LEN EUROPEAN OPEN WATER CHAMPIONSHIP HOORN 2016 MEDIA GUIDE

GREETINGS FROM THE LEN PRESIDENT

Dear Media Representatives, dear Friends!

It is our utmost pleasure to return to the , host of a series of great LEN Events, including European Championships in aquatics (2008), short-course swimming (2010), water polo, diving and synchro (2012). Now the continent’s best open water swimmers visit this wonderful country to race for European glory in the city of Hoorn.

I think it’s unnecessary to highlight the special connection between the Dutch people and swimming. It’s love at its best. also enjoys tremendous popularity here, one can’t forget that the very first Olympic champion of the discipline is from 2008. At the last edition of the Europeans, in 2014 we witnessed two Dutch triumphs in the classical 10km races, courtesy of and , so these outstanding athletes have already ensured a great promotion for this meeting.

LEN is looking forward to another successful European Championships, completing a kind of hat- trick after the European Water Polo Championships in January and the European Aquatics Championships in May. The fond memories from Belgrade and are still with us and I am sure that Hoorn will also fit to the line.

Though in Olympic years the open water swimmers have to race in a stand-alone meet, I do think we find the perfect date for their continental showcase. One month prior to the , this meet offers a really fine test for the Rio participants from Europe, and great racing opportunity for the other brave swimmers who are doing their best while covering long kilometres.

Let me thank the Royal Dutch Swimming Association and the City of Hoorn, the Event Partners and the LEN Partners for delivering this event at the highest level. LEN is making its contribution by offering travel assistance for the national federations and prize money for our great athletes. Through these joint efforts we can lift our wonderful sport to another level, for the benefit of everyone in the LEN Family.

May I wish all of you the best of luck, and enjoy the competitions!

Paolo Barelli LEN President

LEN Media Guide

LEN EUROPEAN OPEN WATER CHAMPIONSHIPS

HOORN NETHERLANDS July 10-14, 2016

Table of Contents

GENERAL INFORMATION  Welcome by LEN President Paolo Barelli  LEN / LOC Media Team  Schedule Hoorn 2016  Host cities of all LEN European Championships

OPEN WATER SWIMMING  Preview  Participating nations  Schedule  Champions-Favourites by Day  Favourites – Men & Women  Medal Tables: All-time – Eilat 2011 – Piombino 2013 – Berlin 2014  All Medallists: Olympic Games, World and European Championships

LEN MEDIA TEAM HOORN  Hans-Peter Sick (GER) LEN Media Team  Giorgio Perottino (ITA) LEN Photographer

HOORN 2016 MEDIA TEAM  Ester Nieuwenkamp Media Manager

LEN European Championships – All host cities since 1926

Year City Date SWI DIV WP WP SYN OWS 01 1926 (HUN) August 18-22 swi div men - - - men only men only 02 1927 Bologna (ITA) August 31 -September 04 swi div men - - - 03 1931 (FRA) August 23-30 swi div men - - - 04 1934 Magdeburg (GER) August 12-19 swi div men - - - 05 1938 London (GBR) August 06-13 swi div men - - - 06 1947 Monte Carlo (MON) September 10-14 swi div men - - - 07 1950 Vienna (AUT) August 20-27 swi div men - - - 08 1954 Turin (ITA) August 31-September 05 swi div men - - - 09 1958 Budapest (HUN) August 31-September 06 swi div men - - - 10 1962 Leipzig (GDR) August 18-25 swi div men - - - 11 1966 Utrecht (NED) August 20-27 swi div men - - - 12 1970 (ESP) September 05-12 swi div men - - - 13 1974 Vienna (AUT) August 18-25 swi div men - - - 1974 (NED) August 08-10 - - - - syn - 14 1977 Joenkoeping (SWE) August 13-21 swi div men - syn - 15 1981 Split (YUG) September 05-12 swi div men - syn - 16 1983 (ITA) August 20-27 swi div men - syn - 17 1985 Sofia (BUL) August 04-11 swi div men - syn - 1985 Oslo (NOR) August 18-22 - - - women - - 18 1987 Strasbourg (FRA) August 16-23 swi div men women syn - 19 1989 Bonn (FRG) August 12-20 swi div men women syn - 1989 Stari Grad (YUG) September 02-03 - - - - - ows 20 1991 (GRE) August 17-25 swi div men women syn - 1991 Terracina (ITA) September 14-15 - - - - - ows 21 1993 Sheffield (GBR) July 29-August 08 swi div men - syn - 1993 Leeds (GBR) July 29-August 08 - - - women - - 1993 Slapy Dam (CZE) August 28-29 - - - - - ows 22 1995 Vienna (AUT) August 17-27 swi div men women syn ows 23 1997 (ESP) Augsut 13-24 swi div men women syn ows 24 1999 Istanbul (TUR) July 22- August 01 swi div - - syn ows 1999 Florence (ITA) September 02-11 - - men - - - 1999 Prato (ITA) September 02-11 - - - women - - 25 2000 Helsinki (FIN) June 28-July 09 swi div - - syn ows 2001 Budapest (HUN) June 15-24 - - men women - - 26 2002 Berlin (GER) July 25-August 04 swi div - - syn ows 2003 Kranj (SLO) June 06-15 - - men - - - 2003 Ljubljana (SLO) June 06-15 - - - women - - 27 2004 Madrid (ESP) May 05-16 swi div - - syn ows 28 2006 Budapest (HUN) July 25-August 06 swi div - - syn ows 2006 Belgrade (SRB) September 01-10 - - men women - - 29 2008 Eindhoven (NED) March 13-24 swi div - - syn - 2008 Malaga (ESP) July 04-13 - - men women - - 2008 Dubrovnik (CRO) September 09-14 - - - - - ows 2009 Turin (ITA) April 01-05 - div - - - - 30 2010 Budapest (HUN) August 04-15 swi div - - syn ows 2010 Zagreb (CRO) August 28-September 11 - - men women - - 2011 Turin (ITA) March 08-13 - div - - - - 2011 Eilat (ISR) September 07-11 - - - - - ows 2012 Eindhoven (NED) January 16-25 - - men women - - 31 2012 Debrecen (HUN) May 21-27 swi - - - - - 2012 Eindhoven (NED) May 15-20 - div - - - - 2012 Eindhoven (NED) May 23-27 - - - - syn - 2012 Piombino (ITA) September 12-16 - - - - - ows 2013 Rostock (GER) June 18-23 - div - - - - 2014 Budapest (HUN) July 14-27 - - men women - - 32 2014 Berlin (GER) August 13-24 swi div - - syn ows 2015 Rostock (GER) June 09-14 - div - - - - 2016 Belgrade (SRB) January 11-24 - - men women - - 33 2016 London (GBR) May 09-22 swi div - - syn - 2016 Hoorn (NED) July 10-14 - - - - - ows Number of Championships 33 37 32 16 21 16

LEN European Championships – All host cities since 1926

Events already allocated 2018 Barcelona (ESP) July 15-28 - - men women - - 34 2018 Glasgow/Edinburgh/ August 01-12 swi div - - syn ows Loch Lomond (GBR)

Notes:  From 1991 to 1994, LEN ran European short course (25m pool) Sprint Swimming Championships.  Since 1996, LEN is running European short course Swimming Championships.

Preview

Five of seven title holders at last Olympic test

Hoorn, Netherlands (LEN) – As in every Olympic year since the inauguration of the 10 km event to the Olympic programme in 2008, the European Open Water Championships are held separately from the events in swimming, diving and synchronised swimming. Just as in 2016, when the Dutch city of Hoorn at the Markermeer will be the host, following the Croatian City of Dubrovnik (2008) and the Italian City of Piombino four years ago. Hoorn with its course at the harbour already has been venue of the 2010 European Junior Open Water Swimming Championships.

In addition, the 2016 issue will be the last chance for a pre-Olympic test in the 10 km event. And especially the women's event will be one of the highlights of the championships. With the London Olympic gold medallist Eva Risztov (), the 2014 European Champion Sharon van Rouwendaal (Netherlands) and last year’s World Champion () all title holders of the past three major meets will be present.

The Dutch Sharon van Rouwendaal and her compatriot Ferry Weertman – 10km title-holders from Berlin 2014 – are the top favourites, not only in the 10 km events but also in the 5 km races. Though both local heroes will have to face tough opponents from the European open water swimming powerhouses like (with altogether 56 medals since the inauguration of the championships in 1989), (55 medals) and (36 medals).

In the seven events staged in Hoorn, five winners from the last edition in Berlin will try to retain their titles. Isabelle Haerle (Germany) the title-holder in the 5 km will focus on the 10 km event. Only (Great Britain), the surprising 5 km winner in 2014, has not entered the event in Hoorn, where 20 LEN member federations will be present.

