World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka (Japan):

WC in Fukuoka (Japan): Distance swimming: Men – 5 km: 1. Wellbrock (Germany) 53:58.0, 2. Paltrinieri -4.5, 3. Acerenza (both It.) -6, 2, 19. Magpie -2:51.50, 22. Zach (both Czech Republic) -2:54.20. Women – 5 km: 1. Becková (Germany) 59:31.7, 2. Van Rouwendaalová (Netherlands) -1.0, 3. Cunhaová (Bras.) -2.2, 26. Štěrbová -2:15 ,00, 37. Benešová (both Czech Republic) -2:57.70.