2000 World Open Water Swimming Championships – Women's 5 km

The Women's 5K race at the 2000 World Open Water Swimming Championships was held on October 31, 2000 in the waters off Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

Peggy Büchse from Germany outlasted the others and captured her first world championship title. "In Germany I am a famous person and there is some pressure on me but I am glad that I could swim to their expectations" said Büchse immediately after the race. "I was surprised that I won. "I am used to lake swimming," she continued. "The ocean is very different with the waves and the current which were quite strong. I am thankful for the support of my friends and my family.

USA's Kalyn Keller finished second and immediately sent notice to her brother, Klete, that he would have to share some of the limelight. "He has his medal and now I have mine, but I still have many races to go before I can catch up with him." Her older brother won the bronze medal in the 400m Freestyle during the Sydney Olympic Games.

Twenty-eight-year-old Viola Valli from Italy, who finished third, trains with Club San Milano.

Results

RankSwimmerNationalityTimePoints
Peggy Büchse Germany1:02:36.2918
Kalyn Keller USA1:02:40.4216
Viola Valli Italy1:02:41.1814
4Edith van Dijk Netherlands1:02:43.0012
5Valeria Casprini Italy1:02:43.2710
6Britta Kamrau Germany1:02:45.138
7Irina Abysova Russia1:02:46.966
8Annie Stein USA1:02:47.345
9Olga Guseva Russia1:02:49.244
10Brooke Townsend Australia1:02:49.683
11Hayley Lewis Australia1:03:15.702
12Karley Stutzel Canada1:04:30.511
13Etta van der Weijden Netherlands1:04:34.73
14Jana Pechanová Czech Republic1:04:35.07
15Audry Boitte France1:04:37.02
16Paula Wood Great Britain1:04:38.63
17Marieke Theunissen South Africa1:04:50.94
18Viviane Motti Brazil1:04:51.27
19Cindy Persoons Belgium1:04:55.00
20Celeste Punet Argentina1:05:03.87
21Jenny Fuentes Venezuela1:07:11.20
22Pilar Geijo Argentina1:07:21.54
23Jennifer Coombs Canada1:07:38.33
24Kaitlyn Elphinstone Cayman Islands1:08:02.30

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