10 km Women

A strong field has come together for the women’s 10 km. Olympic Champion Eva Risztov, World Champion Aurelie Muller and title-holder Sharon van Rouwendaal form a very strong trio and will meet again later at the Olympic Games in . But with (Italy), the 5 km title-holder Isabelle Haerle from Germany, the Hungarian Anna Olasz and Kalliopi Araouzou from they will face a great line of challengers. And don't forget the 35 year-old Jana Pechanova from the Czech Republic, the young mother grabbed her first medal at European Championships in 2000 in Helsinki with a bronze in the 5 km event.

10 km Men

The men’s 10 km event will also be a “home game” for Ferry Weertman. The greatest challenger for the defending title-holder and runner-up at the last year’s World Championships in is from Greece. The 36 year-old World Champion in 2011 and 2103 took bronze at last year’s World Championships. Italians Simone Ruffini and Matteo Furlan must be considered pretenders too, as well as the Russian Anton Evsikov, who won the title at the 2014 Junior World Championships in the 7.5 km event. German Andreas Waschburger, who earned a silver medal in this event in 2012 would like to follow his meanwhile retired compatriot , the most decorated open water swimmer in history.

5 Km Women (Time Trial)

2014 runner-up Sharon van Rouwendaal is one of the top favourites in the 5 km event which will be staged as a time trial. Title-holder Isabelle Haerle from Germany will concentrate on the 10 km in Hoorn and skips this event. With 2015 world runner-up Kalliopi Araouzou

Preview

and the Kazan bronze medallist Finnia Wunram (Germany) in the mix, van Rouwendaal, who lives and trains in France, can’t be sure of winning another gold. Italian Rachele Bruni as well as Anna Olasz from Hungary are also keen to earn a medal here.

5 Km Men (Time Trial)

At the 2014 Europeans in Berlin, as well as at the 2015 World Championships, Germany’s Rob Muffels surprised the field by finishing runner-up. Title-holder Daniel Fogg (Great Britain) is bypassing the event, so Ferry Weertman is one of the top favourites in this race – especially as the 2014 European bronze medallist and twelve-time world champion Thomas Lurz is no longer active. Marcel Schouten (Netherlands), Simone Ruffini (Italy) or the Russians, Kirill Abrosimov and Sergey Bolshakov form a fine circle of favourites.

5 Km Team Event (Time Trial)

At least one man and one woman must be members of the trio in the 5 km team event, which will also be held as a time trial. At the last Europeans the Netherlands grabbed gold, at the 2015 Worlds the Germans finished first. But Hungary or the Russians can also win the event in Hoorn – and the Czech Republic might be good to create a surprise, too.

25 Km Men

In the 25 km event, defending champion (France) will have to face a trio of the Squadra Azzurra with Edoardo Stochino (European bronze medallist 2014), Matteo Furlan (World bronze medallist 2015) and Andrea Bianchi. But local hero Marcel Schouten and the German Andreas Waschburger will also have a say in the medal fight.

25 Km Women

The 25 km event might be the last event at the European Championships for . The German “Grand Open Water Swimming Lady” will celebrate her 41st birthday on July 27. Definitely she will be the oldest competitor in Hoorn. At the last two big events she finished third – with a bronze medal at the 2014 “home Europeans” in Berlin as well as at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan. Her first international medal dates back to the 25 km event at the 1999 European Championships in Istanbul. In Hoorn Maurer will face the title-holder (Italy), European and world silver medallist Anna Olasz, Silvie Rybarova (Czech Republic) and the Russian Olga Kozydub as her strongest opponents.

The following 20 LEN member federations have entered for Hoorn: AUT – BEL – CZE – ESP – FRA – GBR – GER – GRE – HUN – ITA – ISR – MKD – NED – POL – POR – RUS – SLO – SRB – SWE – UKR

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

Sunday, July 10 09.00 hrs 10km Women (Mass start) 13.00 hrs 10km Men (Mass start) Monday, July 11 Rest Day Tuesday, July 12 10.00 hrs 5km Women (Time trial) 13.00 hrs 5km Men (Time trial) Wednesday, July 13 10.00 hrs 5km Team Event (Time trial) Thursday, July 14 10.00 hrs 25km Men (Mass start) 10.15 hrs 25km Women (Mass start)

Open Water Swimming: Champions – Favourites

OC 08 = 2008 Olympic Champion /CHN (August 8-24, 2008) OC 12 = 2012 Olympic Champion London/GBR (July 27-August 12, 2012) WC 13 = 2013 World Champion Barcelona/ESP (July 20-27, 2013) WC 15 = 2ß15 World Champion Kazan/RUS (July 24-August 09, 2015) EC 12 = 2012 European Champion Piombino/ITA (September 12-15, 2012) EC 14 = 2014 European Champion Berlin/GER (August 13-24, 2014)

Sunday, July 10, 2016

09.00 h – 10km Women

OC 08 1:59:27.7 (RUS) OC 12 1:57:38.2 Eva Risztov (HUN) WC 13 1:58:19.2 (BRA) WC 15 1:58.04.3 Aurelie Muller (FRA) EC 12 2:12:23.3 Martina Grimaldi (ITA) EC 14 1:56:06.9 Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED)

Favourites: Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED), Eva Risztov (HUN), Rachele Bruni (ITA), Aurélie Muller (FRA), Kalliopi Araouzou (GRE), Isabelle Haerle (GER), Anna Olasz (HUN), Jana Pechanova (CZE), Erika Villaecija (ESP), Giulia Gabbrielleschi (ITA)

13.00 h – 10km Men

OC 08 1:51:51.6 Maarten van der Weijden (NED) OC 12 1:49:55.1 (TUN) WC 13 1:49:11.8 Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE) WC 15 1:49:48.2 (USA) EC 12 1:57:46.8 Kirill Abrosimov (RUS) EC 14 1:49:56.2 Ferry Weertman (NED)

Favourites: Ferry Weertman (NED), Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE), Simone Ruffini (ITA), Matteo Furlan (ITA), Andreas Waschburger (GER), Anton Evsikov (RUS), Kirill Abrosimov (RUS), Mark Papp (HUN)

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

10.00 h – 5km Women (Time Trial)

OC 12 not on the competition programme WC 13 0:56:34.2 Haley Anderson (USA) WC 15 0:58:48.4 Haley Anderson (USA) EC 12 1:00:56.9 Rachele Bruni (ITA) EC 14 0:57:55.7 Isabelle Haerle (GER)

Favourites: Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED), Kalliopi Araouzou (GRE), Rachele Bruni (ITA), Finnia Wunram (GER), Anna Olasz (HUN), Giulia Gabbrielleschi (ITA), Svenja Zihsler (GER)

Open Water Swimming: Champions – Favourites

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

13.00 h – 5km Men (Time Trial)

OC 12 not on the competition programme WC 13 0:53:30.4 Oussama Mellouli (TUN) WC 15 0:55:17.6 (RSA) EC 12 0:54:47.1 Kirill Abrosimov (RUS) EC 14 0:53:41.4 Daniel Fogg (GBR)

Favourites: Ferry Weertman (NED), Marcel Schouten (NED), Rob Muffels (GER), Simone Ruffini (ITA), Kirill Abrosimov (RUS), Sergey Bolshakov (RUS), Mario Sanzullo (ITA)

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

10.00 h – 5km Team Event (Time Trial)

OC 12 not on the competition programme WC 13 0:52:54.9 GER (Thomas Lurz-Christian Reichert-Isabelle Haerle) WC 15 0:55:14.4 GER (Christian Reichert-Rob Muffels-Isabelle Haerle) EC 12 0:59:04.2 ITA (//Rachele Bruni) EC 14 0:55:47,8 NED (Ferry Weertman, Marcel Shouten, Sharvon van Rouwendaal)

Favourites: NED – GER – HUN – CZE – RUS

Thursday, July 14, 2016

10.00 h - 25km Men

OC 12 not on the competition programme WC 13 4:47:27.0 Thomas Lurz (GER) WC 15 4:53:10.7 Simone Ruffini (ITA) EC 12 5:04:02.3 (BUL) EC14 4:59:18.8 Axel Reymond (FRA)

Favourites: Axel Reymond (FRA), Matteo Furlan (ITA), Eduardo Stochino (ITA), Marcel Schouten (NED), Andreas Waschburger (GER), Andrea Bianchi (ITA)

10.15 h – 25km Women

OC 12 not on the competition programme WC 13 5:07:19.7 Martina Grimaldi (ITA) WC 15 5:13:47.3 (BRA) EC 12 5:31:21.9 (ITA) EC14 5:19:14.1 Martina Grimaldi (ITA)

