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

Rank	Swimmer	Nationality	Time	Points
	Peggy Büchse	Germany	1:02:36.29	18
	Kalyn Keller	USA	1:02:40.42	16
	Viola Valli	Italy	1:02:41.18	14
4	Edith van Dijk	Netherlands	1:02:43.00	12
5	Valeria Casprini	Italy	1:02:43.27	10
6	Britta Kamrau	Germany	1:02:45.13	8
7	Irina Abysova	Russia	1:02:46.96	6
8	Annie Stein	USA	1:02:47.34	5
9	Olga Guseva	Russia	1:02:49.24	4
10	Brooke Townsend	Australia	1:02:49.68	3
11	Hayley Lewis	Australia	1:03:15.70	2
12	Karley Stutzel	Canada	1:04:30.51	1
13	Etta van der Weijden	Netherlands	1:04:34.73
14	Jana Pechanová	Czech Republic	1:04:35.07
15	Audry Boitte	France	1:04:37.02
16	Paula Wood	Great Britain	1:04:38.63
17	Marieke Theunissen	South Africa	1:04:50.94
18	Viviane Motti	Brazil	1:04:51.27
19	Cindy Persoons	Belgium	1:04:55.00
20	Celeste Punet	Argentina	1:05:03.87
21	Jenny Fuentes	Venezuela	1:07:11.20
22	Pilar Geijo	Argentina	1:07:21.54
23	Jennifer Coombs	Canada	1:07:38.33
24	Kaitlyn Elphinstone	Cayman Islands	1:08:02.30

See also

• Open water swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 5 km

References

• FINA