title: 2018 FINA Marathon Swim World Series
text: # 2018 FINA Marathon Swim World Series
  
  The 2018 FINA Marathon Swim World Series, also known as the FINA/HOSA Marathon Swim World Series for sponsorship reasons, took place from 17 March to 9 November 2018. It was the 12th edition of the FINA-sanctioned series, and included eight events.
  
  ## Calendar
  
  The calendar for the 2018 series, announced by FINA.
  
  | Date | Location |
  | - | - |
  | March 17 | Doha |
  | May 20 | Beau Vallon Beach, Seychelles |
  | June 9 | Setúbal |
  | June 16 | Balatonfüred |
  | July 26 | Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec |
  | August 11 | Lac Mégantic, Quebec |
  | September 16 | Qiandao Lake, Chun'an |
  | November 9 | Abu Dhabi |
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Doha | Ferry Weertman (NED) | David Aubry (FRA) | Simone Ruffini (ITA) |
  | Seychelles | Simone Ruffini (ITA) | Jack Burnell (GBR) | Rob Muffels (GER) |
  | Setúbal | Kristóf Rasovszky (HUN) | Mario Sanzullo (ITA) | Jack Burnell (GBR) |
  | Balatonfüred | Florian Wellbrock (GER) | Ferry Weertman (NED) | Axel Reymond (FRA) |
  | Lac Saint-Jean | Marcel Schouten (NED) | Fernando Ponte (BRA) | Diogo Villarinho (BRA) |
  | Lac Mégantic | Christian Reichert (GER) | Dario Verani (ITA) | Fernando Ponte (BRA) |
  | Chun'an | Jack Burnell (GBR) | Rob Muffels (GER) | Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) |
  | Abu Dhabi | Florian Wellbrock (GER) | Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) | Kristóf Rasovszky (HUN) |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Doha | Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) | Leonie Beck (GER) | Finnia Wunram (GER) |
  | Seychelles | Arianna Bridi (ITA) | Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) | Martina De Memme (ITA) |
  | Setúbal | Haley Anderson (USA) | Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) | Kareena Lee (AUS) |
  | Balatonfüred | Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) | Haley Anderson (USA) | Rachele Bruni (ITA) |
  | Lac Saint-Jean | Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) | Viviane Jungblut (BRA) | Samantha Arévalo (ECU) |
  | Lac Mégantic | Xin Xin (CHN) | Rachele Bruni (ITA) | Samantha Arévalo (ECU) |
  | Chun'an | Xin Xin (CHN) | Leonie Beck (GER) | Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) |
  | Abu Dhabi | Arianna Bridi (ITA) | Rachele Bruni (ITA) | Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) |
  
  ### Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
  | 2 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
  | 3 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
  | 4 | Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
  | 5 | China (CHN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | 7 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 8 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 9 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 10 | Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 11 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
  
  ## Results
  
  The top ten finishers in each event.
  
  ### Doha
  
  | Rank | Name | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Ferry Weertman (NED) | 1:52:41.6 |
  | | David Aubry (FRA) | 1:52:42.5 |
  | | Simone Ruffini (ITA) | 1:52:42.7 |
  | 4 | Axel Reymond (FRA) | 1:52:43.0 |
  | 5 | Gregorio Paltrinieri (ITA) | 1:52:43.1 |
  | 6 | Matteo Furlan (ITA) | 1:52:44.0 |
  | 7 | Andreas Waschburger (GER) | 1:52:46.8 |
  | 8 | Rob Muffels (GER) | 1:52:47.0 |
  | 9 | Logan Fontaine (FRA) | 1:52:48.9 |
  | 10 | Yasunari Hirai (JPN) | 1:53:07.6 |
  | Rank | Name | Time |
  | | Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) | 2:02:24.4 |
  | | Leonie Beck (GER) | 2:02:25.2 |
  | | Finnia Wunram (GER) | 2:02:26.7 |
  | 4 | Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) | 2:02:26.8 |
  | 5 | Martina De Memme (ITA) | 2:02:26.9 |
  | 6 | Chelsea Gubecka (AUS) | 2:02:28.0 |
  | 7 | Arianna Bridi (ITA) | 2:02:28.3 |
  | 8 | Océane Cassignol (FRA) | 2:02:30.8 |
  | 9 | Rachele Bruni (ITA) | 2:02:31.4 |
  | 10 | Giulia Gabbrielleschi (ITA) | 2:02:32.0 |
  