Favourites: Martina Grimaldi (ITA), Anna Olasz (HUN), Angela Maurer (GER), Silvie Rybarova (CZE) Olga Kozydub (RUS)

Favourites in brief

WOMEN

Kalliopi Araouzou, Greece (25 / 06 MAR 1991): born in Marousi / Athens  2015 World runner-up 5km, 8th 10km and 8th Team  2013 World runner-up Team, 4th 5km and 10km  2010 European champion Team  2012 European runner-up 5km, runner-up Team and 7th 10km  2010 European runner-up 5km  2014 European runner-up Team, 6th 5km and 8th 10km  Pool: 2008 Junior Worlds runner-up 1500m freestyle

Rachele Bruni, Italy (25 / 04 NOV 1990): born in Florence  2015 World 4th 10km and Team  2013 World 5th Team, 10th 5km and 31st 10km  2011 World 4th 5km and Team  2008, 2011 and 2012 European champion 5km and Team  2011 European runner-up 10km  2010 European runner up Team  2014 European 5th 5km and 6th 10km

Martina Grimaldi, Italy (27 / 28 SEP 1988): born in Bologna  2012 Olympic bronze medallist 10km  2008 Olympic 10th 10km  2010 World champion 10km  2011 World runner-up 10km  2009 World bronze medallist 10km  2013 World Champion 25km 7th 5km and 12th 10km  2015 World 11th 5km  2011 and 2012 European Champion 10km  2014 European Champion 25km  2008 European runner-up 10km  2010 and 2012 European bronze medallist 25km  2014 European 10th 10km  Note: LEN Open Water Swimmer of the Year 2013

Isabelle Haerle, Germany (28 / 10 JAN 1988): born in Bad Saulgau  2013 World Champion Team and 5th 5km  2015 World Champion Team and 7th 10km  2011 World bronze medallist Team  2014 European Champion 5km and bronze medallist Team  Pool: 2010 European 8th 1500 free (lc); 2014 6th 1500 free (lc)

Favourites in brief

WOMEN

Angela Maurer, Germany (40 / 27 JUL 1975): born in  2008 Olympic 4th  2012 Olympic 5th 10km  2006 and 2009 World champion 25km  2002, 2011 and 2013 World runner-up 25km  2003 World runner-up 10km  2000, 2001, 2003 and 2015 World bronze medallist 25km  2002 and 2013 World bronze medallist 10km  2015 World 23rd 10km  2006 European champion 10km and 25km  1999 and 2010 European runner-up 25km  2002 and 2012 European runner-up 10km  2004 and 2010 European bronze medallist 10km  2012 European bronze medallist Team  2014 European bronze medallist 25 km and 13th 10km  Note: Mother of a son, oldest female competitor in Hoorn  Note: LEN Open Water Swimmer of the Year 2009

Aurélie Muller, France (26 / 07 JUN 1990): born in Sarreguemines  2008 Olympic 21st 10km  2015 World Champion 10km, 4th 25km, 11th Team  2013 World 9th 5km  2011 World 2nd 5km  2010 European 4th 10km  2014 European 4th 10km and 6th Team  Note: LEN Open Water Swimmer of the Year 2015

Anna Olasz, Hungary (22 / 19 SEP 1993): born in Szeged  2015 World runner-up 25km, 11th 10km, 13th 5km  2013 World 5th 10km and 12th 5km  2014 European runner-up 25km and 5th 10km  2012 European 8th 10km  2011 European 6th 10km

Jana Pechanova, Czech Republic (35 / 03 MAR 1981): born in Rakovnik  2012 Olympic 9th 10km  2008 Olympic 8th 10km  2003 World runner-up 5km  2004 World runner-up 10km  2011 European runner-up 5km  2000, 2006 and 2012 European bronze medallist 5km  2006 and 2012 European bronze medallist 10km  2011 European bronze medallist 25km  2014 European 18th 5km  Pool: 2000 European runner-up (SC) 400m free and bronze medallist 800 free  Note: Since June 2013 mother of a daughter.

Favourites in brief

WOMEN

Eva Risztov, Hungary (30 / 30 AUG 1985): born in Hodmeszovasarhely  2012 Olympic Champion 10km  2015 World 7th Team, 10th 10km, 12th 5km  2013 World 9th 10km  2010 European 7th 10km  2014 European runner-up 10km, 4th 5km and 4th Team  Pool: 2003 World runner-up 400 free, 200 fly and 400 IM (lc); 2002 European runner-up 400 free, 200 fly, 400 IM and 800 free (lc); 2004 Europeans runner up 400 IM (lc); 2012 European runner-up 1500 free and bronze medallist 800 free (lc); 2004 Olympic 4th 400 IM  Note: LEN Open Water Swimmer of the Year 2012

Silvie Rybarova, Czech Republic (30 / 24 AUG 1985): born in Brno  2013 World 14th 25km and 28th 10km  2012 European 4th 25km and 16th 10km  2014 European 9th 25km and 24th 10km

Sharon van Rouwendaal, Netherlands (22 / 09 SEP 1993): born in Baarn  2015 World runner-up 10km and Team, 4th 5km  2014 European Champion 10km and Team, runner-up 5km  Pool: 2015 World runner-up 400free (lc), 2011 World bronze medallist 200back (lc); 2014 European runner-up 400free (lc)  Note: Lives and trains in Montpellier/France with Philippe Lucas  Note: LEN Open Water Swimmer of the Year 2014

Erika Villaecija, (32 / 02 JUN 1984): born in Barcelona  2012 Olympic 8th 10km  2013 World 17th 10km  2015 World 10th 5km, 12th Team, 21st 10km  2011 World 10th 10km  2014 European 7th 10km and 8th 5km  Pool: 2004 Olympic 5th 800 free; 2007 Worlds 4th 800 and 1500 free (lc); 2004 European Champion 800 free (lc), 2008 European runner-up 800 and 1500 free (lc); 2010 and 2012 European bronze medallist 1500 free

Finnia Wunram, Germany (20 / 18 DEC 1995): born in Eckernförde  2015 World 3rd 5km and 5th 25km  2014 European 10th 5km and 14th 10km

Favourites in brief

MEN

Kirill Abrosimov, Russia (24 / 22 NOV 1991): born in Yaroslavl  2013 World 34th 10km  2012 European Champion 5km and 10km  2011 European 7th 5km  2014 European 7th 5km and 10km, 8th Team

Sergey Bolshakov, Russia (28 / 06 JUN 1988): born in Ijevsk  2012 Olympic 6th 10km  2011 World bronze medallist 10km  2013 World 8th 5km and 17th 10km  2015 World 10th Team, 12th 5km  2010 European bronze medallist Team and 10th 10km

Igor Chervynskyi, Ukraine (34 / 16 DEC 1981): born in Kharkiv  2012 Olympic 14th 10km  2013 World 10th 5km and 19th 10km  2010 World 4th 5km  2015 World 24th 5km  2012 European 5th 25km and 17th 10km  2011 European 8th 25km  2010 European 6th 25km  2014 European 19th 10km  Pool: 2000 European champion 1500m free; 2004 European runner-up 1500m free; 2002 European bronze medallist 1500m free; 2003 World runner-up 1500m free and bronze medallist 800m free; 2000 Olympic 7th 1500m free

Anton Evsikov, Russia (20 / 25 JAN 1996)  2014 European 18th 5km  2014 Junior World Champion 7.5km

Matteo Furlan, Italy (27 / 29 MAY 1989): born in San Vito al Tagliamento  2015 World bronze medallist 5km and 25km  2014 European 5th 10km  2012 European 8th 10km

Spyridon Gianniotis, Greece (36 / 19 FEB 1980) born in Liverpool/GBR  2012 Olympic 4th 10km  2013 World Champion 10km, runner-up Team and 6th 25km  2011 World Champion 10km and runner-up 5km  2009 World runner-up 5km  2007 World bronze medallist 5km  2015 World bronze medallist 10km and 8th Team  2008 European Champion 5km  2010 European bronze medallist 5km  2014 European runner-up Team, 8th 10km

Favourites in brief

MEN

Rob Muffels, Deutschland (21 / 08 DEC 1994): born in Elmshorn  2015 World Champion Team and silver medallist 5km  2014 European silver medallist 5km and bronze medallist Team  2011 European silver medallist Team

Axel Reymond, France (22 / 13 FEB 1994): born in Paris  2015 World 4th 25km, 12th 10km and 22nd 5km  2013 World 20th 25km and 40th 10km  2014 European Champion 25km and 9th 10km  2012 European bronze medallist 25km

Simone Ruffini, Italy (26 / 07 DEC 1989): born in Toletino  2015 World Champion 25km and 7th 10km  2013 World 7th 25km  2009 and 2011 World 9th 5km  2010 European bronze medallist 5km and runner-up Team  2012 European 4th 25km and 11th 10km  2014 European 15th 10km

Mario Sanzullo, Italy (23 / 05 JUN 1993): born in Massa di Somma  2015 World 8th 5km  2014 European 5th 25m

Marcel Schouten, Netherlands (23 / 18 JUN 1993): born in Eindhoven  2015 World runner-up Team and 24th 10km  2014 European Champion Team, 8th 25 km and 18th 10km

Igor Snitko, Ukraine (38 / 13 AUG 1978): born in Kharkiv  2013 World 29th 10km and 33rd 5km  2011 World 14th 5km  2015 World 21st 5km  2011 European bronze medallist 10km  2012 European 19th 10km and 26th 5km  2014 European 21st 10km  Pool: 1999 European champion 1500m free (lc), 1997 European runner-up 1500m free (lc), 1996 European champion 1500m free (sc), 1998 European runner-up 1500m free (sc).

