World Championship Women's 25K Race Results

The women in the 25K race started ten minutes after the men and ended the open water swimming competition with a show of tenacity and strength.

After nearly six hours of (literally) up-and-down racing, nearly every place was contested down to the wire. The official results are as follows:

GOLD: Angela Maurer (GER), 5:47:48.0
SILVER: Anna Uvarova (RUS), 5:47:51.9
BRONZE: Federica Vitale (ITA), 5:47:52.7

4. Margarita Dominguez (ESP), 5:48:37.6

5. Celia Barrot (FRA), 5:49:00.7

6. Linsy Heister (NED), 5:49:08.1
7. Martina Grimaldi (ITA), 5:49:36.7
8. Stefanie Biller (GER), 5:50:08.8
9. Natalya Pankina (RUS), 5:50:36.8
10. Eva Fabian (USA), 5:50:41.5
11. Emily Hanson (USA), 5:53:01.6
12. Esther Nunez Morera (ESP), 6:06:45.7
13. Shelley Clark (AUS), 6:07:31.7
14. Cathy Dietrich (FRA), 6:08:27.4
15. Lili Anzueto Moguel (MEX), 6:29:49.1
16. Kate Brookes-Peterson (AUS), DNF
17. Zaira Cardenas (MEX), DNF
18. Nika Kozamernik (SLO), DNS