swam the event.

The 5 kilometer distance of the race was reached by completed 2 laps of the 2.5-kilometer course set up for the championships.

Results

All times in hours:minutes:seconds

Place	Swimmer	Country	Time	Notes
1	Eva Fabian Eva Fabian Eva Fabian is an American open water swimmer.-Swimming career:At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, Fabian placed 10th in the 25 km....	United States	1:02:00.99
2	Giorgia Consiglio	Italy	1:02:01.09
3	Ana Marcela Cunha	Brazil	1:02:02.69
4	Poliana Okimoto Poliana Okimoto Poliana Okimoto is a Brazilian long-distance swimmer and Olympian.She competed at the 2008 Olympics, where she finished 7th in the Women's 10K race....	Brazil	1:02:02.79
5	Christine Jennings Christine Jennings Christine Jennings is a self-made banker and businessperson, and a Democratic politician in Florida.In 2006, Jennings was the Democratic nominee for the United States Congress to represent Florida's 13th congressional district. The seat was left open when incumbent Katherine Harris ran for the U.S...	United States	1:02:02.79
6	Aurelie Muller	Early Modern France	1:02:04.49
7	Kalliopi Araouzou	Greece	1:02:04.79
8	Teja Zupan	Slovenia	1:02:06.39
9	Cara Baker	New Zealand	1:02:07.29
10	Karla Sitic	Independent State of Croatia	1:02:07.59
11	Alice Franco	Italy	1:02:08.29
12	Yurema Requena	Spain	1:02:09.19
13	Jana Pechanova Jana Pechanová Jana Pechanová is an Olympic distance swimmer from the Czech Republic. She swam for the Czech Olympic team at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Pechanová finished 8th in 10 km distance.-References:...	Czech Republic	1:02:11.39
14	Ophelie Aspord	Early Modern France	1:02:13.59
15	Cassandra Patten	United Kingdom	1:02:18.09
16	Fang Yanqiao Fang Yanqiao Fang Yanqiao is a Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-Major achievements:*2008 World Open Water Championships – 12th 10 km*2010 World Open Water Championships – 3rd 10 km...	Mainland China	1:02:18.89
17	Olga Beresnyeva Olga Beresnyeva Olga Beresnyeva is a Ukrainian a long-distance swimmer.-Career:Beresnyeva debut at the Olympic Games of 2000, at the age of 15.After representing Ukraine at the Olympic Games of 2004 Beresnyeva migrated to Israel...	Ukraine	1:02:23.79
18	Danielle de Fransesco	Australia	1:02:26.29
19	Nadine Reichert	Germany	1:02:29.69
20	Bonnie Macdonald	Australia	1:02:37.69
21	Natalie du Toit Natalie du Toit Natalie du Toit is a South African swimmer. She is best known for the gold medals she won at the 2004 Paralympic Games as well as the Commonwealth Games. She was one of two Paralympians to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; the other being table tennis player Natalia Partyka...	South Africa	1:02:38.19
22	Maria Bulakhova	Russia	1:02:41.09
23	Li Xue	Mainland China	1:02:42.09
24	Katia Barros Esquivel	Ecuador	1:02:47.99
25	Karyn Jewel	Canada	1:03:22.59
26	Nataly Caldas Calle	Ecuador	1:03:26.49
27	Alejandra Gonzalez	Mexico	1:04:46.89
28	Inha Kotsur	Azerbaijan	1:05:18.29
29	Zsofia Balazs	Canada	1:05:30.29
30	Odette Saldivar	Mexico	1:06:55.99
31	Alexandra Farkasova	Slovakia	1:06:55.99
–	Ekaterina Seliverstova	Russia	DQ
–	Anastasia Zhidkova	Azerbaijan	DNS
–	Keri-Anne Payne Keri-Anne Payne Keri-Anne Payne is a British swimmer, specialising in marathon open water swimming, and long-distance freestyle swimming in the pool. She is a two-time World 10 km Open Water champion, and an Olympic silver medallist.Payne was born in South Africa to British parents...	United Kingdom	DNS
–	Marianna Lymperta	Greece	DNS