Edoardo Stochino, Italy (28 / 05 NOV 1987): born in Chiavari  2010 World 4th 25km  2014 European bronze medallist 25km  2010 European 4th 25km

Favourites in brief

MEN

Ferry Weertman, Netherlands (24 / 27 JUN 1992): born in Naarden  2015 World World runner-up Team and 10km  2013 World 6th 10km  2014 European Champion 10km and Team  2012 European 6th 10km and 11th 5km  Note: LEN Open Water Swimmer of the Year 2015

Andreas Waschburger, Germany (29 / 06 JAN 1987): born in Saarbruecken  2012 Olympic 8th 10km  2011 World 10th 10km  2015 World 11th 25km and 16th 10km  2012 European runner-up 5km and 10km  2012 European bronze medallist Team  2014 European 4th 25km and 20th 10km

All-time Medal Table European Championships (all events 1989-2014) Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1. ITA 22 14 20 56 2. GER 18 20 17 55 3. RUS 15 13 8 36 4. NED 6 8 4 18 5. FRA 4 5 7 16 6. HUN 4 3 3 10 7. YUG 3 1 2 6 8. GRE 2 4 2 8 9. ESP 1 5 4 10 10. CZE / TCH 1 4 9 14 11. SUI 1 2 1 4 12. BUL 1 1 2 4 13. GBR 1 1 0 2 14. BEL 1 0 1 2 UKR 1 0 1 2 16. POR 0 1 0 1 17. ISR 0 0 1 1 81 82 82 245

Notes:  1997 two silver medals (but no bronze medal) were awarded to Stéphane Lecat (FRA) and (GER) in the Men’s 25km.  2006 two bronze medals were awarded to Jana Pechanova (CZE) and Larisa Ilchenko (RUS) in the Women’s 5km.  2010 two bronze medals were awarded to Spyridon Giannotis (GRE) and Simone Ruffini (ITA) in the Men’s 5km.

Medal Table - 2011 Europeans Eilat Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1. ITA 5 1 0 6 2. GER 1 2 1 4 3. BEL 1 0 0 1 4. CZE 0 1 1 2 5. BUL 0 1 0 1 ESP 0 1 0 1 RUS 0 1 0 1 8. FRA 0 0 3 3 9. ISR 0 0 1 1 UKR 0 0 1 1 7 7 7 21

Medal Table - 2012 Europeans Piombino Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1. ITA 4 0 3 7 2. RUS 2 0 0 2 3. BUL 1 0 0 1 4. GER 0 3 1 4 5. GRE 0 2 0 2 6. POR 0 1 0 1 ESP 0 1 0 1 8. CZE 0 0 2 2 9. FRA 0 0 1 1 7 7 7 21

Medal Table - 2014 Europeans Berlin

Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 1. NED 3 1 0 4 2. GER 1 2 3 6 3. ITA 1 0 2 3 4. FRA 1 0 0 1 GBR 1 0 0 1 6. HUN 0 2 0 2 7. RUS 0 1 1 2 8. GRE 0 1 0 1 9. ESP 0 0 1 1 7 7 7 21

1 RUS = since WCh 1994 / 2 GDR = until 1989 / 3 FRG = until 1989, GER = since WCh 1991 / 4 YUG = 2003 + 2005 SCG / 5 CZE = since 1993

All Medallists – Olympic Games, World and European Championships

5km Men

GOLD SILVER BRONZE ECh 1989 – YUG 1:09:25 Jaromir HENYS – CZE 1:10:08 Arthur DE ROUW – NED 0:1:10:33 ECh 1991 Stefano RUBAUDO – ITA 1:06:51.7 Davide GIACCHINO – ITA 1:07:22.3 Hans VAN GOOR – NED 1:07:38.4 ECh 1993 Marco FORMENTINI – ITA 0:58:10.9 Claudio GARGARO – ITA 0:59:08.2 Alex HAVRANEK – CZE 0:59:41.4 ECh 1995 Aleksey AKATIEV – RUS 0:55:00.3 Christof WANDRATSCH - GER 56:06.8 Samuele PAMPANA – ITA 0:56:10.3 ECh 1997 Aleksey AKATIEV – RUS 0:56:07 Evgeny BERUSHENKO – RUS 0:56:14 – ITA 0:56:19 WCh 1998 Aleksey AKATIEV – RUS 0:55:18.6 Ky HURST – AUS 0:55:24.9 Luca BALDINI – ITA 0:55:37.4 ECh 1999 Evgeny BERUSHENKO – RUS 0:59:08 Aleksey AKATIEV – RUS 0:59:13 Samuele PAMPANA – ITA 0:59:16 WCh 2000 Evgeny BERUSHENKO - RUS 0:59:18.23 David MECA – ESP 0:59:20.64 Luca BALDINI – ITA 0:59:20.86 ECh 2000 Luca BALDINI – ITA 0:55:13.1 Fabio VENTURINI – ITA 0:55:16.4 David MECA – ESP 0:55:35.3 WCh 2001 Luca BALDINI – ITA 0:55:37 Evgeny BERUSHENKO – RUS 0:56:31 Marco FORMENTINI – ITA 0:56:42 ECh 2002 Luca BALDINI – ITA 0:55:35.6 Thomas LURZ – GER 0:56:24.5 Stefano RUBAUDO – ITA 0:56:26.9 WCh 2002 Luca BALDINI – ITA 0:51:49.78 Stefano RUBAUDO – ITA 0:51:51.2 Thomas LURZ – GER 0:51:52.43 WCh 2003 Evgeny KOCHKAROV – RUS 0:53:11.9 Christian HEIN – GER 0:53:13.9 Vladimir DYATCHIN – RUS 0:53:14.8 ECh 2004 Fabio VENTURINI – ITA 0:51:41.4 Alan BIRCHER – GBR 0:51:55.4 Stefano RUBAUDO – ITA 0:52:11.8 WCh 2004 Grant CLELAND – AUS 0:56:52.9 Christian HEIN – GER 0:56:54.1 Josh SANTACATERINA – AUS 0:56:55.5 WCh 2005 Thomas LURZ – GER 0:51:17.2 – USA 0:51:18.8 Simone ERCOLI – ITA 0:51:18.9 ECh 2006 Thomas LURZ – GER 0:56:00.1 Christian HEIN – GER 0:56:01.1 Simone ERCOLI – ITA 0:56.01.8 WCh 2006 Thomas LURZ – GER 1:04:32.3 Chip PETERSON – USA 1:04:32.7 Simone ERCOLI – ITA 1:04:35.9 WCh 2007 Thomas LURZ – GER 0:56:49.6 Evgeny DRATTSEV – RUS 0:56:50.7 Spyridon GIANNIOTIS – GRE 0:56:56.6 WCh 2008 Thomas LURZ – GER 0:54:57.3 Vladimir DYATCHIN – RUS 0:54:58.8 Maarten vd WEIJDEN – NED 0:54:59.8 ECh 2008 Spyridon GIANNIOTIS – GRE 0:52:57.2 Jan WOLFGARTEN – GER 0:53:55.7 Thomas LURZ – GER 0:54:04.3 WCh 2009 Thomas LURZ – GER 0:56:26.9 Spyridon GIANNIOTIS – GRE 0:56:27.2 Chad HO – RSA 0:56:41.9 WCh 2010 Thomas LURZ – GER 0:57:42.6 Evgeny DRATTSEV – RUS 0:57:44.1 Francis CRIPPEN – USA 0:57:46.5 Spyridon GIANNIOTIS – GRE ECh 2010 Luca FERRETTI – ITA 0:58:43.4 Simone ERCOLI – ITA 0:59:00.5 0:59:15.9 Simone RUFFINI – ITA WCh 2011 Thomas LURZ – GER 0:56:16.6 Spyridon GIANNIOTIS – GRE 0:56:17.4 Evgeny DRATTSEV – RUS 0:56:18.5 ECh 2011 Simone ERCOLI – ITA 0:53:34.9 Jan WOLFGARTEN – GER 0:53:39.0 Michael DMITRIEV – ISR 0:54:03.5 ECh 2012 Kirill ABROSIMOV – RUS 0:54:47.1 Andreas WASCHBURGER – GER 0:54:59.4 Luca FERRETTI – ITA 0:55:06.6 WCh 2013 Oussama MELLOULI – TUN 0:53:30.4 – CAN 0:53:31.6 Thomas LURZ – GER 0:53:32.2 ECh 2014 Daniel FOGG – GBR 0:53:41.4 Rob MUFFELS – GER 0:54:01.8 Thomas LURZ – GER 0:54:02.6 WCh 2015 Chad HO – RSA 0:55:17.6 Rob MUFFELS – GER 0:55:17.6 Matteo FURLAN – ITA 0:55:20.0 ECh 2016

