Open water swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Team
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The open water swimming team event at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships was held on 30 July 2015 in the Kazanka River, Kazan, Russia.
| Open water swimming team event at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Location | Kazanka River, Kazan | |||||||||
| Dates | 30 July | |||||||||
| Competitors | 66 from 22 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 55:14.4 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Germany won gold with a time of 55:14.4, and Brazil and the Netherlands tying for silver with a time of 55:31.2.
Event description
Each country was represented by three swimmers who swam as a team. Each team swam the same 5-kilometer course, with each member of the team starting at the same time.[1] The time it took the last member of the team to complete the course determined the team's time, which determined the finishing positions as in a time trial.[1][2] A staggered start was implemented, meaning each team was set off individually thirty seconds after the previous team.[2]
Qualification
Results
The race started at 12:00 MSK on 30 July.[2] It took place in the Kazanka River, Kazan, Russia.[3]
Swimmers swam close to their teammates to take advantage of drafting effects.[4] Germany won gold, defending their title with a time of 55:14.4.[5][6][7] There was an issue with Brazil's timing chip, meaning the officials convened for ten minutes after the race to calculate their time.[8] Brazil and the Netherlands tied for second, both swimming a time of 55:31.2.[5][9]
Germans Isabelle Härle and Christian Reichert were also part of the team that won the event in 2013, meaning they won a gold medal in this event in two consecutive championships.[10]
The World Open Water Swimming Association called the closeness of the race "remarkable", as Brazilians Allan do Carmo and Ana Marcela Cunha, and the Netherlands' Ferry Weertman and Sharon van Rouwendaal all swam exactly the same time of 55:31.2.[4] Due to the tie, it was the first event of this championships where no bronze medal was awarded.[7]
