2008 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships



The 5th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships were held May 3–8, 2008 in Seville, Spain. The races were held on a 2.5-kilometer loop-course in the Guadalquivir river in the city center.

A total of 165 swimmers (81 females, 84 males) were entered into the 6 races at the 2008 Open Water Worlds:
 * Saturday, May 3: women's 10K
 * Sunday, May 4: men's 10K
 * Tuesday, May 6: women's 5K, men's 5K
 * Thursday, May 8: women's 25K, men's 25K

The 10K races served as the initial qualifier for the 10K race at the 2008 Olympics.

Team standings
The Championship Trophy point standing for the 2008 Open Water Worlds is: The following 17 countries are listed in a tie for 22nd, with zero (0) points:


 * 🇦🇷 Argentina
 * 🇧🇾 Belarus
 * 🇨🇱 Chile
 * 🇭🇷 Croatia
 * 🇬🇹 Guatemala
 * 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
 * 🇭🇺 Hungary
 * FYR Macedonia
 * 🇲🇽 Mexico
 * 🇲🇪 Montenegro
 * 🇵🇱 Poland
 * 🇵🇹 Portugal
 * 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
 * Syria
 * 🇨🇭 Switzerland
 * 🇺🇦 Ukraine
 * 🇻🇪 Venezuela