Open water program at swimming worlds begins
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Germany's Florian Wellbrock clinched gold in the men's 10km open water race, while Australia's Moesha Johnson secured the women's title at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Wednesday, after both of the races were postponed because of poor water quality off Sentosa.
After two delays due to water-quality issues at Singapore's Sentosa coast, the open water events at the World Swimming Championships 2025 finally began on Wednesday. Germany’s Florian Wellbrock claimed gold in the men’s 10km race,
Open water swimming at the World Championships is set to start a day late following two delays in Singapore because of “water quality levels exceeding acceptable thresholds.”
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