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| Swimming World Open Water Championships 1998 at Perth (aus) Men: 5 km | 
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1. Aleksey Akatiyev (rus) 55:18 2. Ky Hurst (aus) 55:24 3. Luca Baldini (ita) 55:37 4. Yevgeniy Bezruchenko (rus) 55:41 5. David Meca (spa) 55:42 6. Fabio Venturini (ita) 55:54 7. Igor Majcen (svn) 55:55 8. John Flanagan (usa) 55:57 | |
