Open water swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships
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These are the results from the open water swimming competition at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships, which took place in Fukuoka, Japan.
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Medals table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  Russia |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Germany |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Netherlands |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  France |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Australia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 5 km |
Luca Baldini (ITA) 55:37 |
Yevgeny Bezruchenko (RUS) 56:31 |
Marco Formentini (ITA) 56:42 |
| 10 km |
Yevgeny Bezruchenko (RUS) 2:01:04 |
Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS) 2:01:06 |
Fabio Venturini (ITA) 2:01:11 |
| 25 km |
Yuri Kudinov (RUS) 5:25:32 |
Stéphane Gomez (FRA) 5:26:00 |
Stéphane Lecat (FRA) 5:26:36 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 5 km |
Viola Valli (ITA) 1:00:23 |
Peggy Büchse (GER) 1:00:49 |
Hayley Lewis (AUS) 1:00:52 |
| 10 km |
Peggy Büchse (GER) 2:17:32 |
Irina Abysova (RUS) 2:17:47 |
Edith van Dijk (NED) 2:17:52 |
| 25 km |
Viola Valli (ITA) 5:56:51 |
Edith van Dijk (NED) 6:00:36 |
Angela Maurer (GER) 6:06:19 |
