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| Swimming World Open Water Championships Women: 5 km | 
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| 2009 | Roma (ita) | |||
| 2008 | Sevilla (spa) | Larisa Ilchenko (rus) | Yekaterina Seliverstova (rus) | Chloe Sutton (usa) |
| 2007 | Melbourne (aus) | Larisa Ilchenko (rus) | Yekaterina Seliverstova (rus) | Kate Brookes-Peterson (aus) |
| 2006 | Napoli (ita) | Larisa Ilchenko (rus) | Poliana Okimoto (bra) | Britta Kamrau-Corestein (ger) |
| 2005 | Montréal (can) | Larisa Ilchenko (rus) | Margy Keefe (usa) | Edith van Dijk (net) |
| 2004 | Dubai (uae) | Larisa Ilchenko (rus) | Ksenia Popova (rus) | Sara McLarty (usa) |
| 2003 | Barcelona (spa) | Viola Valli (ita) | Jana Pechanová (cze) | Britta Kamrau (ger) |
| 2002 | Sharm el Sheikh (egy) | Vola Valli (ita) | Edith van Dijk (net) | Hanna Miluska (swi) |
| 2001 | Fukuoka (jpn) | Viola Valli (ita) | Peggy Büchse (ger) | Hayley Lewis (aus) |
| 2000 | Honolulu (usa) | Peggy Büchse (ger) | Kalyn Keller (usa) | Viola Valli (ita) |
| 1998 | Perth (aus) | Erica Rose (usa) | Edith van Dijk (net) | Peggy Büchse (ger) |