Open Water Swimming – 5km Men Medal Table ECh (1989-2014) NAT G S B TOT 1. ITA 7 4 8 19 2. RUS 4 2 0 6 3. GER 1 7 2 10 4. GBR 1 1 0 2 5. GRE 1 0 1 2 6. YUG 1 0 0 1 7. CZE 0 1 1 2 8. NED 0 0 2 2 9. ESP 0 0 1 1 10. ISR 0 0 1 1 15 15 16 46 2010: two bronze to Spyridon Gianniotis/GRE and Simone Ruffini/ITA

5km: ECh since 1989 – WCh since 1998 – OG not on the competition programme

All Medallists – Olympic Games, World and European Championships

10km Men

GOLD SILVER BRONZE WCh 2000 David MECA – ESP 1:57:10.5 Petar STOYCHEV – BUL 1:57:14.4 Evgeny BERUSHENKO - RUS 1:57:15.0 WCh 2001 Evgeny BERUSHENKO – RUS 2:01:04.0 Vladimir DYATCHIN – RUS 2:01:06.0 Fabio VENTURINI – ITA 2:01:11.0 ECh 2002 Vladimir DYATCHIN – RUS 1:55:27.9 Evgeny KOCHKAROV – RUS 1:55:29.9 Luca BALDINI – ITA 1:56:04.2 WCh 2002 Evgeny KOCHKAROV – RUS 1:49:30 Simone ERCOLI – ITA 1:49:34 Vladimir DYATCHIN – RUS 1:51:08.4 WCh 2003 Vladimir DYATCHIN – RUS 1:50:58.8 Christian HEIN – GER 1:51:06.5 David MECA – ESP 1:51:08.5 ECh 2004 Evgeny KOCHKAROV – RUS 1:45:21.5 Massimiliano PARLA – ITA 1:45:22.8 Anton SANACHEV – RUS 1:45:23.9 WCh 2004 Thomas LURZ – GER 1:54:38.0 Alan BIRCHER – GBR 1:54.44.8 Danill SEREBRENNIKOV – RUS 1:55:02.8 WCh 2005 Chip PETERSON – USA 1:46:38.1 Thomas LURZ – GER 1:46:45.2 Petar STOYCHEV - BUL 1:46:50.4 ECh 2006 Thomas LURZ – GER 1:58.12.1 Maarten V.D. WEIJDEN – NED 1:58:13.5 Christian HEIN – GER 1:58:16.6 WCh 2006 Thomas LURZ – GER 2:10:39.4 – ITA 2:10:40.5 Evgeny DRATTSEV – RUS 2:10:40.7 WCh 2007 Vladimir DYATCHIN – RUS 1:55:32.52 Thomas LURZ – GER 1:55:32.58 Evgeny DRATTSEV – RUS 1:55:47:31 WCh 2008 Vladimir DYATCHIN – RUS 1:53:21.0 – GBR 1:53:21.3 Thomas LURZ – GER 1:53:27.2 OG 2008 Maarten vd WEIJDEN – NED 1:51:51.6 David DAVIES – GBR 1:51:53.1 Thomas LURZ - GER 1:51:53.6 ECh 2008 Thomas LURZ – GER 1:52:48.9 Evgeny DRATTSEV – RUS 1:52:50.6 Toni FRANZ – GER 1:52:53.0 WC 2009 Thomas LURZ – GER 1:52:06.9 Andrew GEMMELL - USA 1:52:08.3 Francis CRIPPEN – USA 1:52:10.7 WCh 2010 Valerio CLERI – ITA 2:00:59.3 Evgeny DRATTSEV – RUS 2:01:00.6 Vladimir DYATCHIN - RUS 2:01:03.0 ECh 2010 Thomas LURZ – GER 1:54:22.5 Valerio CLERI – ITA 1:54:24.8 Evgeny DRATTSEV - RUS 1:54:26.6 WCh 2011 Spyridon GIANNIOTIS – GRE 1:54:24.7 Thomas LURZ – GER 1:54:27.2 Sergey BOLSHAKOV – RUS 1:54:31.8 ECh 2011 Thomas LURZ – GER 1:53:18.2 Vladimir DYATCHIN – RUS 1:53:20.0 Igor SNITKO – UKR 1:53:21.5 OG 2012 Oussama MELLOULI – TUN 1:49:55.1 Thomas LURZ – GER 1:49:58.5 – CAN 1:50:00.3 ECh 2012 Kirill ABROSIMOV – RUS 1:57:46.8 Andreas WASCHBURGER – GER 1:57:48.2 Nicola BOLZONELLO – ITA 1:57:54.0 WCh 2013 Spyridon GIANNIOTIS – GRE 1:49:11.8 Thomas LURZ – GER 1:49:14.5 Oussama MELLOULI – TUN 1:49.19.2 ECh 2014 Ferry WEERTMAN – NED 1:49:56.2 Thomas LURZ – GER 1:49.59.0 Evgeny DRATTSEV – RUS 1:50:00.6 WCh 2015 Jordan WILIMOVSKY – USA 1:49:48.2 Ferry WEERTMAN – NED 1:50:00.3 Spyridon GIANNIOTIS – GRE 1:50:00.7 ECh 2016

Open Water Swimming – 10km Men Medal Table ECh (2002-2014) NAT G S B TOT 1. GER 4 2 2 8 2. RUS 3 3 3 9 3. NED 1 1 0 2 4. ITA 0 2 2 4 5. UKR 0 0 1 1 8 8 8 24

