Open water swimming at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships was held from 16 to 20 July 2025 at Sentosa Island in Singapore. The programme consisted of seven events, including three for men, three for women, and one mixed event. The 3 km knockout sprint events were included for the first time at the world championships. The water temperatures were unusually high for the world championships, and several swimmers needed medical treatment after swimming. Water quality issues also caused the first two events in the programme – the men's and women's 10 km races – to be postponed.
| Open water swimming at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Singapore |
| Date | 16–20 July |
| Venue | Sentosa Island |
| Events | 7 |
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Germany's Florian Wellbrock won all four gold medals available to him in the open water events. It was the first time this had ever been achieved at the World Aquatics Championships. Australia's Moesha Johnson also won a medal in all the individual events available to her, including winning gold in the women's 10 km and 5 km.
Events
editThe programme consisted of a 10 km race, 5 km race, and 3 km knockout sprint, all of which had separate male and female races. The only mixed-gender event was the 4 × 1500 m relay.[1] All events were contested in the waters near Sentosa Island in Singapore.[2]
Achievements
editGermany's Florian Wellbrock won four gold medals, meaning he won every gold available to him in the open water events (the 10 km, 5 km, 3 km knockout sprint, and the mixed 4 × 1500 m relay).[3][4][5] It was the first time this had ever been achieved at the World Aquatics Championships.[6][7] Australia's Moesha Johnson won gold in the women's 10 km and 5 km events and bronze in the knockout sprint.[8]
Conditions
editHeat
editThe water temperature reached over 30.8 °C (87.4 °F), which means it was within 0.2 degrees of the upper limit of 31 °C (88 °F) that athletes were allowed to compete under.[9][10] The World Open Water Swimming Association wrote that the conditions were "among the most extreme ever faced at a world championships".[11] Several swimmers needed medical treatment and three were hospitalized.[11][12]
Postponements due to water quality
editBoth of the 10 km races, the first two events of the programme, were delayed due to high e. coli levels in the water.[13] The women's 10 km was delayed from 08:00 SGT on 15 July to 10:15 on 16 July,[14] and then it was rescheduled again to 16:00 on the same day.[13] The men's 10 km was postponed from 07:30 to 13:00 on 16 July.[13][15] The source of the contamination was unknown.[16]
Schedule
editSeven events were held from 16 to 20 July 2025.[1] After previously being contested at other international open water swimming events, the 3 km knockout sprint events were included in the World Championships for the first time.[17][18]
| Event | Date | Time[note 1] |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 10 km | 16 July 2025 | 13:00[note 2] |
| Women's 10 km | 16:00[note 2] | |
| Women's 5 km | 18 July 2025 | 07:30 |
| Men's 5 km | 10:00 | |
| Women's 3 km knockout sprint | 19 July 2025 | 08:00 |
| Men's 3 km knockout sprint | 10:00 | |
| Mixed 4 × 1500 m relay | 20 July 2025 | 08:00 |
Qualification
editFor the individual events, each World Aquatics member federation could enter up to two athletes per event. For the team event, each federation could enter one team consisting of two athletes of each gender.[19]
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit
Men
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 km knockout sprint |
Florian Wellbrock Germany | 5:46.0 | Dávid Betlehem Hungary | 5:47.7 | Marc-Antoine Olivier France | 5:51.1 |
| 5 km |
Florian Wellbrock Germany | 57:26.4 | Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy | 57:29.3 | Marc-Antoine Olivier France | 57:30.4 |
| 10 km |
Florian Wellbrock Germany | 1:59:55.5 | Gregorio Paltrinieri Italy | 1:59:59.2 | Kyle Lee Australia | 2:00:10.3 |
Women
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 km knockout sprint |
Ichika Kajimoto Japan | 6:19.9 | Ginevra Taddeucci Italy | 6:21.9 | Moesha Johnson Australia Bettina Fábián Hungary | 6:23.1 |
| 5 km |
Moesha Johnson Australia | 1:02:01.3 | Ginevra Taddeucci Italy | 1:02:02.3 | Ichika Kajimoto Japan | 1:02:28.9 |
| 10 km |
Moesha Johnson Australia | 2:07:51.3 | Ginevra Taddeucci Italy | 2:07:55.7 | Lisa Pou Monaco | 2:07:57.5 |
Mixed
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed 4 × 1500 metre relay |
Germany Celine Rieder Oliver Klemet Isabel Marie Gose Florian Wellbrock | 1:09:13.3 | Italy Barbara Pozzobon Ginevra Taddeucci Marcello Guidi Gregorio Paltrinieri | 1:09:15.4 | Hungary Bettina Fábián Viktória Mihályvári-Farkas Kristóf Rasovszky Dávid Betlehem | 1:09:16.7 |
Notes
edit- ↑ All times are local (Singapore Time).
