Men’s 5km

Swum in 12 of 19 World Aquatics Championships. 98 Perth was the first time raced.
2022 Gold Florian Wellbrock (GER)
Thomas Lurz (GER) has won this event 4 times (11, 09, 07, 05) longest winning Open Water streak of an event at the World Aquatics Championships
Swimmers from Europe have won this event 10 of the 12 times it’s been contested at the World Aquatics Championships
Thomas Lurz (GER) in (09) is the only swimmer to win both the 5k&10k at the same World Aquatics Championships

Men’s 10km

Swum 11 of 19 World Aquatics Championships. 2001 Fukuoka was the first time raced.
2022 Gold Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA)
Spyridon Gianniotis (GRE 13,11) and Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS 03,07) only 2 swimmers who have won multiple titles in this event at the World Aquatics Championships
Thomas Lurz (GER) in (09) is the only swimmer to win both the 5k&10k at the same World Aquatics Championships

Swum at 12 of 19 World Aquatics Championships. 1998 Perth was the first time raced.
2022 raced Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA)
2 swimmers; Larisa Ilchenko (RUS 07) & Viola Valli (ITA 03) have won both the 5k & 10k titles at the same World Aquatics Championships.
4 swimmers have won multiple titles in this event; Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA 22,19), Haley Anderson (USA 15,13), Larisa ILchenko (RUS 07,05) and Viola Valli (ITA 03,01)

Swum at 11 of 19 World Aquatics Championships. 2001 Fukuoka was the first time raced.
2022 raced Sharon Van Rouwendaal (NED)
2 swimmers have won multiple titles in this event; Aurelie Muller (FRA 17,15) Keri-Anne Payne (GBR 11,09).
2 swimmers; Larisa Ilchenko (RUS 07) & Viola Valli (ITA 03) have won both the 5k & 10k titles at the same World Aquatics Championships.

Swum at 7 of the 19 World Aquatics Championships. 1998 Perth was the first time raced.
2022 Gold (GER)
GER has won this event at the last 2 (22,19) World Aquatic Championships