2011 FINA World Championships - Women's 5K Race
In clearly the most exciting race at the 2011 FINA World Swimming Championships, Swann Oberson of Switzerland, Aurelie Muller of France and Ashley Twichell of the USA went stroke-for-stroke until the very last stroke of the 5K race in Shanghai, China. Oberson had the fastest touch and best angle to win her first world championship.
Results
1. Swann Oberson (SUI) 1:00:39.7
2. Aurelie Muller (FRA) 1:00:40.1
3. Ashley Twichell (USA) 1:00:40.2
4. Rachele Bruni (ITA) 1:00:42.2
5. Ekaterina Seliverstova (RUS) 1:00:44.1
6. Ophelie Aspord (FRA) 1:00:46.7
7. Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) 1:00:46.7
8. Danielle De Francesco (AUS) 1:00:46.8
9. Cara Baker (NZL) 1:00:47.3
10. Jana Pechanova (CZE) 1:00:47.4
11. Poliana Okimoto (BRA) 1:00:48.3
12. Eva Fabian (USA) 1:00:50.0
13. Elizaveta Gorshkova (RUS) 1:00:50.4
14. Alice Franco (ITA)1:00:50.7
15. Teja Zupan (SLO) 1:00:52.6
16. Isabelle Haerle (GER) 1:00:52.9
17. Yu Shi (CHN) 1:01:00.3
18. Marta Recio Paneque (ESP) 1:01:01.9
19. Isabell Donath (GER) 1:01:06.2
20. Hefei Wang (CHN) 1:01:06.8
21. Bonnie MacDonald (AUS) 1:01:08.3
22. Inha Kotsur (AZE) 1:01:15.4
23. Zaira Cardenas (MEX) 1:01:19.3
24. Iris Matthey (SUI) 1:01:21.5
25. Alona Berbasova (UKR) 1:01:22.6
26. Zsofi Balazs (CAN) 1:01:39.0
27. Yanel Pinto (VEN) 1:01:44.6
28. Lizeth Rueda Santos (MEX) 1:01:52.1
29. Nadine Williams (CAN) 1:02:06.8
30. Katia Barros (ECU) 1:02:19.7
31. Ayano Koguchi (JPN) 1:03:20.2
32. Nataly Caldas (ECU) 1:04:40.7
33. Nicole Brits (RSA) 1:04:53.1
34. Fiona On Yi Chan (HKG) 1:04:53.2
35. Yessy Venisiia Yosaputra (INA) 1:04:56.1
36. Cindy Toscano (GUA) 1:05:04.1
37. Laila El Basiouuny (EGY) 1:06:15.3
38. Jessica Roux (RSA) 1:07:46.2
39. Merna Mohamed (EGY) 1:10:23.4
Cassandra Lily Patten (GBR) –DNF
Annisa Fabiola (INA) – DNS
Kalliop Araouzou (GRE) –DSQ
Yumi Kida (JPN) - DSQ