- 1 2 Rescheduled time
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 "World Aquatics Championships Singapore 2025 – Schedule". World Aquatics. Archived from the original on 2 November 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ↑ Griffin, Sean (11 July 2025). "A Complete Guide to Watching Every Sport at the 2025 World Aquatic Championships (In the U.S.)". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on 12 October 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ Rieder, David (20 July 2025). "World Championships: Florian Wellbrock Anchors German Open Water Relay to Gold, Completes Sweep with Fourth Gold". Swimming World. Archived from the original on 11 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ↑ de Villiers, Ockert (20 July 2025). "Florian Wellbrock Bags Fourth Open Water Swimming Gold at World Aquatics Championships Singapore 2025 with Mixed Team Relay Win". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee (IOC). Archived from the original on 11 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ↑ Rowbottom, Mike (20 July 2025). "Singapore 2025: Fourth World Gold for Wellbrock as Germany Win Concluding Open Water Swimming Mixed 4 × 1500m Relay". European Aquatics. Archived from the original on 11 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ↑ "Germany's Wellbrock Rediscovers Joy with Historic Gold Haul at World Aquatics C'ships". english.news.cn. Xinhuanet. 21 July 2025. Archived from the original on 11 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ↑ Keith, Braden (20 July 2025). "Magdeburg, Germany Is the Center of the Open Water Swimming Universe (Medals Table)". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on 11 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ↑ Lohn, John (1 January 2026). "Swimming World Open Water Swimmers of the Year: Florian Wellbrock and Moesha Johnson Enjoyed Dominant Seasons". Swimming World. Archived from the original on 1 January 2026. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ Byrnes, Liz (16 July 2025). "World Championships: Moesha Johnson Becomes First Australian to Win 10k Title on Monumental Day in Singapore". Swimming World. Archived from the original on 14 October 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ↑ Mohan, Matthew (16 July 2025). "'One of the Hardest Courses I've Ever Swum': Competitors Feel Sentosa Heat at World Aquatics Championships". CNA. Archived from the original on 5 December 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Extreme Conditions and Historic Firsts at the 2025 Open Water World Championships". World Open Water Swimming Association. 30 July 2025. Archived from the original on 1 August 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ Ashlagi, Hagai (24 July 2025). "Shout From the Stands: Two Thoughts Following the Singapore 2025 Open Water World Championship". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on 24 October 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- 1 2 3 Kwek, Kimberly (15 July 2025). "E. Coli Bacteria Causes Open Water Swimming at World Aquatics C'ships to Be Delayed a Second Time". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 17 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ↑ Kwek, Kimberly (15 July 2025). "Poor Water Quality off Sentosa Delays World Aquatics C'ship Open Water Swimming Event by a Day". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 14 October 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ↑ Byrnes, Liz (15 July 2025). "World Championships: 10k Open Water Races Postponed Due to Poor Water Quality". Swimming World. Archived from the original on 10 August 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
- ↑ Mohan, Matthew (15 July 2025). "World Aquatics Championships: E. Coli Bacteria to Blame for Postponed Sentosa Open Water Race". CNA. Archived from the original on 16 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ↑ Ross, Andy (19 July 2025). "Florian Wellbrock Completes the Hat Trick in Winning 3 km Knockout Sprint". World Aquatics. Archived from the original on 15 October 2025. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
- ↑ Folsom, Madeline (19 July 2025). "2025 World Championships: Open Water 3 K Knockout Sprint Live Recap". SwimSwam. Archived from the original on 11 October 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ↑ "Competition Regulations" (PDF). World Aquatics. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 February 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- 1 2 3 "World Aquatics Championships 2025: Full Schedule, All Final Results, And Medals - Full List". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 3 October 2025. Archived from the original on 20 December 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2026.