Sharon van Rouwendaal’s double in the Women’s 5km and Women’s 10km events ensured the Netherlands finished on top of the open water medal tally with two gold medals, ahead of single gold medals for France, Hungry and Australia.
With the Open Water events of the World Aquatics Championships – Doha 2024 now complete, we look back at the winners and achievers from the four days of racing at Old Doha Port.
World Champions – Doha 2024:
- Women’s 5km: Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED)
- Women’s 10km: Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED)
- Men’s 5km: Logan Fontaine (FRA)
- Men’s 10km: Kristof Rasovszky (HUN)
- Mixed 4 x 1500m: Australia (AUS)
Notable Achievements – Doha 2024:
Angelica Andre’s bronze medal in the Women’s 10km is Portugal’s first open water medal at a World Aquatics Championships.
Maria de Valdes’ silver medal in the Women’s 10km is Spain’s first open water medal in an individual female event at a World Aquatics Championships.
Hector Pardoe’s bronze in the Men’s 10km is just the second open water medal won by a male swimmer from Great Britain at a World Aquatics Championships.
Gregorio Paltrinieri’s silver medal in the Mixed 4 x 1500m is his seventh World Aquatics Championships medal in open water events moving him to equal second on the all-time list of total open water medals won (male).
Marc-Antoine Olivier’s silver medals in the Men’s 5km & Men’s 10km, and Kristof Rasovszky’s Gold Medal in the Men’s 10km & Bronze in the Mixed 4 x 1500m, is both swimmers’ fifth & sixth World Aquatics Championships medals in open water events, moving both to equal fourth on the all-time list of total open water medals won (male).
Ana Marcela Cunha’s bronze medal in the Women’s 5km further extends her status as the most decorated open water swimmer of any gender at a World Aquatics Championships with a career medal count of 16. Cunha also remains at the top of the female rankings for most gold medals won in open water events at a World Aquatics Championships (7), three ahead of Italy’s Viola Valli.
Australia’s gold medal in the Mixed 4 x 1500m is the nation’s first in any format of a mixed open water team event at a World Aquatics Championships.
Sharon van Rouwendaal’s win in the Women’s 10km was the first occurrence of a swimmer winning a second world title in this event at non-consecutive championships.