2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships – Women's 5K
# 2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships – Women's 5K

The Women's 5K race at the 2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships was swum on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 in Naples, Italy. It was the first event of the 2006 Open Water Worlds, and one of two events on August 29 (the other being the men's 5K race). 27 women swam the event.

## Results

All times in hour : minutes : seconds

| Place | Swimmer | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Larisa Ilchenko | Russia | 1:08:19.7 |
| 2 | Poliana Okimoto | Brazil | 1:08:27.6 |
| 3 | Britta Kamrau-Corestein | Germany | 1:08:46.3 |
| 4 | Kirsten Groome | USA | 1:08.47.0 |
| 5 | Jana Pechanová | Czech Republic | 1:08.50.7 |
| 6 | Kate Brookes-Peterson | Australia | 1:08:59.8 |
| 7 | Ekaterina Seliverstova | Russia | 1:09:03.2 |
| 8 | Martina Grimaldi | Italy | 1:09:06.7 |
| 9 | Alessia Paoloni | Italy | 1:09.10.8 |
| 10 | Cassandra Patten | Great Britain | 1:10.11.0 |
| 11 | Natalya Samorodina | Ukraine | 1:10:15.7 |
| 12 | Brittany Massengale | USA | 1:12:45.4 |
| 13 | Nika Kozamernik | Slovenia | 1:13:06.2 |
| 14 | Celeste Punet | Argentina | 1:13:09.8 |
| 15 | Shelley Clark | Australia | 1:13:12.8 |
| 16 | Tanya Hunks | Canada | 1:13:20.6 |
| 17 | Philippa Davis | Great Britain | 1:13:25.4 |
| 18 | Svitlana Rastoropova | Ukraine | 1:13:29.2 |
| 19 | Karley Stutzel | Canada | 1:13:34.7 |
| 20 | Maria Da Penha Cruz | Brazil | 1:14:17.5 |
| 21 | Asmaa Katarya | Egypt | 1:14:51.9 |
| 22 | Nataly Caldas Calle | Ecuador | 1:15:12.8 |
| 23 | Mara Serrano Cabrera | Ecuador | 1:16:56.3 |
| 24 | Sahema Mubarak | Egypt | 1:17:03.7 |
| 25 | Sandra Alanis | Mexico | 1:18:18.3 |
| 26 | Anja Trisic | Croatia | 1:22:12.8 |
| 27 | Ana Bucovac | Croatia | 1:31:43.3 |
