Long Distance Swimming / World Championships
Natación Larga Distancia / Campeonatos Mundo
WOMEN / MUJERES
5 km
| Year | Gold / Oro | CNT | Mark | Silver / Plata | CNT | Mark | Bronze / Bronce | CNT | Mark |
| 1998 | Erica Rose | USA | 59:23.5 | Edith van Dijk | NED | 1h00:58.0 | Peggy Buchse | GER | 1h01:05.0 |
| 2001 | Viola Valli | ITA | 1h00:23.0 | Peggy Buchse | GER | 1h00:49.0 | Hayley Lewis | AUS | 1h00:52.0 |
| 2003 | Viola Valli | ITA | 57:01.2 | Jana Pechanova | CZE | 57:03.9 | Britta Kamrau | GER | 57:06.4 |
| 2005 | Larisa Ilchenko | RUS | 55:40.1 | Margy Keefe | USA | 55:44.3 | Edith van Dijk | NED | 55:46.6 |
| 2007 | Larisa Ilchenko | RUS | 1h00:41.3 | Ekaterina Seliverstova | RUS | 1h0043.6 | Kate Brookes Peterson | AUS | 1h00:47.6 |
| 2009 | Melissa Gorman | AUS | 56:55.8 | Larisa Ilchenko | RUS | 56:56.3 | Poliana Okimoto | BRA | 56:59.3 |
| 2011 | Swann Oberson | SUI | 1h00:39.7 | Aurelie Muller | FRA | 1h00:40.1 | Ashley Twichell | USA | 1h00:40.2 |
10 km
| Year | Gold / Oro | CNT | Mark | Silver / Plata | CNT | Mark | Bronze / Bronce | CNT | Mark |
| 2001 | Peggy Buchse | GER | 2h17:32.0 | Irina Abyssova | RUS | 2h17:47.0 | Edith van Dijk | NED | 2h17:52.0 |
| 2003 | Viola Valli | ITA | 1h59.49.9 | Angela Maurer | GER | 1h59:51.1 | Edith van Dijk | NED | 1h59:53.0 |
| 2005 | Edith van Dijk | NED | 1h56.00.5 | Federica Vitale | ITA | 1h56:02.5 | Britta Kamrau | GER | 1h56:04.0 |
| 2007 | Larisa Ilchenko | RUS | 2h03:57.9 | Cassandra Patten | GBR | 2h03:58.9 | Kate Brookes Peterson | AUS | 2h03:59.5 |
| 2009 | Keri-Anne Payne | GBR | 2h01:37.1 | Ekatarina Seliverstova | RUS | 2h01:38.0 | Martina Grimaldi | ITA | 2h01:38.6 |
| 2011 | Keri-Anne Payne | GBR | 2h01:58.1 | Martina Grimaldi | ITA | 2h01:59.9 | Mariana Lymperta | GRE | 2h02:01.8 |
25 km
| Year | Gold / Oro | CNT | Mark | Silver / Plata | CNT | Mark | Bronze / Bronce | CNT | Mark |
| 1994 | Melissa Cunningham | AUS | 5h48:25.0 | Rita Kovacs | HUN | 5h50:13.0 | Shelley Taylor-Smith | AUS | 5h53:12.0 |
| 1998 | Tobie Smith | USA | 5h31:20.0 | Peggy Buchse | GER | 5h32:19.0 | Edith van Dijk | NED | 5h38:06.0 |
| 2001 | Viola Valli | ITA | 5h56:51.0 | Edith van Dijk | NED | 6h00:36.0 | Angela Maurer | GER | 6h06:19.0 |
| 2003 | Edith van Dijk | NED | 5h35:43.5 | Britta Kamrau | GER | 5h35:46.1 | Angela Maurer | GER | 5h35:46.5 |
| 2005 | Edith van Dijk | NED | 5h25:06.6 | Britta Kamrau | GER | 5h25:06.9 | Laura La Piana | ITA | 5h25:11.5 |
| 2007 | Britta Kamrau Corestein | GER | 5h37:11.66 | Kalyn Keller | USA | 5h39:39.62 | Ksenia Popova | RUS | 5h39:51.51 |
| 2009 | Angela Maurer | GER | 5h47:48.0 | Ana Uvarova | RUS | 5h47:51.9 | Federica Vitale | ITA | 5h47:52.7 |
| 2011 | Ana Marcela Cunha | BRA | 5h29:22.9 | Angela Maurer | GER | 5h29:25.0 | Alice Franco | ITA | 5h29:30.8 |
| Year | Gold / Oro | CNT | Mark | Silver / Plata | CNT | Mark | Bronze / Bronce | CNT | Mark |
| 2011 | Andrew Gemmell, Sean Ryan, Ashley Twichell | USA | 57:00.6 | Melissa Gorman, Rhys Mainstone, Ky Hurst | AUS | 57:01.8 | Jan Wolfgarten, Thomas Lurz, Isabelle Härle | GER | 57:44.2 |
| Ps. | Country / País | G | S | B | Tot. |
| 1. | Italy | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2. | Germany | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 3. | Russia | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 4. | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5. | United States | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6. | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 7. | Australia | 2 | - | 4 | 6 |
| 8. | Brazil | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 9. | Switzerland | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 10. | Hungary | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| . | Czech Republic | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| .. | France | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 13. | Greece | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | TOTAL | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
Medal table (swimmers) / Medallero (nadadoras)
| Pos | Name | G | S | B | |
| 1. | Viola Valli, ITA | 4 | - | - | 01: 5-25; 03: 5-10 / None / None |
| 2. | Edith van Dijk, NED | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10: 05; 25: 03-05 / 5: 98; 25: 01 / 5: 05; 10: 01-03; 25: 98 |
| 3. | Larisa Ilchenko, RUS | 3 | 1 | - | 5: 05-07; 10: 07 / 5: 09 / None |
| 4. | Keri-Anne Payne, GBR | 2 | - | - | 10: 09-11 / None / None |