These are the results from the open water swimming competition at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships, which took place in Fukuoka, Japan.
Medal table
Medal summary
Men EventGoldSilverBronze5 km 55:3756:3156:4210 km 2:01:04 2:01:06 2:01:1125 km5:25:325:26:005:26:36
Women EventGoldSilverBronze5 km1:00:23 1:00:491:00:5210 km2:17:32 2:17:472:17:5225 km 5:56:51 6:00:36 6:06:19