10km: ECh since 2002 – WCh since 2000 – OG since 2008

All Medallists – Olympic Games, World and European Championships

25km Men

GOLD SILVER BRONZE ECh 1989* Nace MAJCEN – YUG 4:52:04 Michal SPACEK – CZE 4:57:23 Dragan KVRGIC – YUG 4:59:27 WCh 1991 Chad HUNDEBY – USA 5:01:45:78 Sergio CHARIANDINI – ITA 5:03:18.81 David O’BRIAN – AUS 5:08:53.35 ECh 1991 Christof WANDRATSCH – GER 5:46:26.2 Sergio CHIARANDINI – ITA 5:56:50.2 Urs KOHLHAAS – SUI 5:58:50.1 ECh 1993 Dario TARABOI – ITA 5:28:06 Hans VAN GOOR – NED 5:36:12 Attila MOLNAR – HUN 5:44:30 WCh 1994 Greg STREPPEL – CAN 5:35:26.56 David BATES – AUS 5:36:31.70 Aleksey AKATIEV – RUS 5:37:26.43 ECh 1995 Christof WANDRATSCH – GER 5:11:36.3 Alexey AKATIEV – RUS 5:13:49.8 Stephane LECAT – FRA 5:14:16.4 Stephane LECAT – FRA ECh 1997 Alexey AKATIEV – RUS 5:05:00 5:08:36 Christof WANDRATSCH – GER WCh 1998 Alexey AKATIEV – RUS 5:05:42.1 David MECA – ESP 5:07.22.9 Gabriel CHAILLOU – ARG 5:07:52.6 ECh 1999 Alexey AKATIEV – RUS 5:11:06 Anton SANACHEV – RUS 5:11:59 Andre WILDE – GER 5:12:40 WCh 2000 Yury KOUDINOV – RUS 4:55:51 David MECA – ESP 4:56:11 Alexey AKATIEV - RUS 4:57:03 ECh 2000 Stephane LECAT – FRA 5:05:22.5 David MECA - ESP 5:05:28.9 Fabio FUSI – ITA 5:06:25.5 WCh 2001 Yury KOUDINOV – RUS 5:25:32 Stephane GOMEZ – FRA 5:26:00 Stephane LECAT – FRA 5:26:36 ECh 2002 Yury KOUDINOV – RUS 5:09:47.4 Gilles RONDY – FRA 5:18:02.0 David MECA – ESP 5:18:27.1 WCh 2002 Yury KOUDINOV – RUS 5:39:14 Anton SANACHEV – RUS 5:41:14 Gabriel CHAILLOU – ARG 5:41:16 WCh 2003 Yury KOUDINOV – RUS 5:02:20.0 David MECA – ESP 5:02:20.4 Petar STOYCHEV – BUL 5:02:20.6 ECh 2004 Evgeny KOCHKAROV – RUS 4:18:00.5 David MECA – ESP 4:18:00.5 Petar STOYCHEV - BUL 4:18:02.5 WCh 2004 Brendan CAPELL – AUS 5:05:39.6 Yury KOUDINOV – RUS 5:07:05.2 Evgeny KOCHKAROV – RUS 5:07:59.7 WCh 2005 David MECA – ESP 5:00:21.4 Brendan CAPELL – AUS 5:00:23.6 Petar STOYCHEV – BUL 5:00:28.4 ECh 2006 Gilles RONDY – FRA 5:10:17.3 Anton SANACHEV - RUS 5:10:18.2 Stephane GOMEZ - FRA 5:10:19.3 WCh 2006 Josh SANTACATERINA – AUS 5:47:34.1 Yury KOUDINOV – RUS 5:48:56.9 Petar STOYCHEV – BUL 5:49:00.2 WCh 2007 Yury KOUDINOV - RUS 5:16:45.55 Marco FORMENTINI – ITA 5:18:36.80 Mohamed EL ZANATY – EGY 5:19:23.23 WCh 2008 Maarten V.D. WEIJDEN – NED 5:04:01.1 Mark WARKENTIN – USA 5:04:01.6 Yury KOUDINOV – RUS 5:04:02.4 ECh 2008 Valerio CLERI – ITA 4:29:00.0 Joanes HEDEL – FRA 4:32:40.9 Dmitry SOLOVYEV – RUS 4:34:02.4 WCh 2009 Valerio CLERI – ITA 5:26:31.6 Trent GRIMSEY – AUS 5:26.50.7 Vladimir DYATCHIN – RUS 5:29:29.3 WCh 2010 Alexander MEYER – USA 5:32:39.3 Valerio CLERI – ITA 5:32:40.4 Petar STOYCHEV – BUL 5:33:50.2 ECh 2010 Valerio CLERI – ITA 5:16:38.3 Bertrand VENTURI – FRA 5:16.54.7 Joanes HEDEL - FRA 5:18.57.6 WCh 2011 Petar STOYCHEV – BUL 5:10:39.8 Vladimir DYATCHIN – RUS 5:11:15.6 Csaba GERCSAK – HUN 5:11:18.1 ECh 2011 Brian RYCKEMAN – BEL 5:05:02.2 Petar STOYCHEV – BUL 5:05:06.6 Joanes HEDEL – FRA 5:05:18.3 ECh 2012 Petar STOYCHEV – BUL 5:04:02.3 Arseniy LAVRENTYEV – POR 5:04:05.4 Axel REYMOND – FRA 5:04:06.3 WCh 2013 Thomas LURZ – GER 4:47:27.0 Brian RYCKEMAN – BEL 4:47:27.4 Evgenii DRATTSEV – RUS 4:47:28.1 ECh 2014 Axel REYMOND – FRA 4:59:18.8 Evgenii DRATTSEV – RUS 4:59:31.2 Edoardo STOCHINO – ITA 5:08:51.0 WCh 2015 Simone RUFFINI – ITA 4:53:10.7 Alexander MEYER – USA 4:53:15.1 Matteo FURLAN – ITA 4:54:38.0 ECh 2016

*Distance 1989: 21 Km

Open Water Swimming – 25km Men Medal Table ECh (1989-2014) NAT G S B TOT 1. RUS 4 4 1 9 2. FRA 3 4 5 12 3. ITA 3 1 2 6 4. GER 2 1 1 4 5. BUL 1 1 1 3 6. YUG 1 0 1 2 7. BEL 1 0 0 1 8. ESP 0 2 1 3 9. CZE 0 1 0 1 NED 0 1 0 1 POR 0 1 0 1 12. HUN 0 0 1 1 SUI 0 0 1 1 15 16 14 45 1997: 2 silver (no bronze) to Stephane Lecat/FRA and Christof Wandratsch/GER

25km: ECh since 1989 – WCh since 1991 – OG not on the competition programme

All Medallists – Olympic Games, World and European Championships

5km Women

GOLD SILVER BRONZE ECh 1989 Anamarija PETRICEVIC – YUG 1:16:15 Wandy KATER – NED 1:20:10 Tanja GODINA – YUG 1:20:12 ECh 1991 Bea BERZLANOVITS – HUN 1:13:51.2 Yvetta HLAVACOVA – CZE 1:14:13.4 Mara DATA – ITA 1:14:13.7 ECh 1993 Olga SPLICHALOVA – CZE 1:02:27.3 Carla GEURTS – NED 1:02:59.3 Eva NOVAKOVA – CZE 1:03:46.5 ECh 1995 Rita KOVACS – HUN 1:00:38.3 Peggy BUECHSE – GER 1:00:50.8 Valeria CASPRINI – ITA 1:01:07.6 ECh 1997 Peggy BUECHSE – GER 1:00:51 Valeria CASPRINI – ITA 1:00:52 Rita KOVACS – HUN 1:01:06 WCh 1998 Erica ROSE – USA 0:59:32.5 – NED 1:00:58.8 Peggy BUECHSE – GER 1:01:05.8 ECh 1999 Peggy BUECHSE – GER 1:01:56 Viola VALLI – ITA 1:01:57 – GER 1:02:00 WCh 2000 Peggy BUECHSE – GER 1:02:36.2 Kalyn KELLER – USA 1:02:40.4 Viola VALLI – ITA 1:02:41.1 ECh 2000 Peggy BUECHSE – GER 1:00:26.6 Britta KAMRAU – GER 1:00:40.9 Jana PECHANOVA – CZE 1:00:41.6 WCh 2001 Viola VALLI – ITA 1:00:23.0 Peggy BUECHSE – GER 1:00:49.0 Hayley LEWIS – AUS 1:00:52.0 ECh 2002 Viola VALLI – ITA 1:00:25.9 Hanna MILUSKA – SUI 1:00:27.3 Nadine PASTOR – GER 1:00:28.3 WCh 2002 Viola VALLI – ITA 0:56:52 Edith VAN DIJK – NED 0:57:01 Hanna MILSUKA – SUI 0:58:13 WCh 2003 Viola VALLI – ITA 0:57:01.2 Jana PECHANOVA – CZE 0:57:03.9 Britta KAMRAU – GER 0:57:06.4 ECh 2004 Britta KAMRAU – GER 0:59:11.3 Stefanie BILLER – GER 0:59:14.4 Xenia LOPEZ – ESP 0:59:16.3 WCh 2004 Larisa ILCHENKO – RUS 1:03:11.9 Ksenia POPOVA – RUS 1:03:43.8 Sara MCLARTY – USA 1:03:52.9 WCh 2005 Larisa ILCHENKO - RUS 0:55:40.1 Margy KEEFE – USA 0:55:44.3 Edith VAN DIJK – NED 0:55:46.6 Jana PECHANOVA – CZE ECh 2006 Ekatarina SELIVERSTOVA – RUS 1:01:50.8 Cathy DIETRICH – FRA 1:01:52.3 1:01:52.4 Larisa ILCHENKO – RUS WCh 2006 Larisa ILCHENKO – RUS 1:08:19.7 Poliana OKIMOTO – BRA 1:08:27.6 Britta KAMRAU-CORESTEIN – GER 1:08:46.3 WCh 2007 Larisa ILCHENKO – RUS 1:00:41.3 Ekatarina SELIVERSTOVA – RUS 1:00:43.6 Kate BROOKES-PETERSON – AUS 1:00:47.6 WCh 2008 Larisa ILCHENKO – RUS 1:00:04.6 Ekatarina SELIVERSTOVA – RUS 1:00:07.8 – USA 1:00:09.9 ECh 2008 Rachele BRUNI – ITA 0:58:50.7 Britta KAMRAU-CORESTEIN – GER 0:59:16.1 Alice FRANCO – ITA 0:59:39.0 WC 2009 – AUS 0:56:55.8 Larisa ILCHENKO – RUS 0:56:56.3 Poliana OKIMOTO – BRA 0:56:59.3 WCh 2010 – USA 1:02:00.9 Giorgia CONSIGLIO – ITA 1:02:01.0 Ana Marcela CUNHA – BRA 1:02:02.6 ECh 2010 Ekatarina SELIVERSTOVA – RUS 1:02:34.7 Kalliopi ARAOUZOU – GRE 1:02:37.3 Marianna LYMPERTA – GRE 1:02:41.3 WCh 2011 Swann OBERSON – SUI 1:00:39.7 Aurelie MULLER – FRA 1:00:40.1 Ashley Grace TWICHELL – USA 1:00:40.2 ECh 2011 Rachele BRUNI – ITA 0:55:51.0 Jana PECHANOVA – CZE 0:57:06.0 Coralie CODEVELLE – FRA 0:57:16.7 ECh 2012 Rachele BRUNI – ITA 1:00:56.9 Kalliopi ARAOUZOU – GRE 1:01:53.5 Jana PECHANOVA – CZE 1:01:57.8 WCh 2013 Haley ANDERSON – USA 0:56:34.2 Poliana OKIMOTO – BRA 0:56:34.4 Ana Marcela CUNHA – BRA 0:56:44.7 ECh 2014 Isabelle HAERLE – GER 0:57:55.7 Sharon VAN ROUWENDAAL – NED 0:58:29.9 Mireia BELMONTE – ESP 0:58:41.4 WCh 2015 Haley ANDERSON – USA 0:58:48.4 Kalliopi ARAOUZOU – GRE 0:58:49.8 Finnia WUNRAM – GER 0:58:51.0 ECh 2016

