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Open water swimming is an individual sport and water sport, part of competitive swimming. The sport is governed internationally by World Aquatics (FINA). It has featured at the Olympic Games since 2008 (5 editions). Wikidata lists 1 discipline or variant under it.
Part ofCompetitive swimming
PractitionersOpen water swimmer
Governing bodyWorld Aquatics (FINA), Asia Aquatics (AA), European Aquatics (EA)
Olympic statusOn the programme · since 2008
Family tree
Disciplines and variants
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Olympic Games
Olympic history
Editions where Open water swimming or one of its disciplines was on the programme. Filled boxes mark the sport itself, outlined ones its disciplines; the small number is the count of medal events where recorded.
Multi-sport events
At other multi-sport games
| Games | Editions | First | Latest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South American Games | 2 | 2018 | 2022 | 2018, 2022 |
| World Beach Games | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Military World Games | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Central American and Caribbean Games | 1 | 2026 | 2026 | 2026 |
World level
World championships
| Championship | Organiser | First held | Every | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships | World Aquatics (FINA) | 2000 | 2 yr | 8 |
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