2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
The 4th FINA Open Water Swimming World Championships were held August 29-September 3, 2006 in Naples, Italy.
The championships featured 98 swimmers from 29 countries competing in race distances of 5-kilometer, 10-kilometer and 25-kilometer. Event schedule:
- Tuesday, August 29: Women's 5K, Men's 5K
- Thursday, August 31: Men's 10K, Women's 5K
- Saturday, September 2: Women's 25K
- Sunday, September 3: Men's 25K
Results
Team standings
The Championship Trophy point standing for the 2006 Open Water Worlds is:
| Rank | Nation | Men | Women | Combined |
| 1 | | 47 | 86 | 133 |
| 2 | | 45 | 54 | 99 |
| 3 | | 67 | 21 | 88 |
| 4 | | 39 | 34 | 73 |
| 5 | | 24 | 31 | 55 |
| 6 | | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| 7 | | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| 8 | | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 9 | | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 9 | | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 11 | | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 | | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 15 | | 1 | 0 | 1 |
The following 13 countries are listed in a tie for 16, with zero points:
Note: is the sole country with an entry not listed in the standings. Their lone entrant did not finish the one event in which she was entered.