  ### Seychelles
  
  | Rank | Name | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Simone Ruffini (ITA) | 1:49:41.9 |
  | | Jack Burnell (GBR) | 1:49:44.0 |
  | | Rob Muffels (GER) | 1:49:46.3 |
  | 4 | Andrea Manzi (ITA) | 1:49:46.4 |
  | 4 | Ferry Weertman (NED) | 1:49:46.4 |
  | 6 | Matteo Furlan (ITA) | 1:49:47.0 |
  | 7 | Mario Sanzullo (ITA) | 1:49:47.1 |
  | 8 | Andreas Waschburger (GER) | 1:49:48.3 |
  | 9 | Christian Reichert (GER) | 1:49:49.0 |
  | 10 | Marcel Schouten (NED) | 1:49:50.5 |
  | Rank | Name | Time |
  | | Arianna Bridi (ITA) | 1:58:32.3 |
  | | Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) | 1:58:32.6 |
  | | Martina De Memme (ITA) | 1:58:33.4 |
  | 4 | Leonie Beck (GER) | 1:58:35.5 |
  | 5 | Rachele Bruni (ITA) | 1:58:35.6 |
  | 6 | Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) | 1:58:36.5 |
  | 7 | Viviane Jungblut (BRA) | 1:58:37.0 |
  | 8 | Xin Xin (CHN) | 1:58:37.6 |
  | 9 | Giulia Gabbrielleschi (ITA) | 1:58:38.0 |
  | 10 | Alice Dearing (GBR) | 1:58:38.9 |
  
  ### Setúbal
  
  | Rank | Name | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Kristóf Rasovszky (HUN) | 1:55:57.53 |
  | | Mario Sanzullo (ITA) | 1:56:22.33 |
  | | Jack Burnell (GBR) | 1:56:23.22 |
  | 4 | Ferry Weertman (NED) | 1:56:29.02 |
  | 5 | Matteo Furlan (ITA) | 1:56:38.01 |
  | 6 | Marcel Schouten (NED) | 1:56:39.96 |
  | 7 | Pepijn Smits (NED) | 1:56:41.46 |
  | 8 | Simone Ruffini (ITA) | 1:56:42.00 |
  | 9 | Alberto Martínez Murcia (ESP) | 1:56:42.10 |
  | 10 | Nicholas Sloman (AUS) | 1:56:42.38 |
  | Rank | Name | Time |
  | | Haley Anderson (USA) | 2:05:18.89 |
  | | Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) | 2:05:20.26 |
  | | Kareena Lee (AUS) | 2:05:22.25 |
  | 4 | Finnia Wunram (GER) | 2:05:27.87 |
  | 5 | Rachele Bruni (ITA) | 2:05:50.23 |
  | 6 | Leonie Beck (GER) | 2:05:50.75 |
  | 7 | Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) | 2:05:55.19 |
  | 8 | Angela Maurer (GER) | 2:06:04.70 |
  | 9 | Giulia Gabbrielleschi (ITA) | 2:06:21.45 |
  | 10 | Chase Travis (USA) | 2:06:57.08 |
  
  ### Balatonfüred
  
  | Rank | Name | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Florian Wellbrock (GER) | 1:55:40.2 |
  | | Ferry Weertman (NED) | 1:55:57.0 |
  | | Axel Reymond (FRA) | 1:55:59.1 |
  | 4 | Tobias Robinson (GBR) | 1:56:01.8 |
  | 5 | Matteo Furlan (ITA) | 1:56:02.0 |
  | 6 | Nicholas Sloman (AUS) | 1:56:02.5 |
  | 7 | Matan Roditi (ISR) | 1:56:03.9 |
  | 8 | Jack Burnell (GBR) | 1:56:08.0 |
  | 9 | Esteban Enderica (ECU) | 1:56:19.2 |
  | 10 | Simone Ruffini (ITA) | 1:56:20.4 |
  | Rank | Name | Time |
  | | Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA) | 2:05:53.1 |
  | | Haley Anderson (USA) | 2:05:53.4 |
  | | Rachele Bruni (ITA) | 2:05:54.7 |
  | 4 | Giulia Gabbrielleschi (ITA) | 2:05:56.8 |
  | 5 | Kareena Lee (AUS) | 2:05:57.0 |
  | 6 | Angélica Maria (POR) | 2:06:05.0 |
  | 7 | Finnia Wunram (GER) | 2:06:07.3 |
  | 8 | Martina De Memme (ITA) | 2:06:08.6 |
  | 9 | Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) | 2:06:15.5 |
  | 10 | Samantha Arévalo (ECU) | 2:06:16.4 |
  