Open Water Swimming – 5km Women Medal Table ECh (1989-2014) NAT G S B TOT 1. GER 5 4 2 11 2. ITA 4 2 3 9 3. HUN 2 0 1 3 RUS 2 0 1 3 5. CZE 1 2 4 7 6. YUG 1 0 1 2 7. NED 0 3 0 3 8. GRE 0 2 1 3 9. FRA 0 1 1 2 10. SUI 0 1 0 1 11. ESP 0 0 2 2 15 15 16 46 2006: two bronze to Jana Pechanova/CZE and Larisa Ilchenko/RUS

5km: ECh since 1989 – WCh since 1998 – OG not on the competition programme

All Medallists – Olympic Games, World and European Championships

10km Women

GOLD SILVER BRONZE WCh 2000 Edith VAN DIJK – NED 2:06:44.4 Melissa PASQUALI – ITA 2:07:38.8 Peggy BUECHSE - GER 2:08:00.3 WCh 2001 Peggy BUECHSE – GER 2:17:32.0 Irina ABISSOVA – RUS 2:17:47.0 Edith VAN DIJK – NED 2:17:52.0 ECh 2002 Edith VAN DIJK – NED 2:06:20.3 Angela MAURER – GER 2:06:22.5 Britta KAMRAU – GER 2:06:22.7 WCh 2002 Britta KAMRAU – GER 1:56:42.25 Viola VALLI – ITA 1:56:42.28 Angela MAURER – GER 1:56:49 WCh 2003 Viola VALLI - ITA 1:59:49.9 Angela MAURER – GER 1:59.51.1 Edith VAN DIJK – NED 1:59:53.0 ECh 2004 Britta KAMRAU – GER 1:54:24.0 Marta NOGUES – ESP 1:54:25.6 Angela MAURER – GER 1:54:26.0 WCh 2004 Britta KAMRAU – GER 2:07:51.7 Jana PECHANOVA – CZE 2:07:52.8 Lauren ARNDT - AUS 2:07:53.5 WCh 2005 Edith VAN DIJK – NED 1:56:00.5 Federica VITALE – ITA 1:56:02.5 Britta KAMRAU – GER 1:56:04.0 ECh 2006 Angela MAURER – GER 2:07:10.8 Rita KOVACS – HUN 2:07:14.3 Jana PECHANOVA – CZE 2:07:15.6 WCh 2006 Larisa ILCHENKO – RUS 2:19:49.9 Poliana OKIMOTO – BRA 2:19:59.3 Ksenia POPOVA – RUS 2:19:59.8 WCh 2007 Larisa ILCHENKO – RUS 2:03:57.9 Cassandra PATTEN – GBR 2:03:58.9 Kate BROOKES-PETERSON – AUS 2:03:59.5 WCh 2008 Larisa ILCHENKO – RUS 2:02:02.7 Cassandra PATTEN – GBR 2:02:05.8 Yurema REQUENA – ESP 2:02:07.2 OG 2008 Larisa ILCHENKO – RUS 1:59:27.7 Keri-Anne PAYNE – GBR 1:59:29.2 Cassandra PATTEN – GBR 1:59:31.0 ECh 2008 Larisa ILCHENKO – RUS 2:00:30.9 Martina GRIMALDI – ITA 2:00:31.4 Alice FRANCO – ITA 2:00:32.2 WCh2009 Keri-Anne PAYNE – GBR 2:01:37.1 Ekatarina SELIVERSTOVA – RUS 2:01:38.0 Martina GRIMALDI – ITA 2:01.38.6 WCh 2010 Martina GRIMALDI – ITA 2:05:45.2 Giorgia CONSIGLIO – ITA 2:05:57.4 Melissa GROMAN – AUS 2:05:57.9 ECh 2010 Linsy HEISTER – NED 2:01:06.7 Giorgia CONSIGLIO – ITA 2:01:07.6 Angela MAURER - GER 2:01:08.2 WCh 2011 Keri-Anne PAYNE – GBR 2:01:58.1 Martina GRIMALDI – ITA 2:01:59.9 Marianna LYMPERTA – GRE 2:02:01.8 ECh 2011 Martina GRIMALDI – ITA 2:00:18.6 Rachele BRUNI – ITA 2:00:19.2 Nadine REICHERT – GER 2:00:20.0 OG 2012 Eva RISZTOV – HUN 1:57:38.2 Haley ANDERSON – USA 1:57:38.6 Martina GRIMALDI – ITA 1:57:41.8 ECh 2012 Martina GRIMALDI – ITA 2:12:23.3 Angela MAURER – GER 2:12:24.7 Jana PECHANOVA – CZE 2:12:26.1 WCh 2013 Poliana OKIMOTO – BRA 1:58:19.2 Ana Marcela CUNHA – BRA 1:58:19.5 Angela MAURER – GER 1:58.20.2 ECh 2014 Sharon VAN ROUWENDAAL – NED 1:56:06.9 Eva RISZTOV – HUN 1:56:08.0 Aurora PONSELE – ITA 1:56:08.5 WCh 2015 Aurelie MULLER – FRA 1:58.04.3 Sharon VAN ROUWENDAAL – NED 1:58.06.7 Ana Marcela CUNHA – BRA 1:58.26.5 ECh 2016

Open Water Swimming – 10km Women Medal Table ECh (2002-2014) NAT G S B TOT 1. NED 3 0 0 3 2. ITA 2 3 2 7 3. GER 2 2 4 8 4. RUS 1 0 0 1 5. HUN 0 2 0 2 6. ESP 0 1 0 1 7. CZE 0 0 2 2 8 8 8 24

