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Open Water Swimming (World Aquatics)
Verdict
Individual race: lowest elapsed time wins; Top-10 typically separated by <30 seconds in elite 10 km races; World Cup series: round points → series standings
Why people argue about this
People often assume that in Open Water Swimming's Section 6 scoring, they should focus solely on their own race times to qualify for the Olympics, forgetting that prior World Championship and continental qualifier results are also factored into Olympic qualification criteria. This leads to misunderstandings about how points from different competitions interplay towards Olympic eligibility.
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