10km: ECh since 2002 – WCh since 2000 – OG since 2008

All Medallists – Olympic Games, World and European Championships

25km Women

GOLD SILVER BRONZE ECh 1989* Rita LAZAR – HUN 5:27:07 Diana SIMONOVIC – YUG 5:31:35 Annemie LANDMETERS – BEL 5:37:57 WCh 1991 Shelley TAYLOR-SMITH – AUS 5:21:05.53 Martha JAHN – USA 5:25:16.67 Karen BURTON – USA 5:28:22.74 ECh 1991 Eliane FIESCHI – SUI 6:38:58.8 Samantha CAVADINI – SUI 6:54:27.7 Rita KOVACS – HUN 6:57:29.5 ECh 1993 Anne CHAGNAUD – FRA 5:47:55.8 Gea VELDHUISEN – NED 5:52:52.2 Wandy KATER – NED 5:53:03.7 WCh 1994 Melissa CUNNINGHAM – AUS 5:48:25:04 Rita KOVACS – HUN 5:50:13.76 Shelley TAYLOR-SMITH – AUS 5:53:12.82 ECh 1995 Peggy BUECHSE – GER 5:32:36.4 Edith VAN DIJK – NED 5:36:05.5 Yvetta HLAVACOVA – CZE 5:38:08.3 ECh 1997 Rita KOVACS – HUN 5:21:58 Valeria CASPRINI – ITA 5:23:28 Edith VAN DIJK – NED 5:25:28 WCh 1998 Tobie SMITH – USA 5.31:20.1 Peggy BUECHSE – GER 5:32:19.2 Edith VAN DIJK – NED 5:38:06.9 ECh 1999 Olga GUSSEVA – RUS 5:58:28 Angela MAURER – GER 5:59:30 Britta KAMRAU – GER 5:59:33 WCh 2000 Edith VAN DIJK – NED 5:30:04 Viola VALLI - ITA 5:30:06 Angela MAURER – GER 5:30:08 ECh 2000 Peggy BUECHSE – GER 5:22:11.1 Edith VAN DIJK – NED 5:24:47.0 Valeria CASPRINI – ITA 5:24:52.7 WCh 2001 Viola VALLI – ITA 5:56:51 Edith VAN DIJK – NED 6:00:36 Angela MAURER – GER 6:06:19 ECh 2002 Edith VAN DIJK – NED 5:27:34.0 Olesya SHALYGINA – RUS 5:34:47.9 Natalya PANKINA – RUS 5:34.51.4 WCh 2002 Edith VAN DIJK – NED 6:11:21 Angela MAURER – GER 6:11:22.43 Britta KAMRAU – GER 6:11:22.70 WCh 2003 Edith VAN DIJK – NED 5:35:43.5 Britta KAMRAU – GER 5:35:46.1 Angela MAURER – GER 5:35:46.5 ECh 2004 Britta KAMRAU – GER 4:39:11.0 Natalya PANKINA – RUS 4:39:23.5 Ivanka MORALIEVA – BUL 4:41:21.2 WCh 2004 Britta KAMRAU – GER 5:43:09.6 Edith VAN DIJK – NED 5:43:09.7 Natalya PANKINA – RUS 5:43:14.4 WCh 2005 Edith VAN DIJK – NED 5:25:06.6 Britta KAMRAU – GER 5:25:06.9 Laura LA PIANA – ITA 5:25:11.5 ECh 2006 Angela MAURER – GER 5:35:19.1 Natalya PANKINA – RUS 5:35:25.1 Stefanie BILLER – GER 5:35:29.5 WCh 2006 Angela MAURER – GER 6:22:46.9 Natalya PANKINA - RUS 6:22:47.8 Ksenia POPOVA – RUS 6:22:51.3 WCh 2007 Britta KAMRAU-CORESTEIN – GER 5:37:11.66 Kalyn KELLER – USA 5:39:39.62 Ksenia POPOVA – RUS 5:39:51.51 WCh 2008 Ksenia POPOVA – RUS 5:27:48.2 Edith VAN DIJK – NED 5:27:50.3 Natalya PANKINA – RUS 5:27:53.9 ECh 2008 Margarita DOMINGUEZ – ESP 5:38:35.3 Britta KAMRAU-CORESTEIN – GER 5:39:00.2 Anna UVAROVA – RUS 5:39:06.6 WCh 2009 Angela MAURER – GER 5:47:48.0 Anna UVAROVA – RUS 5:47:51:9 Federica VITALE – ITA 5:47:52.7 WCh 2010 Linsy HEISTER – NED 5:52:13.0 Margarita DOMINGUEZ – ESP 5:55:59.2 Celia BARROT – FRA 5:57:02.8 ECh 2010 – UKR 5:48:10.2 Angela MAURER – GER 5:48:10.3 Martina GRIMALDI – ITA 5:48:30.8 WCh 2011 Ana Marcela CUNHA – BRA 5:29:22.9 Angela MAURER – GER 5:29:25.0 Alice FRANCO - ITA 5:29:30.8 ECh 2011 Alice FRANCO – ITA 5:26:23.6 Margarita DOMINGUEZ - ESP 5:26:42.7 Jana PECHANOVA – CZE 5:26:44.2 ECh 2012 Alice FRANCO – ITA 5:31:21.9 Margarita DOMINGUEZ – ESP 5:31:26.3 Martina GRIMALDI – ITA 5:31:34.6 WCh 2013 Martina GRIMALDI – ITA 5:07:19.7 Angela MAURER - GER 5:07:19.8 Eva FABIAN – USA 5:07:20.4 ECh 2014 Martina GRIMALDI – ITA 5:19:14.1 Anna OLASZ – HUN 5:19:21.0 Angela MAURER – GER 5:19:21.4 WCh 2015 Ana Marcela CUNHA – BRA 5:13:47.3 Anna OLASZ – HUN 5:14:13.4 Angela MAURER – GER 5:15:07.6 ECh 2016

*Distance 1989: 21 Km

Open Water Swimming – 25km Women Medal Table ECh (1989-2014) NAT G S B TOT 1. GER 4 3 3 10 2. ITA 3 1 3 7 3. HUN 2 1 1 4 4. NED 1 3 2 6 RUS 1 3 2 6 6. ESP 1 2 0 3 7. SUI 1 1 0 2 8. FRA 1 0 0 1 UKR 1 0 0 1 10. YUG 0 1 0 1 11. CZE 0 0 2 2 12. BEL 0 0 1 1 BUL 0 0 1 1 15 15 15 45

25km: ECh since 1989 – WCh since 1991 – OG not on the competition programme

All Medallists – Olympic Games, World and European Championships

Team Event

GOLD SILVER BRONZE USA RUS 02:52:16.7 ITA 02:52:41.6 WCh 1998 John FLANAGAN 02:52:12.2 Aleksey AKATIEV Luca BALDINI 5km Austin RAMIREZ times added Evgeny BERUSHENKO Fabio VENTURINI Erica ROSE Olga GUSEVA Valeria CASPRINI

WCh 1994 AUS 17:17:35.41 GER 17:37:19.47 HUN 17:37:34.58 25km times added ITA AUS 16:22:54.3 USA 16:46:13.3 WCh 1998 Fabrizio PESCATORI 16:10:18.2 Grant ROBINSON Nathan STOOKE 25km Claudio GARGANO times added Mark SALIBA Chuck WILEY Valeria CASPRINI Tracey KNOWLES Tobie SMITH

ITA RUS GER Andrea VOLPINI Daniil SEREBRENNIKOV Jan WOLFGARTEN ECh 2008 00:56:17.5 00:57:03.6 00:57:30.0 Luca FERRETTI Evgeny DRATTSEV Thomas LURZ Rachele BRUNI Ekaterina SELIVERSTOVA Britta KAMRAU-CORESTEIN GRE ITA RUS Spyridon GIANNIOTIS Simone ERCOLI Sergey BOLSHAKOV ECh 2010 00:59:03.0 00:59:56.6 00:59:59.5 Antonios FOKAIDIS Simone RUFFINI Daniil SEREBRENNIKOV Kalliopi ARAOUZOU Rachele BRUNI Anna GUSEVA USA AUS GER Andrew GEMMELL Rhys MAINSTONE Jan WOLFGARTEN WCh 2011 00:57:00.6 00:57:01.8 00:57:44.2 Sean RYAN Ky HURST Thomas LURZ Melissa GORMAN Isabelle HAERLE ITA GER FRA Simone ERCOLI Hendrik RIJKENS Sebastien FRAYSSE ECh 2011 00:56:12.4 00:57:15.2 00:57:41.1 Luca FERRETTI Rob MUFFELS Damian CATTIN VIDAL Rachele BRUNI Svenja ZIHSLER Coralie CODEVELLE ITA GRE GER Luca FERRETTI Marios KALAFATIS Thomas LURZ ECh 2012 00:59:04.2 00:59:57.1 01:00:42.5 Simone ERCOLI Georgios ARNIAKOS Andreas WASCHBURGER Rachele BRUNI Kalliopi ARAOUZOU Angela MAURER GER GRE BRA Christian REICHERT Spyridon GIANNIOTIS WCh 2013 00:52:54.9 00:54:03.3 00:54:03.5 Thomas LURZ Antonios FOKAIDIS Samuel DE BONA Isabelle HAERLE Kalliopi ARAOUZOU Poliana OKIMOTO NED GRE GER Ferry WEERTMAN Spyridon GIANNIOTIS Rob MUFFELS ECh 2014 00:55:47.8 00:56:05.5 00:56:14.8 Marcel SCHOUTEN Antonios FOKAIDIS Thomas LURZ Sharon VAN ROUWENDAAL Kalliopi ARAOUZOU Franziska HAERLE GER BRA Rob MUFFELS Allan DO CARMO Christian REICHERT Diogo VILLARINHO Franziska HAERLE Ana Marcela CUNHA WCh 2015 00:55:14.4 00:55:31.2 NED Ferry WEERTMAN Marcel SCHOUTEN Sharon VAN ROUWENDAAL

ECh 2016

Open Water Swimming – Team Event Medal Table ECh (2008-2014) NAT G S B TOT 1. ITA 3 1 0 4 2. GRE 1 2 0 3 3. NED 1 0 0 1 4. GER 0 1 3 4 5. RUS 0 1 1 2 6. FRA 0 0 1 1 5 5 5 15

Team Event: ECh since 2008 – WCh 1994, 1998 and 2011 – OG not on the competition programme

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